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Course name
Biology 4125: Prokaryotic Diversity
Institution
Louisiana State University
Instructor
Cameron Thrash
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Microbiology
Course dates
2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-04-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


From the catalog: “Biology of bacteria and archaea; evolution, diversity assessment, systematics, ecology; emphasis on molecular approaches.” This course is meant to expand your basic knowledge of microbes established in General Microbiology to help you appreciate the myriad forms, capabilities, and lifestyles of organisms in the Domains Bacteria and Archaea. We will explore their evolutionary relationships on the tree of life, their lifestyle, metabolic, and genomic variations, and introduce methods for measuring microbial diversity.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Brogers1883
Phwaun2
Nvo6 Borrelia mayonii
Haley.gibbs Olespira antarctica
Kbower4 Haloterrigena turkmenica
Daov94 Oleispira antarctica
Cwoolie1
Badamo2
Villelavidal Streptomyces antibioticus
Kcling3 Propionigenium modestum
Alaws16 Thermotoga naphthophila
Allyr55 Trichodesmium thiebautii
Nguyen cin Methanohalophilus mahii
Aschoo2 Halomonas meridiana
Toddv9694 Mycoplasma orale
Paigecotton Propionigenium modestum
Etran485 Legionella clemsonensis
Vickidtran Legionella clemsonensis
Jlprokdiv Borrelia mayonii
Heb212 Mycoplasma orale
Sabrinav14 Ehrlichia ewingii
Microbemorgan Mycoplasma alligatoris
Enall1 Trichodesimum thiebautii
Mjachimiec Ehrlichia ewingii
Thoust7 Persephonella marina
JMorse3 Persephonella marina
Mboutv1 Mycoplasma alligatoris
MinervaUrania1995
VRubio8 Thermotoga naphthophila

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 12 January 2017

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 January 2017   |   Thursday, 19 January 2017

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 January 2017   |   Thursday, 26 January 2017
In class - Wikipedia groups

Find a partner for the project and submit your names.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2017   |   Thursday, 2 February 2017

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2017   |   Thursday, 9 February 2017

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2017   |   Thursday, 16 February 2017

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2017   |   Thursday, 23 February 2017
Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal First Draft

Turn in to Moodle, one draft per team. These will be subjected to one round of peer review and returned for you to improve. If you do not submit a proposal, you forfeit your right to peer-review as well.

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 March 2017

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2017   |   Thursday, 9 March 2017
Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal Peer Reviews

Turn in to Moodle. These will be graded based on a rubric.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 March 2017   |   Thursday, 16 March 2017
Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal Final Draft

Final draft incorporating your peer reviews. This version will be graded by Dr. Thrash according to the rubric.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2017   |   Thursday, 23 March 2017
Assignment - Training

Begin working through these tutorials on your own timing

In class - Wikipedia training with Dr. Becky Carmichael

Class meets in the CxC Studio 151, 151 Coates Hall

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2017   |   Thursday, 30 March 2017

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2017   |   Thursday, 6 April 2017
Assignment - Wikipedia Page First Draft

This will be done completely in your sandbox, and will not be live. Also subjected to peer-review with the same rules as before.

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 April 2017   |   Thursday, 20 April 2017
Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal Peer Reviews

Peer reviews of Wikipedia pages turned in, graded according to the rubric

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 April 2017   |   Thursday, 27 April 2017
Assignment - Wikipedia Page Final Draft

Final draft incorporating peer reviews. This version will be graded by Dr. Thrash. Once given the ok, you can make the page live.