Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Conservation Biology (Kyle Harms)

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Course information: Professor, Teaching Assistant (TA) & Ambassador University: Louisiana State University Course title: Conservation Biology, BIOL / ENTM 4015 Professor: Kyle Harms (talk) Teaching Assistant: Metha Klock Campus Ambassador: Becky Carmichael Online Ambassador: The Interior Course start date: August 20, 2012 Course description BIOL / ENTM 4015, Conservation Biology at Louisiana State University [LSU], was designed to give students an in-depth and timely understanding of topics relevant to Conservation Biology. Most relevant details for the course are found on the course web page. Our course was informally linked with another course on LSU's campus (Landscape Architecture [LA] 4001, Advanced Topics in Design, taught by Dr. Bruce Sharky). Students enrolled in BIOL / ENTM 4015 made contributions to Wikipedia (either by creating articles or adding content to existing articles) - contributions that are relevant to current "Hot Topics" in Conservation Biology. Students enrolled in LA 4001 served as student "consultants" and added graphics that help portray, illustrate, or otherwise enhance the content of the "Hot Topic" written contributions by the student "clients" in BIOL / ENTM 4015. Wikipedia assignment & timeline This Wikipedia project in this course was an interdisciplinary one, partnering with Advanced Topics in Design (Landscape Architecture 4001). Students enrolled in BIOL / ENTM 4015 will make contributions to Wikipedia (either by creating articles or adding content to existing articles) relevant to current "Hot Topics" in Conservation Biology. Students enrolled in LA 4001 will serve as student design "consultants" and add graphics that helped portray, illustrate, or otherwise enhance the content of the "Hot Topic" written contributions by the student "clients" in BIOL / ENTM 4015. End-of-Semester Timeline Nov 15th: Conservation Biology students provide proposed information to be displayed graphically to their Landscape Architecture partners via Conservation Biology students' user talk pages and/or email. Nov 20th: Landscape Architecture students email proposed images to Conservation Biology partners and Professor Sharky. Please note once an image is uploaded to Wikipedia, the image cannot be manipulated, including in sandboxes. Nov 27th: Conservation Biology students provide feedback to Landscape Architecture partners for revision of imagery and/or accuracy of information via Conservation Biology students' user talk pages and/or email. Nov 29th: Conservation Biology students' final drafts of their articles are due in their sandboxes. Dec 5th: Landscape Architecture students' images revisions due. Dec 6th: Conservation Biology students go live with text of articles. Landscape Architecture students add revised illustrations to live articles. Articles Student users and their "Hot Topics" BIOL / ENTM 4015 User Article Topic / Link LA 4001 User aoquin3 D66 Strain of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii csand12 bbrake12 Tuna - Fisheries & Aquaculture Lvenab6 bcaill4 Artificial Waterfowl Nest Structures ebahm broge26 Salvinia minima Afrances21 bsavoi6 Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) (co-created article) Afrances21 Cabreu22 SeaWorld Rescue & Rehabilitation ebahm cjack53 DuPont Crop Protection kweime1 clabat2 Fritchie Marsh Restoration, Slidell, LA Cquebe2 cmr2013 Project WILD / No Child Left Inside maindancer Conservationtime Medicinal Plant Extinction daisyusoo cottonfarmer24 Conservation Tillage in Louisiana Agriculture jrobe73 cshirl3 Monitoring Avian Productivity & Survivorship (MAPS) Program csand12 dstricker81 Restoration of Grand Isle, LA MeganRou ecicar1 Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Task Force Lvenab6 Fbecne1 Louisiana Wetland Plant Nurseries daisyusoo jed333 Alexander State Park / Indian Creek Recreation Area ssmi186 jfarme3 Coalition Against Wildlife Trade (CAWT) maindancer Jmil158 Green Links (created article) Ttermi2 JSoileau Iris nelsonii (endangered species) AMcgui kabrannon TRAFFIC: The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network bigappletree kds0137 Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys) jboan kkings3 Detached Breakwaters (to prevent beach erosion) kweime1 Kstein8 Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (Dingell-Johnson Act) Ttermi2 laurasill1 Eastern oyster (added content to existing article) jboan lmulle4 Ardisia crenata (invasive plant) jmann86 lnwall13 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) MeganRou mwatt1 BREADA (created article) bigappletree Phillwestbrook1 Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) jmann86 RDMira Draco mindanensis (Mindanao Flying Dragon) ssmi186 rganuc1 Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) (co-created article) jrobe73 Tluke5490 Bioremediation (using bacteria) Cquebe2 Student resources For on-wiki help, please refer to this student orientation and this brief resource page. Printable guides These printable PDF documents have instructions related to the basics of Wikipedia. Wiki markup quick reference – This one-page quick reference (included in the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure) helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup codes. References – This handout explains why references are important, what the expectations for sourcing on Wikipedia are, where to place references, and the basics of adding "ref" tags. Reference formatting – This handout explains in more detail how to create footnotes for citing sources, and how to cite the same source multiple times. How to get help – explains the recommended way to get help and feedback. It also includes a glossary of additional help resources you can avail yourself of. Plagiarism – explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia—including "close paraphrasing"—in addition to why and how to avoid it. On-wiki tutorials Wikipedia:Tutorial - General introduction to Wikipedia Wikipedia:Article wizard - Walkthrough of the requirements for articles, including notability and sources Wikipedia:Picture tutorial - Explains how to insert pictures into Wikipedia articles using wikitext Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials (advanced) - advice about advanced image editing Helpful Pages Help:Footnotes - Describes how to cite one reference multiple times. Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is Not - Describes what Wikipedia is not (e.g., Wikipedia is not a forum for advocacy nor advertisements). Topic specific items The category Category:Conservation biology is like a tag that is likely to be used on many of the articles of interest or to be written by participants. The category Category:Biology stubs is another way to locate articles that are in need of further development. Immediate help Looking for immediate help from a Wikipedia Ambassador? Click the big purple button on the right. Enter your Wikipedia username, fill out the CAPTCHA, and click "Connect" to enter chat. Then explain what you need help with. If no one replies within about 3-5 minutes, try this help channel instead. References