CZ:(U00984) Appetite and Obesity, University of Edinburgh 2010

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The course coordinates

Instructor: Prof Gareth Leng, Dr Nancy Sabatier

About the Appetite and Obesity course

‘Appetite and Obesity’ is an elective course from the Honours Medical biology programme in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, UK. The overall theme of the course is the study of the body homeostasis and the epidemiology of obesity with a focus on understanding current trends in obesity research.

The course mechanics

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Project Description

The project is to write an article on a chosen topic related to obesity research, working in groups of max 4. At the end of the course, articles will be released on Citizendium; until then, articles will be locked from editing by other users.

Project schedule and deadlines

28.09.10: Tutorial 1.

12.10.10: Reference list updated. Your article should present a bibliography with an extract of the abstract for each reference illustrating why the paper has been chosen. For an example of how your reference list should look like:Recovered memory/Bibliography

26.10.10: Rough draft due. Your article should have an introduction and at least a detailed plan with section subheadings. You should also have decided what picture(s) or diagram(s) you want to include.

02.11.10: Peer reviews due. Leave your comments on each course article Talk page.

17.11.09: Final draft due. Your main article should be finalised, picture and diagram included. For an example how your article could look like: Edinburgh. Bibliography, Related articles and External links pages should be updated. For an example of how your article subpages should look like: Biology/Related Articles and Biology/External Links

23.11.10: Tutorial 2: Feedback session, peer reviews due.

Week 11: Articles released on Citizendium.

Article topics

Please select the topic you want to work on by signing your name (using 4 tildes) on the article talkpage.

  • Genetics of Obesity [r]: Add brief definition or description
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Task: Cover the evidence for a genetic component to obesity in humans

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Once the articles have been created, they will be listed here in the following formatting:

Help and 'How to'

For tips on how to write and edit an article: See CZ:How to edit an article and CZ:Article_Mechanics.

For more info on how to create and organize subpages: See CZ:Subpages.

How to insert a picture or diagram: See CZ: About Media Hosted at Citizendium. You must have copyright permission to upload any picture or diagram! To insert a picture: See CZ: Upload

How to make a table: See Help for Tables

Notes on Eduzendium

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