Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Metropolitan State University of Denver/Biochemistry II (Spring 2023)

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Course name
Biochemistry II
Institution
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Instructor
Emily Ragan
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Genes and Proteins
Course dates
2023-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


A second semester biochemistry course that covers genes and gene expression, proteins, and metabolism.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Esicairo
Cgarris7 Anti-Müllerian hormone receptor
Katev11
Kmon86 TMPRSS2
Cryptid927 CPSF2
Tobithias AP5M1
Frost Stormwind Neuron derived neurotrophic factor
ImperialSquash SIR proteins
Dreamer641 ADAM20

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Content gap
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Assignment - Annotated Bibliography, 3 topics due in Canvas

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Assignment - Annotated Bibliography on 1 topic (4 articles) due in Canvas

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Assignment - Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Genes and Proteins

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
"Own words" assignment due in Canvas

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2023
In class - Discussion
Plagiarism
Assignment - Draft figure due

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Assignment - Upload draft Wikipedia article & figure for peer review

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 17 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Assignment - Submit 2nd full draft in Canvas

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 1 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Assignment - Final article submitted in Canvas

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.