Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/SUNY at Old Westbury/Introduction to Biology II (Spring 2019)

This is an introductory course to the rapidly developing field of bioinformatics and its literature. The course is divided into 3 parts: the first part covers Genomics, the second part covers Proteomics and Metabolomics, and the last part will focus on real data-based projects. In the first two parts students will learn the principles of the computational approaches and software that will then be used to analyze data in the last part of the course. Each class will begin with a lecture on modern day use of bioinformatics and simple command-line scripting that will be paired with real-time exercises in accessing information through online browsers. Lecture topics include sequencing, comparing and analyzing genomes in addition to topics in macromolecular structure (search, alignment, prediction), proteomics and metabolomics. The goals of this course are to introduce students to the breadth and scope of bioinformatics by applying principles gained from BS2400/2410 and to enhance the analytical skills of students through hands on exercises working with data. Students will apply gained knowledge of bioinformatics to an individually selected research project that includes data analysis, experimental design, and data reporting in the form of a research paper and a presentation

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

Week 3
Choose your topic / Find your sources

What's a content gap?

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Science Communication

Species

Women's Studies

Week 5
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

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6
Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

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

Week 7
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 8
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

Nominating your article for Did You Know

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.

Week 10
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 11
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 12
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.