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Course name: BMSC 4309 Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism

Institution: University of North Texas Health Science Center

Instructor: Amber Heck

Wikipedia Expert: Ian (Wiki Ed)

Subject: Chemistry

Course dates: 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-06-01 23:59:59 UTC

Approximate number of student editors: 20

Students apply knowledge of biochemistry to nutrition, health, and disease. Topics include absorption and biological role of macro- and micronutrients, integration and regulation of metabolic pathways, metabolic rate, and the impact of exercise, age, and disease.

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Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Monday, 1 January 2024 | Tuesday, 2 January 2024 | Wednesday, 3 January 2024 | Thursday, 4 January 2024 | Friday, 5 January 2024

Assignment - Module 1: Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to the Nutritional Biochemistry Wikipedia assignment timeline. This page guides you through the steps you need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

This course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

This week, you are responsible for setting up your Wikipedia account. You can create an account and join this course page using the enrollment link found on Canvas. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again the next day.)

Each week, you will also be responsible for completing training modules. Training modules will be linked here. Once you complete a module, a check mark will appear next to it.The required training modules for module 1 are:

Wikipedia policies
Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists
Evaluating articles and sources

Optional Resources:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 2

Course meetings

Sunday, 7 January 2024 | Monday, 8 January 2024 | Tuesday, 9 January 2024 | Wednesday, 10 January 2024 | Thursday, 11 January 2024

Assignment - Module 2: Choosing your Wikipedia Article

Week 3

Course meetings

Sunday, 14 January 2024 | Monday, 15 January 2024 | Tuesday, 16 January 2024 | Wednesday, 17 January 2024 | Thursday, 18 January 2024

Assignment - Module 3: Making Edits to your Article

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Species

Week 4

Course meetings

Sunday, 21 January 2024 | Monday, 22 January 2024 | Tuesday, 23 January 2024 | Wednesday, 24 January 2024 | Thursday, 25 January 2024

Assignment - Module 4: Drafting your Contributions

Week 5

Course meetings

Sunday, 28 January 2024 | Monday, 29 January 2024 | Tuesday, 30 January 2024 | Wednesday, 31 January 2024 | Thursday, 1 February 2024

Assignment - Module 5: Peer Review of your Articles

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 6

Course meetings

Sunday, 4 February 2024 | Monday, 5 February 2024 | Tuesday, 6 February 2024 | Wednesday, 7 February 2024 | Thursday, 8 February 2024

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings

Sunday, 11 February 2024 | Monday, 12 February 2024 | Tuesday, 13 February 2024 | Wednesday, 14 February 2024 | Thursday, 15 February 2024

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.

Week 8

Course meetings

Sunday, 18 February 2024 | Monday, 19 February 2024 | Tuesday, 20 February 2024 | Wednesday, 21 February 2024 | Thursday, 22 February 2024

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

Sunday, 25 February 2024 | Monday, 26 February 2024 | Tuesday, 27 February 2024 | Wednesday, 28 February 2024 | Thursday, 29 February 2024

Assignment - Continue improving 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

Sunday, 3 March 2024 | Monday, 4 March 2024 | Tuesday, 5 March 2024 | Wednesday, 6 March 2024 | Thursday, 7 March 2024

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

Sunday, 10 March 2024 | Monday, 11 March 2024 | Tuesday, 12 March 2024 | Wednesday, 13 March 2024 | Thursday, 14 March 2024

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

Week 12

Course meetings

Sunday, 17 March 2024 | Monday, 18 March 2024 | Tuesday, 19 March 2024 | Wednesday, 20 March 2024 | Thursday, 21 March 2024

Milestones

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