Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northwestern University/Conservation Genetics (Spring 2019)

In this course we will learn how policies on the conservation and management of wildlife, game, and plant populations are guided by basic evolutionary and genetic principles. We will explore questions relevant to conservation scientist and practitioners, and through reading and discussion of current research in the primary literature including both molecular and quantitative genetic examples, identify solutions using available literature. Students will be expected to synthesize the concepts and theory discusses, and engage in group problem-solving and computer simulation exercises. By the end of the course expect students will be able to communicate these ideas and concepts to both a scientific and lay audience. Each student will make edits to Wikipedia entries on these topics and make a presentation to the class.

Week 1
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.

Exercise
Finding an article

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Books

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Science Communication

Species

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 5
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 6
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 7
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!

Week 8
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.