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Course name
Molecular Genetics
Institution
Florida Institute of Technology
Instructor
Eric Guisbert
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Molecular Genetics
Course dates
2019-08-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Molecular Genetics covers a range of topics and methodologies related to the basic principles that underlie cellular functions at the molecular level. The course includes classical molecular biology topics such as DNA replication, transcription, mRNA splicing, translation, and protein folding, as well as modern molecular genetics and genomics.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Koyman2014 Non-stop decay
Ashleystrenko Bacterial transcription
Johannakhb Molecular Genetics
GnaeusMuciusMarius Ribosomal DNA
Mdesouzamede2013 Termination factor
Ddesalvo2016 Alagille syndrome
Tonimartorano De-extinction
HudaN Cell biology
Mnaas2016 Cellular senescence
Ristinn Transcription bubble
Tstanley001 Neurofibromatosis
Fieldsm2019 Tumor suppressor Tumor suppressor
Halatawi Chromosome Chromosome
Cmboge2016 Cell division
Betrick9 Ribosomal pause

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 August 2019   |   Friday, 23 August 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, 26 August 2019   |   Wednesday, 28 August 2019   |   Friday, 30 August 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 September 2019   |   Friday, 6 September 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019   |   Friday, 13 September 2019
Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Genes and Proteins

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Friday, 20 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Friday, 27 September 2019

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Friday, 4 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Friday, 11 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 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 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.


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 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Friday, 22 November 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 15

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.