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Course name
Introduction to Applied Ecology
Institution
Simon Fraser University
Instructor
Chelsea Little
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2022-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
75


This course provides an introduction to the field of ecology, considering topics like population, community, and food web ecology. The course examines these topics specifically in terms of how they are relevant to applied management problems, such as endangered species, protected areas, and ecosystem-based management. In this course, students will evaluate and improve articles related to these topics, and specifically develop the ecological information on articles about protected areas.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Nataliefong00 Tantramar Marshes, Environmental impacts of beavers Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area
Pipermfrench Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
Wiki SFU CSR Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area
LSW0501 Columbia National Wildlife Area Fathom Five National Marine Park
More888 Torngat Mountains National Park Wapusk National Park
ShrikeInRed Tantramar Marshes Torngat Mountains National Park
Lilu jawien Wapusk National Park Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area
Clamatochowder Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area Golden Ears Provincial Park
Culbert3002 Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
Magan Dayal Wapusk National Park Pinecone Burke Provincial Park
Suzy0919 Torngat Mountains National Park Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area
NicoLaw2 Pinecone Burke Provincial Park Columbia National Wildlife Area
Lemons33 Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park Tantramar Marshes
JocelynMahri South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
Tito tw13 Columbia National Wildlife Area Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area
Sasonj Columbia National Wildlife Area Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents
Hdebus Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
Bubbles the fish Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area
Giouge Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area
Gabrielle.gagnon Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
Omwongg Columbia National Wildlife Area Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area
M01090 Kouchibouguac National Park Fathom Five National Marine Park
BC604 Golden Ears Provincial Park Wapusk National Park
Mic-233 Fathom Five National Marine Park Torngat Mountains National Park
Avaryvinciguerra Wapusk National Park Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area
Dhk222 Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area Golden Ears Provincial Park
Rebecca.Clark126 Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
Cylee07 Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area Pinecone Burke Provincial Park
Kai-tinker Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area
ZoeMarielK Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park Columbia National Wildlife Area
Ishaan155 Golden Ears Provincial Park Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
Ttaryn8 Wapusk National Park Tantramar Marshes
TobiTimothee Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area
Kyrastewart Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents
Solaristics Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
Laurenmac03 Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area
Lukedux8 Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area
Mca278 Golden Ears Provincial Park South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
Damonr17 Pinecone Burke Provincial Park Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area
Trustham02 Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area Fathom Five National Marine Park
Amanalisfu South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park Wapusk National Park
HL0105 South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park Torngat Mountains National Park
Echill88 Torngat Mountains National Park Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area
Rubena15 Torngat Mountains National Park Golden Ears Provincial Park
Tgtg1234 Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park Pinecone Burke Provincial Park
Popv!p Tantramar Marshes Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
Braeden Ewuk Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area
Antony Dayton Pinecone Burke Provincial Park Columbia National Wildlife Area
REMaccount-Mike Pinecone Burke Provincial Park Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
Laurenmonroe Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area Tantramar Marshes
Rainsoaked33 Golden Ears Provincial Park Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area
Kaescat Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents
Milenaphilips Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
Lomsefil Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area
Kuriffin South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area
Natashasing987 Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
Dvdw3 Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area
Gsd7 Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area Fathom Five National Marine Park
Rowankoe Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park Wapusk National Park
BraedonLW Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area Torngat Mountains National Park
Fersauvage South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area
Daphnembh Columbia National Wildlife Area Golden Ears Provincial Park
Aadibatahseen Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
Bmac54 Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area Pinecone Burke Provincial Park
Maggiecross13 Golden Ears Provincial Park Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area
Djeetend Tantramar Marshes Columbia National Wildlife Area
KinngDa1 Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
Mlroach5 Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area Tantramar Marshes
Osama Hakeem Qamar Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area
Ayushr24 Fathom Five National Marine Park Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents
RandomREM Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
DenisaPO Fathom Five National Marine Park Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area
TJmukuro Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
Reiid.connor Fathom Five National Marine Park Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area
RubenaTuesday Torngat Mountains National Park Golden Ears Provincial Park

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 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.)

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

For these exercises, you will be asked to evaluate a Wikipedia article. I suggest you choose one of the following, which have to do with topics we have discussed in the course already:

Assignment - Make a small edit

In this exercise, you will make a small edit to the article you previously evaluated. This edit should be no more than one sentence, and you can do either of the following: 
1) Find a sentence in the Wikipedia article that does not have a citation after it, and add a citation, either from the source suggested below or by searching for one online; OR 
2) Add a new sentence to the article based on the source suggested below or another appropriate source of your choosing. 

Suggested sources for improving some of the previous articles:

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Assignment - Choose your article (NOTE
Do not complete this until AFTER your tutorial!)

You will choose articles and groups in your tutorial section on Wednesday, September 28. Complete this prompt AFTER you have done so in your tutorial section.

In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Species

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

You should start gathering sources, making a plan, and drafting your Wikipedia article this week. A first draft is due on October 13 at midnight - this is so that your classmates can provide you with a peer review of your work. Your first draft does not have to be perfect, but it should have an outline with most of the sections filled in, even if some of them are bullet points. If you have not completed a first draft by then, (1) your peers' feedback will not be helpful to you, and (2) you will make it difficult for your classmate to get a good grade on the peer review assignment. So for all of your sakes, please have a first draft by the deadline!

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Your peer review has a hard deadline of October 18 at midnight so that your classmates can discuss your feedback as a group in the tutorial section the next day.

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
In class - 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.
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 October 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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Assignment - Polish your work & begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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!

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
Wednesday, 9 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!
Milestones

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

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