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Course name
BIOG3500 Applied Science Communication
Institution
Cornell University
Instructor
Kelee Pacion
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sciences
Course dates
2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


Applied Science Communication Course to practice science communication skills

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sensitivsci
Micro Nerd Pilus
Karenryceballos Invasive earthworms of North America
Lish scicomm Priming (psychology)
KylaNBrathwaite1996 Social media
NatashaSciFacts Social facilitation
Koreanblackmamba Group dynamics
IthacaScientist Gut flora
Elmogeo Coregonus artedi
Yoyomama123 Cultural psychology
Ternsaround Bird ringing
Colettegaz Photostimulation
Gld44 Bird migration
Will swope Stem Cell Stem cell
AlexWiebe1 Environmental DNA
IsabellaSciComm Midshipman fish
MJ-3500
Eransleybio3500
Yasmin.Gaminchi Synchrotron

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 September 2017
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 October 2017   |   Thursday, 5 October 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  • The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.