Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Palomar College/Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Fall 2018)

Description of course from syllabus:

The course will provide a survey of the major concepts and themes in Biological (or Physical) Anthropology, the subfield of anthropology that deals with humans and our ancestors in a biological and evolutionary context. This course serves as an introduction to human evolution and our place in nature, including evolutionary theory and the evolution of the primates, hominins, and modern humans, drawing on evidence from fossil remains and behavioral studies of living primates.

After successful completion of this course, students will have an understanding of the following key issues in biological anthropology:

• The basic principles of evolutionary biology and human genetics

• The similarities and differences between humans and non-human primates, and what we can learn about ourselves from our living relatives

• The major trends in hominin evolution, including the fossil and molecular evidence for the origin of modern humans

• The influence of genetic, ecological, and sociocultural factors on biological variation in contemporary human populations

Assignment:

Students will have the option of either: 1) researching and writing content or 2) translating an article.

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
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Exercise
Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

What's a content gap?

Exercise
Add a citation

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Psychology

Science Communication

Species

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4
Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

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

You probably 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.

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

Exercise
Add links to your article

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 6
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!

Guiding questions

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