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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/Science and Civilization in Islam (Fall 2021)

{{course details

| course_name = Science and Civilization in Islam

| instructor_username = Voxcanis

| instructor_realname = Peter Barker

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject = History of Science

| start_date = 2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2021-12-25 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = University of Oklahoma

| expected_students = 42

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Oklahoma/Science_and_Civilization_in_Islam_(Fall_2021)

| slug = University_of_Oklahoma/Science_and_Civilization_in_Islam_(Fall_2021)

| campaigns = Communicating Science, Fall 2021

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

The course will present the mutually enriching connections between Islamic and European culture, with special attention to connections between Islamic science and Italian Renaissance art, the European medical tradition, and European astronomy, culminating in the work of Galileo Galilei. Skills: critical reading; writing that emphasizes the reasoned defense of conclusions; gathering, evaluation and synthesis of information using print and electronic sources, collaboration on group projects. In place of a final paper, students will edit or construct a Wikipedia page on a topic related to the course.

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{{student table row|Madelineknisley||}}

{{student table row|Boomershah|Abu Zayd al-Balkhi|}}

{{student table row|Eninaa|Bimaristan, Women in Islam, Maragha observatory, Science and technology in Iran|}}

{{student table row|Abbeyyoung|Erasistratus|}}

{{student table row|Whatamieven|Islamic views on evolution|}}

{{student table row|Dexterguinea|Islamic views on evolution|}}

{{student table row|Biggundog|Islamic Golden Age|}}

{{student table row|OsteWiki|Medicine in the medieval Islamic world, History of science|}}

{{student table row|Eagle38RTO|Madrasa|}}

{{student table row|Mellifluous7|History of medicine|}}

{{student table row|Fiat mihi secundum verbum|Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world|}}

{{student table row|Trxydi|Humorism|}}

{{student table row|Metrboom13|Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1586–1589), Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations, Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559), Ottoman–Habsburg wars, Siege of Diu (1531), History of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman–Hungarian wars, Suleiman the Magnificent, Siege of Diu (1538), Ottoman naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean, Ottoman Navy, Siege of Rhodes (1522)|}}

{{student table row|Tingmi|Madrasa#Higher education|}}

{{student table row|Vxngo|Women in Islam|}}

{{student table row|Ucasocom|Prophetic medicine|}}

{{student table row|ATH0201|Orientalism|}}

{{student table row|Malkay72|Realdo Colombo (Islamic influence)|}}

{{student table row|BDMesser531|Eunuch|}}

{{student table row|TOWN12282||}}

{{student table row|Chanel1415|Pediatrics, Neonatology|}}

{{student table row|Teeejal|Astronomy in Islam, Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world|}}

{{student table row|Whitt0101||}}

{{student table row|Roskerjellybean728|Marriage in Islam, LGBT in Islam, Gender roles in Islam, Education in Islam, Islamic marriage contract|}}

{{student table row|Dcoop7665|Madrasa|Humorism}}

{{student table row|Rendan19|Bimaristan|}}

{{student table row|NotSoSensei||}}

{{student table row|Huntt130|Psychology in medieval Islam|}}

{{student table row|Shawhraad||}}

{{student table row|Tave0111|History of coffee|}}

{{student table row|Intuitionary||}}

{{student table row|BrownStud|Ibn al-Shatir|}}

{{student table row|Fenixels|Astrolabe|}}

{{student table row|Bronned778|Madrasa|}}

{{student table row|Litgoat12|Orientalism|}}

{{student table row|Studentofmediahistory|History of Science|Astrolabe}}

{{student table row|EHAY0100|Ijazah|}}

{{student table row|Jforest5|House of Wisdom|}}

{{student table row|Joyce1379|Early medicine development in islamic empire|}}

{{student table row|Morr0028|Coffee In the Islamicate Empires|}}

{{student table row|Incennative23|Tennis, Egypt|}}

{{student table row|Aven0000||}}

{{student table row|TOWNS12282|Education in Islam|Astrolabe}}

{{student table row|OuroborosMan|Muslim women in science and technology|}}

{{student table row|Mryant2121|Science and technology in Iran|}}

{{student table row|QSedra||}}

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{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-04|2021-10-06}}

{{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 8 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-11|2021-10-13}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

{{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 9 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-18|2021-10-20}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/choose-topic-from-list-exercise Choose your topic / Find your sources]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

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

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

[https://wikiedu.org/art_history Art History]

[https://wikiedu.org/history History]

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-25|2021-10-27}}

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

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

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

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 11 =

{{start of course week|2021-11-01|2021-11-03}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review an article}}

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

{{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.

{{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.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2021-11-08|2021-11-10}}

{{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]

{{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 - 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|2021-11-15|2021-11-17}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 14 =

{{start of course week|2021-11-22}}

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

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