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Course name
Systems Pharmacology I 2023
Institution
Boston University School of Medicine
Instructor
Benjamin Wolozin
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Pharmacology
Course dates
2023-09-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


This course will provide students with an overview of current therapeutics in neurological and psychiatric disease areas and the strategies for anticipating new developments and for solving problems with current pharmacologic approaches.

The term paper for this course comes in the form of a new or edited web page. Thus, students must become proficient with the Wiki Edu process for this course.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kashydan Vasculogenic mimicry
Janeqian USF1
Spt1AK Alzheimer's Disease and COVID-19
MochiBee RBFOX1
CBao2024 Alzheimer's Disease in the East Asian Population
Pripriva Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Gut-Brain Axis, Parkinson's Disease and Gut-Brain Axis
Npatne Parkinson's Disease in South Asians
Ndurica Narcolepsy in Pediatrics
Cheyleann Ovarian Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 11 September 2023
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
Monday, 18 September 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 25 September 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 2 October 2023
Assignment - Cite a PCORI systematic review
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 9 October 2023
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

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 16 October 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 23 October 2023
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
Monday, 30 October 2023
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
Monday, 6 November 2023
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
Monday, 13 November 2023
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
Monday, 20 November 2023
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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 27 November 2023
Milestones

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