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Course name
Virology 2022
Institution
John Brown University
Instructor
Joel Funk
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Virology
Course dates
2022-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


A study of the structure, classification, infection cycle, and host response of viruses that infect animals, plants and bacteria. Human viruses will be emphasized in the lecture. Viruses will be studied as biological agents, as pathogens and as tools for biomedical and biological discovery.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Maphouse8 Enterovirus, Hepatitis D, Phlebovirus M13 bacteriophage
HermiaStudy Marburg virus Tobacco mosaic virus
Starryoung Tobacco mosaic virus, Seoul orthohantavirus Turnip crinkle virus
FeyUnlocked Viral envelope Ebolavirus
Slolamingsnailmail Rhinovirus, Influenza B virus Marburg virus
Zingylynx Rhinovirus, Fiji disease virus Marburg virus
JTCabrera Corn salad necrosis virus, Turnip crinkle virus, Potato virus X Macronovirus
FireWhirls Monkeypox virus Oligosaccharide
Hbl711 Oligosaccharide Pestivirus
Princessslayerr Pestivirus, Henipavirus Viral envelope
SpringBio2022 Pestivirus Viral envelope
Boom4life Permissive, Viral envelope Rhinovirus, Ebolavirus
Gandalf House Turnip crinkle virus Macronovirus
Meowmelon M13 bacteriophage, Turnip mosaic virus Enterovirus
Nikkicalvert Ebolavirus, Cowpox Rhinovirus
Celebrations18! Monkeypox virus, DTaP-IPV-HepB vaccine Oligosaccharide
Violettemoonlight Foot and mouth disease virus, Bacillus phage, Rabies in animals, Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2, Equid gammaherpesvirus 2, Tobacco mosaic virus, Rabies virus Turnip crinkle virus
Blynnski34 Ebolavirus, Hepatitis B virus Rhinovirus
Approximately90 Marburg virus, Human betaherpesvirus 7 Tobacco mosaic virus
Argyle cluster Hepatitis D, Human T-lymphotropic virus M13 bacteriophage
Braegan28 Bafinivirus, Cardiovirus B, M13 bacteriophage Enterovirus
Feastann Oligosaccharide Pestivirus
CraftWyvern Macronovirus, Coxsackie B virus Monkeypox virus
Error 4001 Macronovirus, Nilaparvata lugens commensal X virus, Chronic bee-paralysis satellite virus Monkeypox virus

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022   |   Friday, 16 September 2022
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:

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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022   |   Friday, 23 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022   |   Friday, 7 October 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 October 2022   |   Friday, 21 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 October 2022
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

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.

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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
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!
Milestones

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