Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Brain and Behavior (Lisa Lu)/Grading

Grading
Some grades are earned individually. Others are group points where everyone in the group receives the same grade. These are indicated below by "group". The Wikipedia project will have a total of 100 points, which contributes to 20% of course grade, as stated in our course syllabus (available on Roosevelt's Blackboard Syllabus and Info page). Below is a breakdown of 100 points for the Wikipedia project:


 * _____ (2 point) Interest ranking is submitted on Roosevelt's Blackboard Discussion Board by 9/4/12
 * _____ (4 points) Create a user name, add yourself to the Articles table and  Students list, and leave a message for a classmate on their talk page by 9/18/12
 * _____ (2 points) Bring a critique of the amygdala article to class on 9/18/12 and discuss with group
 * _____ (2 pts) Bring an outline of your assigned article to class on 9/25/12 and discuss with group
 * _____ (8 pts - group) The group posts a proposed outline and the Wikipedia Ambassador Program banner (see above) on the talk page of the assigned article by 10/9/12
 * _____ (6 pts) Provide feedback to 2 other articles on their talk page by 10/30/12 (note feedback must address content, organization, or other substantive information. General feedback such as "good job" is insufficient to earn credit)
 * _____ (6 pts) Reflection paper is submitted on Roosevelt's Blackboard's Assignments page by 11/27/12

Article format as of 11/13/12 (group)

 * _____ (5 pts) Added section(s) is at least 6 paragraphs in length
 * _____ (5 pts) Article follows the standards Wikipedia structure for good, full length articles
 * _____ (5 pts) No more than one grammatical/spelling error throughout the article

Article content as of 11/13/12 (group)

 * _____ (5 pts) In-text citations are placed and used correctly according to Wikipedia format
 * _____ (10 pts) Bibliography includes at least 5 secondary sources, all of which are cited within the article, and formatted correctly according to Wikipedia format
 * _____ (20 pts) Body of the edited sections includes all reasonably researched information (i.e., I shouldn't be able to do a quick literature search and find info not included in the article). Info are presented in neutral point of view and are supported by secondary sources of information.
 * _____ (10 pts) Article content follows a reasonable organization, consistent with Wikipedia standards
 * _____ (10 pts) All comments/suggestions given by peers or the Wikipedia community are addressed. If change was not made, adequate explanation was given.

Penalities (group)
Articles must go "live" by 10/23/12 (i.e., your content must appear on the article's page and visible to the public). There is a 5 point penality for every 24 hours of tardiness. Note although you will not be graded on content and format until 11/13/12, you will suffer from public humiliation if your article is in a poor shape.

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