Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Louisiana State University/Natural disturbance and society (Fall 2016)

Natural disturbances shape our world, causing disruption to our lives, while simultaneously benefiting ecosystem composition and structure. This course will introduce disturbance ecology and explore the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on ecosystems using past and recent disasters. We will discuss the influence these events have on ecological and societal aspects and how past practices have shaped current responses. The course will also emphasize science literacy across disciplines and is communication-intensive, focusing on spoken and technology communication.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. Complete the training prior to Thursday Sept. 8th.
 * New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2
You will contribute to 3 different natural disturbance or disaster Wikipedia articles, which includes 1 on a disturbance topic of your choice and 2 related to your lecture topic. Before your first contribution:


 * Complete the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training (linked below).
 * Complete &quot;Sources and Citations&quot; and &quot;Plagiarism.&quot;
 * The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.

For each contribution, you must address the following components:


 * Select an article relevant to the course and add it by your user name under &quot;Students.&quot; When selecting an article, consider
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic?
 * Do the links work?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Is the science present and clearly stated?
 * Evaluate the existing content for missing citations and close paraphrasing.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
 * Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Select an unreferenced sentence and search for it verbatim in Google.
 * Restate the sentence if plagiarized in your own words and provide a citation.
 * Add at least 4 sentences of new, content-related information supported by appropriate, reliable scientific references.
 * Add 2 links that connect your article to other Wikipedia articles and/or external webpages.
 * Outline your contribution in your User sandbox
 * Clearly state and explain your contribution on the article Talk page (not that it was part of an assignment). Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes  Csmalls99 (talk) 22:34, 4 December 2016 (UTC).

Due dates are as follows:


 * September 15
 * October 27
 * November 22

Week 3
As a class, each student will provide peer-review for fellow student’s contributions. The peer review will assess the contribution based on a rubric provided. Each student will provide 3 peer-reviews for randomly selected students.

Due dates are as follows:


 * October 4
 * November 11
 * November 29