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Course name
Selected Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Institution
Ferris State University
Instructor
Sonali Kurup
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Novel drug discovery
Course dates
2019-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


We are covering novel drug discovery. Students will be reviewing Wikipedia for content accuracy on 15 novel drugs that were approved after 2018. Modifications will be made if necessary and appropriate citations will be provided.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Miedemacou Omalizumab
Tyinkk Clopidogrel
Burtoj10 Lisinopril
Strahlh
Nguyed16
Nrich1996 Valsartan, Salbutamol
P2Angelo
Dubberc
Albertj9 Lisinopril
Amanda Glenn Clopidogrel Clopidogrel
Razmusj1 Valsartan, Salbutamol
Tompkic2 Amlodipine
Rfleck97
FSUBalzer1

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019
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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Medicine

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019
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
Monday, 28 October 2019
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019
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
Monday, 18 November 2019
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

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019
Milestones

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