Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Behavioral Ecology (Joan Strassmann)/2014 Assignment8

Behavioral Ecology Wikipedia Assignment 8 Due 20 November 2014 Get back to course page

WikiProject Assignment 8
Behavioral Ecology 472 Strassmann

In this assignment you will put the final touches on your entry, responding to all comments, and further pushing it towards Good Article (if possible). You will also visit the talk pages and other of your colleague’s pages, helping the entire class achieve their best possible work.

When is it due? Thursday 20 November 2014 11:59 PM

What is it worth? It is worth 90 points out of the 700 total for the entire Wikipedia assignment.

What exactly do I turn in? Wiki20Nov 1. Your name. 2. The honor code. 3. Links to your Wikipedia entry with explanations of what you changed and what comments you addressed. 4. Links to the Wikipedia entries of your colleagues that you modified or commented on.

What do I do? In this assignment you continue to modify your entry, responding to reader comments. You may want to add links, references, headers, images, polish the entry, and work hard to meet the needs of getting it to GA status. You should also help your colleagues by commenting further on their articles, helping them attain GA status. Look back through all the comments, do some more reading, bring the piece up to your highest possible level.

What if other Wikipedians have taken down or totally changed my entry? Look at why they did this. If it is because there were serious problems with it, fix them. If it is because the others felt the material did not fit, and you disagree, argue with them. Get help from others in the class to participate. Do your best to keep your material up there, even if modified. Try to understand what is going on. Ask us. You can also work on modifying and expanding what others have put up. I do not think this will be a big problem if you have worked on an animal for which there is little information and done it properly.

Should I add more headings in the Wikipedia entry? Yes, if necessary. Wikipedia prefers relatively short chunks of text, 200 to 600 words, it seems. Headings are key to helping readers navigate through the page. You should also be sure to keep the outline at the beginning of the entry up to date, reflecting any new headings you have added.

'''Why are links so important? Where should I add them?''' You should add links both in your piece and in other pieces so they link to your piece. But don’t add links to very general things only marginally related to your topic. If your animal occurs in Europe, for example, do not put in a link on the Europe page. It will cause an uproar. The Wikipedia community is very vigilant. But the internet is all about links, so the more appropriate ones you put in, the better. It is how we get around, besides basic searches.

Grading Rubric
90 points