Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Milwaukee School of Engineering/Prokaryotic Processes (Spring 2020)

This course explores the metabolic diversity and genetic regulation of prokaryotes. Students are majoring in biomolecular engineering, so the focus is on beneficial applications of prokaryotic metabolism.

The Wikipedia assignment in this course will give students a framework in which to learn about a topic in depth. They'll also provide feedback on each other's work and hopefully see their contributions incorporated into Wikipedia articles.

Week 3
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

Week 4
Everyone should have a Wikipedia account by Tuesday, March 31.

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.)

Complete these two training modules by Thursday, April 2:


 * Wikipedia Policies
 * Sandboxes, talk lpages, and watchlists

Week 6
Chemistry

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Science Communication

Species

Week 8
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

Week 9
Guiding framework

Week 10
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.

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!
 * Finalize your article for grading by Friday, May 15.

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

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!
 * Finalize your article for grading by Friday, May 15.

During class on May 15, 19, or 20

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.