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- Course name
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Institution
- Siena College
- Instructor
- Stephen Deyrup
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Medicine
- Course dates
- 2022-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 32
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). We will explore the history, theory, and practice of TCM with a particular focus on herbal medicine. Topics covered will include key historical figures and texts in TCM, Qi, Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, acupuncture, and herbal medicine. This class is intended to provide a background in this fascinating subject, and does not enable practice of TCM on its own.
The course is taught in the School of Science at Siena College (Loudonville, NY) and the instructor is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
The goal of the Wikipedia project is to empower students to share what they learn in this class (and in a broader sense what they learn in life) with the world. I felt that this course, TCM, was particularly well-suited for learning how to properly share unbiased (or as close as possible) scientific information with a broad community. Students are expected to pick an organism used in TCM herbal medicine and edit (or create) a Wikipedia article on this organism to provide information on its historical use.
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 28 September 2022 | Friday, 30 September 2022
- 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:
- 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
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 October 2022 | Wednesday, 5 October 2022 | Friday, 7 October 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 October 2022 | Wednesday, 12 October 2022
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 October 2022 | Friday, 21 October 2022
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 October 2022 | Wednesday, 26 October 2022 | Friday, 28 October 2022
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 31 October 2022 | Wednesday, 2 November 2022 | Friday, 4 November 2022
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 November 2022 | Wednesday, 9 November 2022 | Friday, 11 November 2022
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 November 2022 | Wednesday, 16 November 2022 | Friday, 18 November 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
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 November 2022
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 November 2022 | Wednesday, 30 November 2022 | Friday, 2 December 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!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 December 2022
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.