Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston University/Sex, sexes, and sexual phenotypes (Spring 2020)

This is a 500-level biology course, open to graduate students and senior undergraduates. We will address the diversity of sex, sexes, &amp; sexual phenotypes from evolutionary and developmental perspectives, drawing our readings from recent syntheses of long-standing research areas focused on classic problems as well as from new research that challenges conventional perspectives. We will also address issues of human bias in research, and how that has shaped what we do and do not know. Specific topical emphasis will be decided collaboratively with students. For the Wikipedia assignment, students will create or edit pages related to course topics.

Week 2
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:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating 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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4
Ecology

Environmental Sciences

LGBT+ Studies

Science Communication

Species

Women's Studies

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5
Discuss alternative topics with Prof. Warkentin for feedback on your candidates before choosing one.

Week 7
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

Get something ready for peer-editing.

Week 8
Guiding framework

You will 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.

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 9
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.

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 11
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!

Write a short paper (1) summarizing your contribution to Wikipedia and what you consider its value to be for others and (2) discussing what you learned in the process and the value and/or constraints of Wikipedia editing as a learning experience for you.