Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of California, San Francisco/Words as Power - Expanding WikiProject Pharmacology

Take a look at Alexa's web traffic statistics on Wikipedia - it's the 6th most visited site in the world. Local and global evidence confirms that patients, students, and health professionals use Wikipedia to access health information. So as you improve your drug information skills, why not improve the information for everyone? In this assignment, you will learn locally while contributing globally. And that's win-win.

Week 1
this will officially &quot;assign&quot; it you within the system
 * 1) Join Wiki course dashboard page with enrollment link provided by instructor
 * 2) Select the drug your group has been pre-assigned to improve on the dashboard;
 * 1) Complete the 4 required training modules linked here
 * 2) Review representative Wikipedia medicine page (with 4-paragraph lede) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cefalexin
 * 3) Complete CP 133 CLE discussion board activity (not included on Wiki course dashboard)

Review the following 2 handouts that step the student editor through the Wikipedia editing process in general and specific to medicine topics. These are excellent references to use (and to return to)  throughout the project.


 * 1) Editing Wikipedia
 * 2) Editing Wikipedia Articles on Medicine

Review 3 tutorials created in 2015 by UCSF alumnus, Mike DeGuia, PharmD and designed specifically for UCSF pharmacy students.


 * Background and General Information on Wikipedia (10 mins) - https://vimeo.com/143296989
 * Tips and Tricks for Pharmacy Students on Editing Within the Wiki Platform (8 mins) – https://vimeo.com/143601106
 * Drug Information Research Skills (11 mins) – https://vimeo.com/143597860

Note that any dates mentioned in Mike's videos do not apply to 2016 assignment.

The in-class session is split into 2 sections which all students will complete on a rotating basis:

Discussion Section (with Tina Brock) in HSW-301: Overview of the Wikipedia &amp; assignment


 * Groups 1-15 (900am - 1020am)
 * Groups 16-30 (1030am - 1150am)

Lab Section (with Elyse Young &amp; Keren Broyde) in IRC: Working through 2 sample Wikipedia articles


 * Groups 16-30 first (900am - 1020am)
 * Groups 1-15 second (1030am - 1150am)

Week 2
This is an optional office hours session that will be held 11/3/16, 1300-1500 in room TBA. Students are also referred to the additional training modules linked here.

By 11/4/16 at 0900, summarize on the Talk page of your Wikipedia article what parts of the page your group members are working to improve. This will confirm your focus and provide guidance to the peer reviewer group on the goals of your edits.

Week 3
By 11/10/16 at 900am, your groups edits should be available in the main Wikipedia page space and ready for peer review by another CP 133 group and the wider Wikipedia community.

Week 4
As a group, perform peer review of your pre-assigned drug and then individually paste/respond to the following prompts within the talk page of the drug:

If not, specify…
 * STUDENT 1 – Does the draft submission reflect a neutral point of view? If not, specify…
 * STUDENT 2 – Are the points included verifiable with cited secondary sources that are freely accessible? If not, specify…
 * STUDENT 3 – Are the edits formatted consistent with Wikipedia’s manual of style for medicine-related articles?  If not, specify…
 * STUDENT 4 – Is there any evidence of plagiarism or copyright violation? If yes, specify…
 * STUDENT 5 (if available) – Has the group achieved its overall goals for improvement?


 * groups should decide which student responds to each prompt

This is your opportunity to revise your submissions based on the feedback from your CP 133 colleagues and the wider Wikipedia community.

The authorship criteria are based on those used (either exactly or adapted slightly) by most journals. They key points are that authorship is based on the following 4 criteria:


 * Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
 * Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
 * Final approval of the version to be published; AND
 * Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

(This action is completed in CLE and is not included on Wiki course dashboard)