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- Course name
- Immunology 2023
- Institution
- Carleton College
- Instructor
- Debby Walser-Kuntz
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Immunology
- Course dates
- 2023-01-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-05 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
The immune system is complex and fascinating. Cells of our immune system encounter and destroy bacteria and viruses daily, most often without our even being aware of their presence. This course will emphasize how cells of the immune system recognize their microbial targets and communicate to coordinate a (hopefully) successful outcome. We will begin by covering the basic components of the vertebrate immune system and move on to look at how cells interact with one another to produce an immune response to a foreign invader. We will put it all together by looking at the role of the immune system in infectious disease, allergy and asthma, autoimmunity, vaccination, transplantation, and immunotherapy. In addition to learning the basics of immunology, you will have the opportunity to improve your research and writing skills as you gain experience becoming public scholars.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2023 | Friday, 13 January 2023
- Assignment - 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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
By Wednesday, Jan. 12th you should have your Wikipedia account
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 January 2023 | Wednesday, 18 January 2023 | Friday, 20 January 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Choose your article and record on Google doc and Wikipedia dashboard
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 January 2023 | Wednesday, 25 January 2023 | Friday, 27 January 2023
- Assignment - Generate a bibliography focusing on current review articles
Aim for adding 3-5 new references!
- Assignment - Add a reference to your article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 January 2023 | Wednesday, 1 February 2023 | Friday, 3 February 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 February 2023 | Friday, 10 February 2023
- Assignment - Rough draft of article finished for peer review - we'll exchange on March 1
Return rough drafts with comments by midnight March 3rd
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 February 2023 | Wednesday, 15 February 2023 | Friday, 17 February 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.
- 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.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 February 2023 | Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | Friday, 24 February 2023
- Milestones
Your article should be live by Tuesday, March 7th. Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.