Fake News, Real Science (WRI101)
Archived Final Versions

A. Malcolm Campbell (he/him/his)

Will Towle '23 Writing Fellow
Spring 2021

Fake News, Real Science Syllabus

class no.
dates
before class
in class activities
data source
assignment submit when pages graded % final
1
Jan 26 read before class
science bliss + vaccine fear
 define class; discuss readings;
 watch lateral reading video
 look up semester topics
 online sources
 participate, discuss, investigate
 none
0
no
5
2
Jan 28 Greene Chs 1 & 2; watch Merchants (trailer)
 evaluate news; discuss
 Merchants, Colin Powell 1,
 Powell 2
; discuss Chs 1 & 2;
 discuss 1st assignment
 web activity;  DVD
 on reserve or
 watch online;

 Greene;
participate, discuss, investigate none 0
no
5
3
Feb 2 Greene Chs 3 & 4; draft Barsoum Fig. 4 1-pager; tips for sentences & paragraphs
 discuss Chs 3 & 4; revise first draft; email to Dr. C and assigned reviewer, citation style  Barsoum et al., 2013
 Fig 4A OR Fig. 4B
 only
first draft 1-pager
end of class
1
yes
rubric
70
4
Feb 4 Greene Chs 5 & 6; peer review tips handout;
critique peer's draft
 discuss Chs 5 & 6; find logic
 fallacies
;
discuss & complete peer review; email to Dr. C and original author
 peer's draft Word file
review peer 1-pager
end of class
0
yes
70
5
Feb 9 Greene Chs 7 & 8;
revise 1-pager (rubric)
 discuss reviews; argument
 mapping 1; discuss Chs 7 & 8;
revise 1-pager; choose topic
 reviewer comments
final
1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
6
Feb 11 Greene Chs 9 & 10;
find data #1; draft 1-pager
(rubric)
 argument mapping 2; discuss
 Chs 9 & 10;
work with data
 #1; finish draft 1-pager
 your data fig #1
first draft
1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
7
Feb 16 email first draft 1-pager as
assigned; peer review tips handout
 read a couple 1-pagers;
 working ahead; discuss data;
 revise TP
 data fig #1
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class
0
yes
70
8
Feb 18 finalize 1-pager
 finalize TPv1; publish TPv1
 (record distribution)
 data fig #1, reviews
final 1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
9
Feb 23 find data #2; draft 1-pager
(rubric)
 work with data #2;
 finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #2 first draft 1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
10
Feb 25 review draft 1-pager
peer review tips handout
 complete peer review  data fig #2
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class
0 yes
70
11
Mar 2 finalize 1-pager
(rubric)
 finalize TPv2; publish TPv2
 (record distribution)
 data fig #2, reviews final 1-pager end of class
1
yes
70
12
Mar 4 COVID Break #1  no class meeting
 watch The Great Hack
 We will discuss
 movie in class





13 Mar 9 Greene Ch 11;
organize data 1 - 2, ID gaps;
+ 2 candidates; tips for papers
 discuss Ch11 & Great Hack
 organize figures; find gaps;
 draft storyboard
 data #1 & #2
 ID #3 & #4
 storyboard draft end of class 3 yes
rubric
25
14
Mar 11 peer review storyboard due by Wed. 11 am (rubric)  finalize storyboard  reviews of
 storyboard draft
final
storyboard
end of class 3 yes
rubric
25
15
Mar 16 find data #3; draft 1-pager
(rubric)
 work with data #3;
 finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #3   first draft 1-pager end of class 1 yes 70
16
Mar 18 review draft 1-pager
peer review tips handout
 complete peer review   data fig #3
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class 0 yes 70
17
Mar 23 finalize 1-pager
(rubric)
finalize TPv3; publish TPv3
 (record distribution) 
 data fig #3, reviews final 1-pager end of class 1 yes 70
18
Mar 25 find data #4; draft 1-pager
(rubric)
 work with data #4;
 finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #4 first draft 1-pager end of class
1
yes
rubric
70
19
Mar 30 review draft 1-pager
peer review tips handout
 complete peer review  data fig #4
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class 0
yes 70
20
Apr 1 finalize 1-pager
(rubric)
 finalize TPv4; publish TPv4
 (record distribution)
 data fig #4, reviews final 1-pager end of class 1
yes 70
21
Apr 6 draft storyboard 1-4;
email to peer
 organize
 figures; find gaps;
 draft storyboard 
 data 1 - 4 storyboard end of class 1 yes 25
22
Apr 8 COVID Break #2  no class meeting  




23
Apr 13 peer review storyboard 1- 4
(rubric)
 Outfoxed (online or
  on reserve in library)

 final revisions;
 peer feedback
 movie; data 1 - 4 final
storyboard
end of class 3 yes 25
24
Apr 15
recording
tips for writing big papers,
minimize jargon, begin first draft term paper
(rubric)
 work on draft, citation style  data 1 - 4 work on draft none 0
no 5
25
Apr 20  email draft draft term paper
before class
  peer comments;
  revise first draft
 data 1 - 4 peer review
8-pager
end of class 8
yes
rubric
25
26
Apr 22 Uncovered: the whole truth...
(online or on reserve in library)
 discuss movie,
 revise 8-pager
 data 1 - 4 work on revisions none 0
no
5
27
Apr 27 finalize 8-pager  revise and complete  data 1 - 4 work on revisions none
0
no 5
28
Apr 29 submit final term paper
8-pager
 fellowships;
 course evaluations
 data 1 - 4 submit final
8-pager
end of class 8
yes
rubric
25
29
May 4 Reading Day   no class meeting





30
May 6 Reading Day   no class meeting





Fake News, Real Science Syllabus


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