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Course name
Epidemiology ENPH 450
Institution
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Instructor
Mel Kantor
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Public Health / Epidemiology
Course dates
2020-09-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
46


Epidemiology is often described as the “basic science” of public health. The course introduces the fundamentals of epidemiology including measures of morbidity and mortality, descriptive epidemiology, study designs used in analytic epidemiology, diagnostic and screening tests, and selected applications of epidemiology. Students will apply what they learn to edit and expand course-related Wikipedia articles.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Llava11 Problem gambling Early-onset Alzheimer's disease, Rat-bite fever
Hodanied
AustinKindelberger Epidemiology of asthma Epidemiology of pneumonia
Fdk321 Epidemiology of malnutrition Osgood–Schlatter disease
NB4897 Binge eating disorder Maternal Mortality
K8-25 1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak Environmental enteropathy
Morganwehnke
Hgeisler21 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Emilia.boleyn Postpartum depression Viral pneumonia
Racosta0511 Hand, foot, and mouth disease Opioid epidemic
Marksmkn3714 Second-impact syndrome Pulmonary Embolism
Sydneysheridan Lewy body dementia Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Vitriaag8958 Neuroborreliosis Addison's Disease
SilentLeader
SpiderBrooke. Chemical hazard Postpartum depression
Smaiads Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease Epidemiology of malnutrition
Bluecow6172 Second-impact syndrome Hand, foot, and mouth disease
Gracehelgeson
Sofie99 Viral pneumonia Epidemiology of asthma
Asb0910 Early-onset Alzheimer's disease
LyraSurana 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak Hand, foot, and mouth disease
Bettchlk618 Environmental enteropathy Mumps
Mell4143 Mumps 1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak
Carriefish2021 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Myocarditis, Opioid epidemic
Avacaroline123 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Rebarae Opioid epidemic
Barnor Senrab 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak Second-impact syndrome
Sam Halada Pulmonary Embolism Lewy body dementia
Tdean1234 Lewy body dementia 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Hvonruden13 Lewy body dementia 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Daltonjdowd4
Millerbj1837 Maternal Mortality Erysipelas
Ctrlaledlt Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS Neuroborreliosis
Cailen1 Myocarditis Pulmonary Embolism, Lewy body dementia
Mgmswim Prostate cancer Early-onset Alzheimer's disease
Mattsoml7031 Opioid epidemic Myocarditis, Second-impact syndrome
Bergumar Epidemiology of pneumonia Caffeine-induced sleep disorder
Cjn2075 Rat-bite fever Prostate cancer
Kylebeth20 Pulmonary Embolism 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak
Hebaenen Opioid epidemic
Mathewlm9447 Erysipelas Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
Starja8859 Caffeine-induced sleep disorder Chemical hazard
Conradbolz Osgood–Schlatter disease Rat-bite fever
Jkoll24 Lewy body dementia, Lewy body dementias 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
EricksonGrace Addison's Disease Binge eating disorder
Wilkeal Opioid epidemic

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 1 October 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.

It is essential that you log into the "Epidemiology ENPH 450 - Fall 2020" course with your username everytime you work on or complete an assignment. You will not get credit for completing the work if you are not logged in.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020
Assignment - Evaluating and navigating Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020
Assignment - Form your group and identify an article

Form your group (1-5 students per group). Individually complete the training module below.

Identify a course-related article that has an epidemiology section or paragraph(s) suitable for improvement, or perhaps, is missing altogether.

Submit your group membership and article URL per the instructions you received in class. Be sure to indicate which team member's sandbox your team will used for drafting edits. The course instructors will review the article that you selected to be sure that it is suitable for the assignment.


Assignment - Complete all Training for Weeks 5-7

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020
Assignment - Part A
Add to an article --- getting your feet wet

Familiarize your self with Wikipedia by adding a citation or two to an existing article. It doesn't have to be the article that you ultimately use for the assignment. This exercise is just to get you familiar with editing in Wikipedia.


Assignment -

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Part B
Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Depending on whether you are working alone (N = 1) or in a group (N = 2-5), take the appropriate training on using the Sandbox (see above).

First draft of article needs to be ready for peer review by Thursday, 12 November 2020, 9:30 AM.

 


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Medicine

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020
Assignment - Continue working on your article

Expand the contibutions that you made last week. Post your plan and sources (so far) on the Talk page of the Wikipedia article.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020
Assignment - Peer review training

Take the peer review training module indicated below.

Depending on the size of your group, the instructors will assign one or two articles for your group to review.

Remember, other Wikepedia editors may also be reviewing the article. Be respectful of others' opinions

Peer review training must be complete by Thursday, 5 November 2020, 9:30 AM.

 

 


Assignment -

Guiding framework

Assignment - Continue working on your article

First drafts must be ready for peer review by Thursday, 12 November 2020, 9:30 AM

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020
Assignment - Complete DRAFT of your article

First drafts ready for peer review due by Thursday, 12 November 2020, 9:30 AM


Assignment - Conduct peer review of assigned article(s)

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 2020
Assignment - Complete peer review

Peer reviews are due by Thursday, 19 November 2020, 9:30 AM.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 November 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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 December 2020   |   Thursday, 3 December 2020
Assignment - Move your FINAL work to Wikipedia

It's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

You are strongly encouraged to move your work to the "mainspace" by Tuesday, 1 December 2020. If you encounter technical difficulties use the "Get Help" button at the top of the Wiki course page, contact the Wiki Ed staff, or make an appointment with Ms. LaValle per the project guidelines.

The absolute final deadline for moving your work to the "mainspace" is Thursday, 3 December 2020, 9:30 AM. This is the version that will be evaluated. Any additional changes will not be considered for the purpose of this Wikipedia assignment.

Depending on whether you are working alone (N = 1) or in a group (N = 2-5), take the appropriate training on using the Moving to the Mainpage (see above).

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 December 2020   |   Thursday, 10 December 2020
Assignment - Reflection paper

Submit your reflection paper to the CANVAS dropbox by Thursday, 10 December 2020, 9:30 AM. Follow the instruction received in class on 29 September 2020.

You are a Wikipedian -- go forth and make the world a better place.