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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Memorial University of Newfoundland/Animal Behaviour (Fall 2019)

{{course details

| course_name = Animal Behaviour

| instructor_username = Poecile Man

| instructor_realname = David Wilson

| support_staff = Elysia (Wiki Ed)

| subject = animal behaviour

| start_date = 2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2019-11-27 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Memorial University of Newfoundland

| expected_students = 46

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland/Animal_Behaviour_(Fall_2019)

| slug = Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland/Animal_Behaviour_(Fall_2019)

| campaigns = Communicating Science, Fall 2019

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

This third-year course will introduce students to the integrative study of animal behaviour. Lectures will emphasize how an animal's behaviour adapts it to its environment, why different species behave in different ways, and why, within species, there are behavioural differences among individuals. The Wikipedia assignment will introduce students to the Wikipedia platform and teach them necessary skills for critically reviewing, editing, and contributing to existing articles. Students will also create a new article or develop an existing article related to animal behaviour, and then present that topic and their Wikipedia experience to the class during a brief oral presentation.

{{students table}}

{{student table row|Sneaker male||}}

{{student table row|Sburton17|Signature whistle|Burrow, Carabus dufouri}}

{{student table row|Kab055mun|Anting (bird activity)|Egg tossing (behavior), Synurbization}}

{{student table row|Mg7520|Abnormal behaviour of birds in captivity|Helpers at the nest, Kleptothermy}}

{{student table row|Aed761|Cat behavior|Drumming (snipe), Predator satiation}}

{{student table row|K.white31|Placentophagy|Emotion in animals, Amplexus}}

{{student table row|Acp741|Bucking|Cleaner fish, Fixed action pattern}}

{{student table row|Jpritch29|Tail wagging by dogs|Interlocus sexual conflict, Synurbization}}

{{student table row|Emilygeorge06|Drumming (snipe)|Amplexus, Shiny cowbird}}

{{student table row|Jthornhill16|Synurbization|Anting (bird activity), Tail wagging by dogs}}

{{student table row|Cdb1220|Dietary indiscretion|Fixed action pattern, Sepia mestus}}

{{student table row|Rp8848|Black-and-white colobus|Burrow, Fainting goat}}

{{student table row|JanuarytheCalico|Interlocus sexual conflict|Vacuum activity, Tail wagging by dogs}}

{{student table row|Ehong25|Headshaking|Mate choice copying, Shiny cowbird}}

{{student table row|TOliver9712|Morgan's Canon|Tracking (dog), Woodpecker finch}}

{{student table row|KaleighSmith|Autohaemorrhaging|Black-and-white colobus, Prusten}}

{{student table row|Emw3181|Amplexus|Drumming (snipe), Vacuum activity}}

{{student table row|Hfarrell1||Interlocus sexual conflict, Egg tossing (behavior)}}

{{student table row|Ksilver19|Prusten|Egg tossing (behavior), Helpers at the nest}}

{{student table row|Cass-stock|Fixed action pattern|Bottom feeder, Dietary indiscretion}}

{{student table row|Mn2019|Kleptothermy|Abnormal behaviour of birds in captivity, Black-headed gull}}

{{student table row|Aennis15|Caudal luring|Woodpecker finch, Cleaner fish}}

{{student table row|Hmc442|Vacuum activity|Amplexus, Interlocus sexual conflict}}

{{student table row|ESE98|Mate choice copying|Sepia mestus, Headshaking}}

{{student table row|Kensarah1234|Egg tossing (behavior)|Anting (bird activity), Prusten}}

{{student table row|Nchs21|Black-headed gull|Kleptothermy, Puffer Fish Mating Ritual}}

{{student table row|Pmbanks|Puffer Fish Mating Ritual|Black-headed gull, Fainting goat}}

{{student table row|Sydneyn23|Tracking (dog)|Cannibalism in poultry, Morgan's Canon}}

{{student table row|Bethakneedeep|Bottom feeder|Fixed action pattern, Instinctive drift}}

{{student table row|Lb6578|Helpers at the nest|Abnormal behaviour of birds in captivity, Prusten}}

{{student table row|Debm73|Sepia mestus|Dietary indiscretion, Mate choice copying}}

{{student table row|Avajar20|Instinctive drift|Bottom feeder, Dog aggression}}

{{student table row|Sella rainbow|Carabus dufouri|Cannibalism in poultry, Signature whistle}}

{{student table row|Sophykbutt|Cannibalism in poultry|Carabus dufouri, Tracking (dog)}}

{{student table row|Ethologyisfun31|Supernormal stimulus|Amplexus, Vacuum activity}}

{{student table row|Sjb165|Kneading (cats)|Morgan's Canon, Tracking (dog)}}

{{student table row|AnimalBehaviorStudent|Dog aggression|Cleaner fish, Instinctive drift}}

