Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Conservation Biology (Kyle Harms)

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Course information: Professor, Teaching Assistant (TA) & Ambassador University: Louisiana State University Course title: Conservation Biology, BIOL / ENTM 4015 Professor: Kyle Harms (talk) Teaching Assistant: Metha Klock Campus Ambassador: Becky Carmichael Online Ambassador: The Interior Course start date: August 20, 2012 Course description BIOL / ENTM 4015, Conservation Biology at Louisiana State University [LSU], was designed to give students an in-depth and timely understanding of topics relevant to Conservation Biology. Most relevant details for the course are found on the course web page. Wikipedia assignment & timeline Our course was informally linked with another course on LSU's campus (Landscape Architecture [LA] 4001, Advanced Topics in Design, taught by Dr. Bruce Sharky). Students enrolled in BIOL / ENTM 4015 made contributions to Wikipedia (either by creating articles or adding content to existing articles) - contributions that were relevant to "Hot Topics" in Conservation Biology. Students enrolled in LA 4001 served as student "consultants" and added graphics that helped portray, illustrate, or otherwise enhance the content of the "Hot Topic" written contributions by the student "clients" in BIOL / ENTM 4015. Articles Student users and their "Hot Topics" BIOL / ENTM 4015 User Article Topic / Link LA 4001 User aoquin3 D66 Strain of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (created article) csand12 bbrake12 Tuna - Fisheries & Aquaculture Lvenab6 bcaill4 Artificial Waterfowl Nest Structures ebahm broge26 Salvinia minima (created article) Afrances21 bsavoi6 Gulf killifish (co-created article) Afrances21 Cabreu22 SeaWorld Rescue & Rehabilitation ebahm cjack53 DuPont Crop Protection kweime1 clabat2 Fritchie Marsh Restoration, Slidell, LA Cquebe2 cmr2013 Project WILD / No Child Left Inside maindancer Conservationtime Medicinal Plant Extinction daisyusoo cottonfarmer24 Conservation Tillage in Louisiana Agriculture jrobe73 cshirl3 Monitoring Avian Productivity & Survivorship (MAPS) Program csand12 dstricker81 Restoration of Grand Isle, LA MeganRou ecicar1 Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Task Force Lvenab6 Fbecne1 Louisiana Wetland Plant Nurseries daisyusoo jed333 Alexander State Park / Indian Creek Recreation Area ssmi186 jfarme3 Coalition Against Wildlife Trade (CAWT) maindancer Jmil158 Green Links (created article) Ttermi2 JSoileau Louisiana Irises (created article) AMcgui kabrannon TRAFFIC: The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network bigappletree kds0137 Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys) jboan kkings3 Detached Breakwaters (to prevent beach erosion) kweime1 Kstein8 Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (Dingell-Johnson Act) Ttermi2 laurasill1 Eastern oyster (added content to existing article) jboan lmulle4 Ardisia crenata (invasive plant) jmann86 lnwall13 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) MeganRou mwatt1 BREADA (created article) bigappletree Phillwestbrook1 Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) jmann86 RDMira Draco mindanensis (Mindanao Flying Dragon) (created article) ssmi186 rganuc1 Gulf killifish (co-created article) jrobe73 Tluke5490 Bioremediation (using bacteria) Cquebe2 Student resources For on-wiki help, please refer to this student orientation and this brief resource page. Printable guides These printable PDF documents have instructions related to the basics of Wikipedia. Wiki markup quick reference – This one-page quick reference (included in the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure) helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup codes. References – This handout explains why references are important, what the expectations for sourcing on Wikipedia are, where to place references, and the basics of adding "ref" tags. Reference formatting – This handout explains in more detail how to create footnotes for citing sources, and how to cite the same source multiple times. How to get help – This handout explains the recommended way to get help and feedback. It also includes a glossary of additional help resources. Plagiarism – This handout explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia—including "close paraphrasing"—in addition to why and how to avoid it. On-wiki tutorials Wikipedia:Tutorial - General introduction to Wikipedia. Wikipedia:Article wizard - Walkthrough of the requirements for articles, including notability and sources. Wikipedia:Picture tutorial - Explains how to insert pictures into Wikipedia articles using wikitext. Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials (advanced) - Advice about advanced image editing. Helpful Pages Help:Footnotes - Describes how to cite one reference multiple times. Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is Not - Describes what Wikipedia is not (e.g., Wikipedia is not a forum for advocacy nor advertisements). Topic specific items The category Category:Conservation biology is like a tag that is likely to be used on many of the articles of interest or to be written by participants. The category Category:Biology stubs is another way to locate articles that are in need of further development. Immediate help Looking for immediate help from a Wikipedia Ambassador? Click the big purple button on the right. Enter your Wikipedia username, fill out the CAPTCHA, and click "Connect" to enter chat. 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