Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Washington University in St. Louis/Behavioral Ecology (Fall 2014)/Course description

Course Description
This course is about understanding why organisms evolve to act the way they do. We focus on social behaviors and particularly on understanding conflict and cooperation. How do genetically distinct individuals cooperate while still favoring their own interests? We study things like the evolution of aggression, mating behavior, parental care, communication, and the complexities of living in groups and families. We will learn how natural selection operates on individuals in a social context. We study less material in more depth, with many videos. You will specialize in a certain area. In that area you will write for Wikipedia and teach high school students one Saturday. This class is a lot of work, a lot of fun, and you will never look at an animal in the same way.

Links to supplemental pages

 * Wikipedia-editing resources
 * Help
 * WikiProject Vespidae
 * Pick your wasp species
 * Vespidae Wiki page outline
 * Uploading a photo
 * Study Guides
 * Davies, Krebs, West, An Introduction to Behavioral Ecology
 * Dawkins sample test
 * Dawkins study questions
 * Strassmann 2011 PNAS study questions
 * | Joan's lab website: lots of information on her research
 * | Joan's website: videos on social evolution

Wikipedia assignments

 * Syllabus
 * Writing help: How to write for Wikipedia
 * Assignment 1: Creating Account and Sandbox
 * Assignment 2: Review 5 Wikipedia Articles
 * Assignment 3: Add 1000 words and 7 references
 * Assignment 4: Peer review 3 articles
 * Assignment 5: Add 1000 words and 7 references
 * Assignment 6: Peer review 3 articles
 * Assignment 7: Revise and link
 * Assignment 8: Final touches

In class assignments

 * Egret Behavior

Informational links

 * Expert Wikipedian: Here you can find links to all kinds of resources on creating, citing, etc
 * Teahouse- a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors
 * Ambassador program
 * Editing guide
 * Tutorial for student editors
 * Google Scholar | How to add Get it @ WU links to Google Scholar
 * Web of science | Web of Science for WU Users

Teacher usernames

 * Professor: Joan Strassmann: User:Agelaia
 * TA: Cassie Vernier: User:Verniercass
 * TA: Asa Earnest: User: Asaearnest
 * Ruth Lewis, Biology Librarian: User:Rulew

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