Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Concordia University/HENV 680 Advanced Seminar in Environmental Science (Winter 2019)

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Course name
HENV 680 Advanced Seminar in Environmental Science
Institution
Concordia University
Instructor
Sarah Turner
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Science
Course dates
2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


"This course provides an overview of current research in environmental and related scientific disciplines. The course involves seminars, presentations, and critical analysis of scientific literature, including discussion of cutting-edge research topics in fields such as ecological restoration, biodiversity, climate change, renewable energy, food and water security, and natural resource conservation." From the Concordia Geography, Planning and Environment Website

Student Assigned Reviewing
Meganjoyce Primate Sociality Paternal care, Life-cycle engineering
Woodjuliekat Cumulative effects (environment) National Parks Act (Canada), Stream restoration
Brogan.stewart Fractal analysis Primate Sociality, Paternal care
Claireosanger National Parks Act (Canada) Degrowth, Green hunting
Milesbd Gravel road Life-cycle engineering, Stream restoration
Hypnagogic hallucination Life-cycle engineering Mangroves and global climate change, Gravel road
Karoap Heavy fuel oil Green hunting, Integrated mangrove-shrimp aquaculture
Loftslag Degrowth Barriers to behaviour, Fractal analysis
Alpeach Green hunting HFO Ban, Gravel road
Antonia.macris SDG 14 Across Rio Conventions Barriers to behavior, Cumulative effects (environment)
Casscurteanu Paternal care Primate Sociality, Mangroves and global climate change
I.Love.Trees.Yes.I.Do Barriers to behavior National Parks Act (Canada), Critiques of Degrowth
NStämpfli Stream restoration Critiques of degrowth, Fractal analysis
Anushka Sah Community Based Mangrove Management SDG 14 Across Rio Conventions, Integrated mangrove-shrimp aquaculture
LilyDuong Integrated mangrove-shrimp aquaculture HFO ban, SDG 14 Across Rio Conventions

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
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:

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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Assignment - Start looking for content gaps and stub articles to improve
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Send email to Sarah with your topic choice for approval

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
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: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Milestones

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

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: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
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:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read 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!
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Milestones

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