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Course name
Occupational Epidemiology 2020
Institution
University of Cincinnati
Instructor
Tania Carreon-Valencia
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Occupational Epidemiology
Course dates
2020-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


This course offers an overview of methods and topics in occupational epidemiology. It will focus on the concepts of epidemiologic methods as they are applied in occupational epidemiology. The course will include a mixture of lectures, directed readings, and classroom exercises that will cover epidemiologic study designs, issues of validity, measurement of exposure, ascertainment of health outcomes, approaches to analysis, and special considerations for studying the health of a working population. Case studies on a variety of occupational hazards will be used to illustrate these issues.

Student Assigned Reviewing
DavidLang1973 Diacetyl, Acetylpropionyl
Beauchcn Erionite, Health Problems Associated with Fire Debris Cleanup Work
Mmeyers11 Glassblower's cataract Incident stress
Leshnemr Incident stress Glassblower's cataract
RZeiler Occupational cardiovascular disease, Shift work sleep disorder
Raghu deep darisi Dental aerosol, Occupational hazards in dentistry
JGWhit Burn pits

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 23 January 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 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 13 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 February 2020
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Medicine

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 27 February 2020
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 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 5 March 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 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 12 March 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


Assignment - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 26 March 2020
In class - Discussion & Q&A with instructor
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 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 April 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Week 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 9 April 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 12

Course meetings
Thursday, 16 April 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.

Week 13

In class - In-class presentation