{{student table row|Amhwarren|Cleaner fish|Caudal luring, Dog aggression}}

{{student table row|Zh3538|Woodpecker finch|Caudal luring, Morgan's Canon}}

{{student table row|Emily.Connors|Shark threat display|Woodpecker finch, Emotion in animals}}

{{student table row|Abeththorne|Predator satiation|Shiny cowbird, Vacuum activity}}

{{student table row|Meg Dillon8|Purr|Headshaking, Sepia mestus}}

{{student table row|Sarahkwhelan|Burrow|Black-and-white colobus, Signature whistle}}

{{student table row|Emilyd1997|Shiny cowbird|Drumming (snipe), Headshaking}}

{{student table row|SophiaGibbons|Emotion in animals|Placentophagy, Puffer Fish Mating Ritual}}

{{student table row|Rd989|Fainting goat|Black-and-white colobus, Puffer Fish Mating Ritual}}

{{end of students table}}

{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 2 =

{{start of course week|2019-09-11}}

{{in class|In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment}}

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:

  • [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
  • [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

{{assignment|Assignment - Get started on 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). Complete the two training modules, which, together, are worth 5% of your total Wikipedia assignment.

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 3 =

{{start of course week|2019-09-16|2019-09-18}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/evaluate-wikipedia-exercise Evaluate an article]Complete the two training modules and the training exercise, then complete the assignment by evaluating a Wikipedia article about animal behaviour. Make your evaluation in your sandbox under a heading entitled "Article Evaluation." You should address the article's content, tone, sources, and talk page, as stipulated in the assignment; however, you do not need to address every question mentioned in the assignment within each of these categories, as some questions may not be relevant. Make your comments specific and constructive, and avoid simply saying that 'everything looks good.' Write in full sentences; spelling and grammar are important in this assignment, as they are in all assignments. Remember to include the name of the article in your evaluation. This assignment is worth 10% of your total Wikipedia assignment.

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/sources-and-plagiarism-discussion/thinking-about-sources-and-plagiarism Thinking about sources and plagiarism]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2019-09-23|2019-09-25}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Add to an article}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/add-to-article-exercise Add a citation]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 5 =

{{start of course week|2019-09-30|2019-10-02}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/choose-topic-exercise Choose a topic]

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=6 Editing Wikipedia], page 6

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/content-gap-discussion/what-is-a-content-gap What's a content gap?]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 6 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-07|2019-10-09}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/finalize-topic-exercise Finalize your topic / Find your sources]

{{assignment|Assignment - Start drafting your contributions}}

As part of this assignment, you should begin drafting your contribution in a new or existing sandbox. At this point, an outline or a few sentences is sufficient, but we need to see that you have made a start on your article. Be sure to label your contribution appropriately so that we can easily recognize it.

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=7 Editing Wikipedia], pages 7–9

{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}

[https://wikiedu.org/ecology Ecology]

[https://wikiedu.org/species Species]

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-16}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Continue improving your article}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/continue-improving-exercise/link-articles 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.

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/thinking-about-wikipedia-discussion/thinking-about-wikipedia Thinking about Wikipedia]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-21|2019-10-23}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Complete first draft of article}}

At this stage, please place your draft article in a new or existing sandbox; do not make your contributions to the live article on Wikipedia.org. If you are adding to an existing article, rather than creating a new one, only include in your sandbox the new paragraphs and any paragraphs that you are editing. Do not copy an entire article into your sandbox (unless you are editing every paragraph within in), as this is a copyright violation.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-28|2019-10-30}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review two articles}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/peer-review Guiding framework]All students have been assigned two of their peers' articles for review. You can find the two articles that have been assigned to you by navigating to your user profile in the 'students' tab'. For this assignment, you must provide constructive feedback on each of those articles following the guidance provided in the tutorial. If an article already exists on Wikipedia.org, be sure to read the live page and the contribution that the student is making in their sandbox. You can comment on all aspects of the article, but should focus your comments on the student's contribution and its fit within the overall article. Provide your feedback in the talk page of the sandbox containing the contribution, and be sure to include your username so that the student and instructors know who the feedback is from (e.g., Peer review of article Deceptive Signalling by user Sneaker male). If you did not complete a draft of your article during the week 8 assignment, then you will not receive peer review, but you are still expected to provide peer review to the two articles assigned to you.

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-04|2019-11-06}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Respond to your peer review}}

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:

  • [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

{{assignment|Assignment - Polish your work}}

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!

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/did-you-know-exercise/nominating Nominating your article for Did You Know]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 11 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-13|2019-11-15}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia}}

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=13 Editing Wikipedia], page 13

{{assignment|Assignment - Final article}}

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=15 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!

{{assignment milestones|You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!}}

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-18|2019-11-20}}

{{in class|In class - In-class presentation}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/in-class-presentation-exercise/guiding-questions Guiding questions]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 13 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-25|2019-11-27}}

{{in class|In class - In-class presentation (continued)}}

{{end of course week}}