Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Cincinnati/Epidemiology of Occupations (Spring 2022)
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- Course name
- Epidemiology of Occupations
- Institution
- University of Cincinnati
- Instructor
- Thais Morata
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Environmental Sciences
- Course dates
- 2022-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
This course offers an overview of methods and topics in occupational epidemiology. It will focus on the concepts of epidemiologic methods as they are applied in occupational epidemiology. The course will include a mixture of lectures, directed readings, and classroom exercises that will cover epidemiologic study designs, issues of validity, measurement of exposure, ascertainment of health outcomes, approaches to analysis, and special considerations for studying the health of a working population. Case studies on a variety of occupational hazards will be used to illustrate these issues.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 13 January 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 3 February 2022
- Assignment - Start with small edits to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 10 February 2022
- In class - Finalize your topic and find source
Check links to to previous classes, the categories at the botom of Wikipedia articles of your inetrest, and Wiki Projects like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Occupational_Safety_and_Health
- 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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- Thursday, 17 February 2022
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 24 February 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 3 March 2022
- In class -
- 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
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- Thursday, 10 March 2022
- In class - In-class Discussion
Time to ask questions in the classrom about the assignment. You will be asked about the topic you selects and any difficulties you encountered. Remember you can contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help, by clicing the Get Help button in the main page.
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 24 March 2022
- In class - 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
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- Thursday, 31 March 2022
- In class - 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 April 2022
- In class - Prepare your presentation.
Most students use Powerpoint, but that is not required. Include some intrroductory statemnt about your selection of topic(s), and the steps you took in contributing content. Check the column "Assessment tools" in the articles tab, which might help present what your edits were. Your instructor will give you the time limit once she know the final number of students in the class
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 April 2022
- In class - In-class presentation
Explain your selection of topic(s), and the steps you took in contributing content. Check the column "Assessment tools" in the articles tab, which might help present what your edits were.