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Course name
History of Science
Institution
Missouri Univ Sci Tech
Instructor
Kathleen Sheppard
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2020-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the history of science, from the ancient world to today. Because it covers such a long period of time—approximately 5000 years—it is necessarily a survey of the important ideas, people, institutions and developments throughout time. We will also analyze the close relationship between science and culture, discussing issues such as ethnicity, socio-economic status, and gender which pervade human society, and therefore science. This course is set up chronologically as well as thematically so that we can more fully understand the intricacies within these complex relationships.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SRMcGarvey Edward Charles Pickering Glass-ceramic
Heather Rood Bubonic plague 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak
19rtrudkin Sweating sickness History of yellow fever
Jpeatross05 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak
LucioFulci 1817–1824 cholera pandemic 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak
Ebs5kp Sweating sickness History of yellow fever
Rosyposy01 Bubonic plague Sweating sickness
Sdarkaus Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century Natural theology
Alczdx 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak History of yellow fever
Crook47 Glass-ceramic Bioactive glass
PaladinSandalphon Bioactive glass Bubonic plague
Scmnr8 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak Pierre Curie
Savkisomma Natural theology Bioactive glass
Geh3km Natural theology Pierre Curie
Myokgy 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak Sweating sickness
Rdh9hn Epidemic typhus Bioactive glass
DylanDunbar24 Epidemic typhus Edward Charles Pickering
Zach Lienemann 1817–1824 cholera pandemic Bioactive glass
Demxr2 Glass-ceramic Bioactive glass
LysolAllPurposeCleaner History of yellow fever Bubonic plague
Shelby030520 Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century 1817–1824 cholera pandemic
Btmv2c Lewis Howard Latimer Bioactive glass
Orcandiver History of yellow fever Natural theology
COeditor1 Edward Charles Pickering Pierre Curie
Jdtton Pierre Curie Natural theology
ItsHelix Lewis Howard Latimer Sweating sickness
Racrz8 Bioactive glass Glass-ceramic
Dpmx5f Pierre Curie Bubonic plague
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Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 September 2020   |   Friday, 18 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020   |   Friday, 25 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020   |   Friday, 2 October 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020   |   Friday, 9 October 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Friday, 16 October 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Friday, 23 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review one article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020   |   Friday, 30 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020   |   Friday, 6 November 2020
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, 9 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 November 2020   |   Friday, 13 November 2020
Assignment - Re-review your peer article

You will go back to the article you reviewed earlier, and review it again based on your suggestions and your peer's improvments to it.


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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Friday, 20 November 2020
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 30 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 December 2020   |   Friday, 4 December 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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 7 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 December 2020   |   Friday, 11 December 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!
Milestones

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