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Course name
MMG 301-Fall 2017
Institution
Michigan State University
Instructor
Scott Mulrooney
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Introductory Microbiology
Course dates
2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


Fundamentals of microbiology, including microbial metabolism, genetics and genomics, structure and function, nutrition, growth and growth control, microbial ecology, and beneficial and harmful human/animal-microbe interactions. This course is only for Honors Option projects for MMG 301 students receiving Honors credits.

Student Assigned Reviewing
KaylaJanevski
Haquebee
Showers4 Pilus
Brookebearden
Katzdan8
Scheperi
Skowro28
Hoodlind
Emma Dittmar
Ac.shrader
Kdeluca10 Sterilization (medicine)
Raukaitl
Alexpicardal97

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 18 September 2017
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 25 September 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  • The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.


Assignment - Illustrate an article

You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article.

  • Before you start, review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
  • When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.
  • When you're ready to start finding images, remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called "Free image" or "free stock photo" websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work. Many of these images can be found on search.creativecommons.org.
  • Don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 2 October 2017
In class - Find Wikipedia article that needs illustrations or additional text

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 9 October 2017
In class - Find Wikipedia article that needs illustrations or additional text

Use the Wikipedia editor for all text changes. 

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 16 October 2017
In class - Work on illustration or article

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 23 October 2017
In class - Work on illustration or article

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 30 October 2017   |   Wednesday, 1 November 2017
In class - Continue work on illustration or article

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 6 November 2017
In class - Approval of draft version of illustration or article improvements

Due on Nov. 8

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 13 November 2017

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 27 November 2017   |   Friday, 1 December 2017
In class - Approval of final version of illustration or revised article by instructor

Deadline: end of day on Dec. 1
After approval, upload illustrations to Wikimedia Commons and insert in article

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 December 2017   |   Wednesday, 6 December 2017
In class - Presentation of Wikipedia creations
Dec. 6 4 pm room 101 Biochemistry