Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Washington/Planetary Atmospheres (Spring Quarter)

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Course name
Planetary Atmospheres
Institution
University of Washington
Instructor
David Catling
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Planetary Atmospheres
Course dates
2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-06-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
11


A graduate level course examining problems of the origin, evolution, and structure of planetary atmospheres, emphasizing elements common to all; roles of radiation, chemistry, and dynamical processes. Recent research on the atmospheres of Venus, Mars,Titan, Jupiter and exoplanets in the context of comparative planetology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Carleydf Anti-greenhouse effect Prebiotic atmosphere
DanqiuChen Isotopes of xenon, Xenon isotope geochemistry Subglacial lakes on Mars
Trentag0n Prebiotic atmosphere Anti-greenhouse effect
Miratip Atmospheric circulation, exoplanets, Extraterrestrial atmosphere
AmidstClouds Subglacial lakes on Mars

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
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.

Also, everyone should start gathering sources (papers, books, book chapters, treatise articles, or entries in other encyclopedias) relevant to the Wikipedia article that they are editing or creating.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Exercise
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

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts. Also, think about figures, diagrams or photos that would be very useful or perhaps critical for someone to understand your article(s).

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Assign a fellow student to review your draft Wikipedia article(s).

Improved your draft based on others' feedback, and move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 9 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 16 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 18 May 2022
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 23 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to finish 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!

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Milestones

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