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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northeastern University/ENGW3307 Adv Writing for the Sciences 32777 (Spring 2021)

{{course details

| course_name = ENGW3307 Adv Writing for the Sciences 32777

| instructor_username = WritingTeacherC

| instructor_realname = Cecelia Musselman

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Science Writing

| start_date = 2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2021-05-04 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Northeastern University

| expected_students = 53

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Northeastern_University/ENGW3307_Adv_Writing_for_the_Sciences_32777_(Spring_2021)

| slug = Northeastern_University/ENGW3307_Adv_Writing_for_the_Sciences_32777_(Spring_2021)

| campaigns = Communicating Science, Spring 2021

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

In our sections of ENGW3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences students will write in their field as they would outside the university — for other researchers and scholars, in professional settings, and for public audiences. By writing for Wikipedia — writing in an objective, approachable way using credible, third-party sources and meeting the standards of the Wikipedia community — students across the sciences practice collaborating in writing with a worldwide, purpose-driven community. Students also use their writing skills and access to scholarly sources to improve public access to science and technology. This term, our course will operate a little differently. All three of my ENGW3307 sections will enroll in a single WikiEd course. This way, you'll be collaborating with NU peers who are in ENGW3307 this semester, but who might not be in your home section of the course.

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{{student table row|QRho|Fama-MacBeth regression|}}

{{student table row|WikiWizard3286|Animal model of autism|}}

{{student table row|NEUwikiLL|Doctor-patient relationship|}}

{{student table row|BigDogS23|Yellowtail snapper|Free recall}}

{{student table row|Neuroscience34|Peripheral stem cell transplantation|}}

{{student table row|Hjmurphy13|Prenatal stress|}}

{{student table row|Ghuske|Structural biology|}}

{{student table row|Lilyfels|Silanization|}}

{{student table row|PolarBear10|Writing therapy|}}

{{student table row|Albuja.i|Stargardt disease|}}

{{student table row|Maria Massaro|Catharanthus roseus|Analytical technique}}

{{student table row|BiochemS258|Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome|}}

{{student table row|Ademi129|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers|}}

{{student table row|BrianaEllie|Elena García Armada|}}

{{student table row|ENGL3307ATL|FOX proteins, FOXF2|}}

{{student table row|ErenYeager2017|Password psychology|}}

{{student table row|SeguinIs|Herd certification program|}}

{{student table row|StudentC820|Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder|}}

{{student table row|WikiStudent11520|Eating Attitudes Test|}}

{{student table row|Awsamb1|Submerged forest, Spring (device)|}}

{{student table row|Lop.cou|Antihormone therapy|}}

{{student table row|Jesse707|Analytical technique|}}

{{student table row|Alantricolor|Dream sharing|}}

{{student table row|Biologiaphilosophus|Temperature-dependent sex determination|}}

{{student table row|ArbitrarilyAssociatedAtoms|Clearing techniques|}}

{{student table row|Thecreativechemist|Chemistry education|}}

{{student table row|AdvWritingK|Developmental regression|}}

{{student table row|SonOfTheHoundOfTheSea|First Nations nutrition experiments|}}

{{student table row|Bmalg641|Preventive nutrition|}}

{{student table row|Neuroam|Small-world network|}}

{{student table row|Neuron2000|Agouti-related peptide|}}

{{student table row|Tghardy|Free recall|Yellowtail snapper}}

{{student table row|LavenderSage19|Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando|}}

{{student table row|Gurleyneu|Sara W. Lazar, Music therapy for Alzheimer's disease|}}

{{student table row|EmKayEdits|Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People|}}

{{student table row|Student3665|Iron-deficiency anemia, Nutrition and pregnancy|}}

{{student table row|Notjustbio|Hairy-footed gerbil|Structural biology}}

{{student table row|Radiomilk|Pelvic floor physical therapy|Developmental regression}}

{{student table row|TCRChemistry|Fossil fuels lobby|}}

{{student table row|Engcilia25|Microphthalmia|}}

{{student table row|Vyle832||}}

{{student table row|PsychStudentS|Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic|}}

{{student table row|MEH88|Cycloalkene|}}

{{student table row|TheChemistTree|Proton-exchange membrane|}}

{{student table row|ChickenJoe24|Effects of climate change on terrestrial animals|}}

{{student table row|Zazraj|Interracial adoption|}}

{{student table row|Xe3pos||}}

{{student table row|Jadoerr|Childhood trauma|}}

{{student table row|Matchalatte10|Big cat|}}

{{student table row|ScienceStarboy|Afro-Jamaicans|}}

{{student table row|Huskiesonthree|Elena García Armada|}}

{{student table row|Yingtp||}}

{{student table row|StudentCK||}}

{{student table row|Bearsprout999||}}

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{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2021-02-09|2021-02-12}}

{{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.)

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 5 =

{{start of course week|2021-02-16|2021-02-19}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/evaluate-wikipedia-exercise Evaluate an article]

{{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 6 =

{{start of course week|2021-02-23|2021-02-26}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Review the rules for health topics}}

{{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 7 =

{{start of course week|2021-03-02|2021-03-05}}

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

== Exercise ==

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2021-03-09|2021-03-12}}

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

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/chemistry Chemistry]

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

[https://wikiedu.org/environmental_sciences Environmental Sciences]

[https://wikiedu.org/genes_and_proteins Genes and Proteins]

[https://wikiedu.org/medicine Medicine]

[https://wikiedu.org/psychology Psychology]

[https://wikiedu.org/science_communication Science Communication]

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

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2021-03-16|2021-03-19}}

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

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/peer-review Guiding framework]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

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

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

{{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.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2021-03-23|2021-03-26}}

{{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 - 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|2021-03-30|2021-04-02}}

{{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.

{{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!

{{end of course week}}

= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2021-04-06|2021-04-09}}

{{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!

{{end of course week}}

= Week 13 =

{{start of course week|2021-04-13|2021-04-16}}

{{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}}