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Course name
Research and Technical Writing in Biology
Institution
CSU MONTEREY BAY
Instructor
David Minovitz
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Science Communication
Course dates
2020-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Intended for biology majors, this course will develop skills in the written communication of biological information to the scientific community, emerging scientists, policy makers and to the general public. This course provides an introduction to bibliographic research, design/interpretation of experiments, visual presentation of results, and preparation of technical communications in biology. It is designed to enhance the skills of biology majors by focusing on those elements of research, interpretation, and written presentation that typically require considerable practice.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Elyybeth Pacific Ocean, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
Jojomartinez13 AKMU Hemolysis (microbiology), 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Seashell5300 Tardigrade Facultative anaerobic organism, Evolution by gene duplication
Brodyq4 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Streptomyces, Big cat
Vallion04 Plant reproduction, Vascular plant, Ocean current, Pacific Ocean, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Phosphate solubilizing bacteria, COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to Ebola
Bguti02 Hemolysis (microbiology), Facultative anaerobic organism, Pathogenesis Tardigrade, COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to Ebola
Denisseacevedo073 Red algae Plant reproduction, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
Josie1010 Streptomyces Spider monkey, Gene duplication
Vanessa R Garcia Gene redundancy Big cat, Vascular plant, Big Cat
Gil6362 Big cat Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, Spider monkey
Vcmoran Genetic divergence Bioremediation, Spider monkey
Crysgarcia Spider monkey Plant reproduction, Evolution by gene duplication
Rive2250 Tropical rainforest climate Plant reproduction, Evolution by gene duplication
Wholdenwood Extremophile Evolution by gene duplication, Spider monkey
Devonwebb Tardigrade, Gene redundancy
Yarelvaldez Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to Ebola, COVID-19 pandemic vs Ebola Evolution by gene duplication, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Big cat
Nick.Gonzal Vascular plant, Big cat
Arnavv2 Rhizobacteria Plant reproduction, Gene duplication
Lmarshall33 Coral bleaching Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, Phosphate solubilizing bacteria
Lunaphos Streptomyces, Extremophile
Urru5448 Bioremediation, Gene duplication
Alejandro De Avila
Jazzabella21 Nasonovia ribisnigri

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Assignment - Final article

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!


In class - In-class presentation

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Milestones

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