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Course name
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Processing
Institution
Northeastern University
Instructor
Jean-François Hamel
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Medicine
Course dates
2021-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-29 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


The course focuses on the fundamental principles and elements in the process of manufacturing chemicals and biopharmaceuticals using current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs).

There might be a good opportunity to include a Wikipedia project related to the various methodologies for making vaccines and therapeutics such as for COVID-19.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Meganchartier13
Espaillat.j Industrial wastewater treatment
Mmt94 Batch reactor
Bazs95
Cuddington.d Distillation
Greeshma857
Bcm1031 Solvent extraction and electrowinning
Greenastha Evaporation
IVY.YKL
Orinrahman HEPA
Trangtrinh0596 Pharmaceutical manufacturing
Melilouis22 Milling
Ethan E. Smith Process analytical technology
Lkuck001

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 February 2021
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 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 February 2021
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 March 2021
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 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 March 2021
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
Thursday, 25 March 2021

Week 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 1 April 2021
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 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 8 April 2021
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 12

Course meetings
Thursday, 15 April 2021
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
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 13

Course meetings
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Milestones

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