Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Duke University/Behavioral Ecology - Bio 267 (Spring 2017)

Behavioral ecology is a major subfield of both ecology and evolutionary biology; it incorporates both ecological and evolutionary principles to analyze the ways in which animal behavior has evolved, and the ways in which animals use behavior to solve social and ecological problems. The course will cover major topics in behavioral ecology distributed over the 15-week semester and will use these topics to introduce to students the conceptual framework of the field. The Wikipedia project is designed to provide the students with an opportunity to delve more deeply into, and write about, one area of this subfield, and contribute to the public understanding of science.

Week 1

 * Create a Wikipedia Account and enroll on our course page – our passcode is: vyrufzth
 * Complete the “Training modules” listed below this post.
 * Complete this assignment on your own (i.e., not with your group). You don’t need to turn anything in for this assignment, we’ll be able to track your progress through the course website.

Week 2
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.


 * Complete the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training module (linked below).
 * Browse Wikipedia to get a sense of what articles (related to this course) exist and in particular, which would benefit from copyediting.
 * Choose one article, identify ways in which you can improve its language and grammar, and make the appropriate changes (you do not need to alter the article’s content).
 * Complete this assignment on your own (i.e., not with your group). You don’t need to turn anything in for this assignment, we’ll be able to track your progress through the course website.

Week 3

 * Using the group username your TA provided enroll your group in the course.
 * As a group, come up with 3-5 articles you will consider working on as your main project.  Look at the talk pages for each article you are considering to get a sense of who else is working on it and what they are doing.
 * To turn in this assignment: List the 3-5 articles you are considering on your group’s user page.  Briefly describe why you think each article is a good candidate for your project.

Week 4

 * Your professor and TA will assign you a topic to work on based on your group’s preferences.
 * To turn in this assignment: Under the “Students” tab of the WikiEdu course page, click the “Assign myself an article” button, next to your username. Assign yourself the article your group is working on. Also, post this information (i.e., your topic) to your user talk page. You can find your talk page by clicking on ‘Talk’ at the top of your screen near the sandbox and alert icons. You can read more about using talk pages here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Using_talk_pages

Week 5

 * As a group, compile a bibliography of at least 8 - 10 relevant, reliable sources that you will use to write/update your article. Refer to the Wikipedia project grading rubric for further information on the expectations for your bibliography.
 * Note that your citations should conform to Wikipedia’s citation requirements, which can be found here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources.
 * To turn in this assignment: Email your bibliography to your TA and Professor.  Also, you must post your bibliography to the talk page of the article you are working on.  Continue to check back to the talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.
 * You should also begin your draft outline this week, in conversations with your group.

Week 6

 * NOTE: DO NOT wait until you’ve finished your bibliography to begin this!!! You should begin this the previous week, alongside Bibliography development.
 * As a group, create a detailed outline reflecting your new articles structure, or proposed changes to an existing article.
 * If you choose to add to an existing page, your outline should reflect these goals: (1) Add or significantly improve the introductory paragraph to your selected page that is aimed at the general public. (2) Add at least three additional sections to your selected page. (3) Edit any existing sections to correct errors and improve clarity and completeness.
 * By ‘detailed outline’ we mean that you should produce a document that indicates not only the major sections and subsections of the page, but also enough information about the content of each section that your TA and Professor can get an idea of the scope of what you are writing.
 * Remember to refer to the Wikipedia grading rubric for specific assignment expectations.
 * To turn in this assignment: Email your outline to your TA and Professor.  Also, upload your outline to the sandbox of one of your group members. You will need to do your editing in one group member’s sandbox (where all group members will be able to see and contribute to edits), so now is a good time to decide which group member that will be.  Post your outline to the article’s talk page and make sure to check back on the talk page and engage with any responses. Finally, to familiarize yourself with sandboxes and to prepare for next week’s assignment, take the ‘Sandboxes and mainspace’ training module.

Week 7

 * Work with your group to begin filling in your main space page with text. Take into consideration any advice you have received on the article’s talk page.
 * If you are expanding an existing article, you will copy your new or edited sections into the existing article.  If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one.  DO NOT paste over the entire article, or large sections of the existing article.
 * If you are creating a new article, post a short “starter article” based on your outline.  In this case, DO NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history.  Follow the instructions on the “Moving out of your sandbox” handout, found on the course website.
 * Be active and constructive critics of the work of others in your group. Editing the work of others is an important skill to learn, and essential for all team-written work.
 * Be an active and constructive recipient of others’ critiques and edits. Don’t be offended and don’t expect that what you have written will be seen as perfect from the start. Assume that your group-mates will make edits and comments.
 * To turn in this assignment simply make sure something has been posted to your article’s main space.

REMEMBER - COMPLETE FIRST DRAFT EXPECTED BY 24-Mar at 5pm.
 * ONGOING ASSIGNMENT*

Work with your group to continue reviewing, revising and expanding your article. Remember the following guidelines as you work:


 * Use a minimum of 8-10 references from the primary literature or the secondary literature (i.e., reviews or textbooks).
 * Include hyperlinks from other related Wikipedia entries
 * Include at least one original figure that enhances explanation of the topic; use free license for uploading: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload
 * Conform to Wikipedia’s style guidelines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style
 * Remember to refer to the Wikipedia grading rubric for specific assignment expectations.
 * You don’t need to turn in anything for this assignment, we will be able to keep track of your progress via the course website.

Week 8

 * Each individual student must choose another group’s article to peer review.  The sooner you can begin the peer review process the better.
 * To turn in this assignment: Under the students tab of the course website, click the “Review an article” button next to your INDIVIDUAL username and fill in the article you’ve chosen to review.

Work with your group to continue reviewing, revising and expanding your article. You can do your editing work in the sandbox, or the main space, wherever you feel comfortable. However, we will be grading this assignment based on what is posted to the main space. Remember the following guidelines as you work. Remember the following guidelines as you work:


 * Use a minimum of 8-10 references from the primary literature or the secondary literature (i.e., reviews or textbooks).
 * Include hyperlinks from other related Wikipedia entries
 * Include at least one original figure that enhances explanation of the topic; use free license for uploading: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload
 * Conform to Wikipedia’s style guidelines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style
 * Remember to refer to the Wikipedia grading rubric for specific assignment expectations.

You don’t need to turn in anything for this assignment, we will grade based on the text that is posted to the main space for your article.

Week 9

 * To prepare for your peer review, take the peer review training module.
 * To provide us with a complete version of the edits you suggest and your comments, please produce this peer review in the form of a Word document with tracked changes that you will turn in to your TA and Professor. To do so, you will need to copy and paste the article you are reviewing into a Word document.
 * Remember to refer to the Wikipedia grading rubric for specific assignment expectations.

Week 11

 * After incorporating your classmates’ suggestions and suggestions from the Wikipedia community, post your final article to the Wikipedia main space.
 * To turn in this assignment: Make sure your article is on the main space.  Email your TA and Professor with the time you finalized your article so that we can be sure to look at the correct revision from the article’s history.
 * Remember to refer to the Wikipedia grading rubric for specific assignment expectations.


 * Each group will have ~15 minutes to present the content of their Wikipedia article and describe the editing process.  Each student should be prepared to discuss their specific role in the group project.
 * Remember to refer to the Wikipedia grading rubric for specific assignment expectations.
 * To turn in this assignment: Do the presentation