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Course name
Bioinformatics
Institution
Reed College
Instructor
Jeremy Coate
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Genes and Proteins
Course dates
2022-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This course will explore the range of biological questions being addressed with genomic approaches, the specific genomic methods employed to address these questions, and the kinds of bioinformatic challenges and solutions that exist for working with genomic data. The primary objectives of this course are: 1) to understand the biological principles that underpin and are illuminated by specific genomic techniques; and 2) to be able to evaluate and utilize existing bioinformatics tools to work with genomic datasets. We will delve extensively into the vibrant primary literature of "omics"-based research, These sources will provide case studies to critically assess the utility of these approaches for addressing specific biological questions, as well as to examine the kinds of data that are produced and the challenges presented in analyzing them. Students will hone their understanding of this literature through class-based discussion and by contributing to Wikipedia content on a topic of choice. Computer-based laboratories will provide opportunities to develop and implement bioinformatics pipelines to analyze genomic datasets.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cornstalker314 Exome Sequencing
Stcrafton Paleopolyploidy
Hjacq
Tmmyn Sequence assembly
EliasMari MAP-Seq
Albentley 99 Exome sequencing
Benwinog Archaeogenetics
Maggiemiklas Archaeogenetics
Cornonthekaba ATAC-seq
Annagodfrey MeRIPseq, AREsite, FINDbase
Pinkpenguin27 Sequencing by ligation
False131 Sanger sequencing
Cbiles20026
DreamcatcherDog Sequence motif
Ameliea23 Galaxy (computational biology)
Dzapb Indel
SmolKraken Subtelomere
JosephB27 Sequence Read Archive
Ariellaz
Myergo

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 9 September 2022
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
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022   |   Friday, 16 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022   |   Friday, 23 September 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022   |   Friday, 7 October 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2022   |   Friday, 14 October 2022
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
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.
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022   |   Friday, 11 November 2022
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.

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, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 November 2022
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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Milestones

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