Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCLA/Chem 153A Honors (Spring 2016)

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Pjdas1012	Nociceptin
Lisa96liu	Protein aggregation	Glutathione, Metabolic pathway
Jjexpat	Glutathione	Beefy Meaty Peptide, Caspase 1
Alexkeir	Hormone receptor
Soniaiyengar7	Cytochrome c oxidase
Sazhnyev	Metabolic pathway	Chemical specificity, Protein aggregation
Rrdutt7	Mary Bernheim
Arman Saied	Electrochemical gradient
CelsoGomez	Mitochondrial Matrix
AguayoJ	Histidine
Bilguudei Naranbaatar	Caspase 1
Davidho3	Chemical specificity	Histidine, Hormone receptor
Jlivschitz12	Pyruvate Kinase	Capase I, Electrochemical gradient
Caovinhklein	Beefy Meaty Peptide	Mary Bernheim, Nociceptin

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Thursday, 7 April 2016

In class - Wikipedia essentials

Overview of the course
Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.

Handout: Editing Wikipedia

In class - Editing basics

Basics of editing
Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
Collaborating and engaging with the Wiki editing community
Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments

Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia

Assignment - Practicing the basics

Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Create a User page.
To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to another student on their user talk page.
Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.

Milestones

All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 2

Course meetings

Thursday, 14 April 2016

In class - Exploring the topic area

Be prepared to discuss some of your observations about Wikipedia articles in your topic area that are missing or could use improvement.

Handouts: Choosing an article

Assignment - Choosing your article

Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing. Describe your choices to your instructor for feedback.

Week 3

Course meetings

Thursday, 21 April 2016

In class - Using sources

Be prepared to explain close paraphrasing, plagiarism, and copyright violations on Wikipedia.

Handouts: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

In class - Discuss the article topics

Discuss the topics students will be working on, and determine strategies for researching and writing about them.

Assignment - Add to an article

Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.

Assignment - Finalize your topic and start researching

Select an article to work on, removing the rest from your user page. Add your topic on the course page.
Compile a bibliography of relevant, reliable sources and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources. Make sure to check in on the talk page (or watchlist) to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

Week 4

Course meetings

Thursday, 28 April 2016

In class - Wikipedia culture and etiquette

Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
Q&A session with instructor about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.

Assignment - Drafting starter articles

If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, create a detailed outline reflecting your proposed changes, and post this for community feedback, along with a brief description of your plans, on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check back on the talk page often and engage with any responses.
Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.

Milestones

All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Week 5

Course meetings

Thursday, 5 May 2016

In class - Building articles

Demo uploading images and adding images to articles.
Share experiences and discuss problems.

Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia

Assignment - Media Files Training

Block description…

Week 6

Course meetings

Thursday, 12 May 2016

In class - Media literacy discussion

Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.

Assignment - Complete first draft

Expand your article into a complete first draft.

Week 7

Course meetings

Thursday, 19 May 2016

In class - Group suggestions

As a group, offer suggestions for improving one or two other students' articles, based on your ideas of what makes a solid encyclopedia article.

Assignment - Peer review and copyedit

Peer review two of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.

Assignment - Choose articles to peer review

Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the table at the bottom of this course page, add your username next to the articles you will peer review. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.)

Assignment - Continue improving articles

Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.

Assignment - Prepare for in-class presentation

Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings

Thursday, 26 May 2016

In class - In-class presentation

Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Wikipedia.

Week 9

Course meetings

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Assignment - Final article

Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.

Handout: Polishing your article

Assignment - Reflective essay

Write a reflective essay (2–3 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.

In class - In-class Presentations

Week 10

Course meetings

Thursday, 9 June 2016

Milestones

Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.