Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Southwestern University/Biochemistry (Fall 2017)

Biochemistry of nucleic acids. Structure and Function.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * What makes a Wikipedia article about a scientific topic good
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate's Talk page.
 * Explore topics related to biochemistry.

Handout: Evaluating Wikipedia,


 * What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?
 * Explain Wikipedia's policy on plagiarism and copyright violations
 * What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9
Each group will be assigned a topic related to DNA secondary structure. You should begin researching the topic and decide what changes you would like to make.

In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.


 * What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.


 * Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.

Week 10
. Complete first draft


 * Add your username next to the article you are assigned to peer review.
 * Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on.

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
 * Begin editing article on Wikipedia

Week 11
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. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!


 * Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
 * Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.

Present your Wikipedia editing research. Your presentation should be 5 min.

Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

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 * NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
 * Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
 * Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' or 'Edit source' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.