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Welcome to AAPG's inaugural Wiki Write Off! | Welcome to AAPG's inaugural Wiki Write Off! | ||
| − | The Write Off competition is open to all AAPG Student Chapters, and the winning Student Chapter of the | + | The Write Off competition is open to all AAPG Student Chapters, and the winning Student Chapter of the December 2014 competition will receive a check for $500. |
| − | ==2014 WWO results== | + | ==December 2014 WWO results== |
| − | The 2014 WWO is currently concluded. All qualifying articles have been sent to the advisory board for judging. Winners will be announced | + | The December 2014 WWO is currently concluded. All qualifying articles have been sent to the advisory board for judging. Winners will be announced the first week of February. |
===University of Ilorin=== | ===University of Ilorin=== | ||
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# Write and post 5 wiki articles to the AAPG wiki page on geoscience topics of their choice | # Write and post 5 wiki articles to the AAPG wiki page on geoscience topics of their choice | ||
# Send an e-mail with the titles of their five articles, the name and address of the chapter, and the names of the students who helped author the articles to [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]] | # Send an e-mail with the titles of their five articles, the name and address of the chapter, and the names of the students who helped author the articles to [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]] | ||
| − | # Complete the previous two items no later than ''' | + | # Complete the previous two items no later than '''current competition has ended''' |
| + | # Articles should be original works--if other sources are utilized they should be quoted and cited according to proper literary rules. Articles containing plagiarized material will be automatically disqualified. | ||
The articles will be judged by the AAPG Wiki Advisory Board and the AAPG Senior Associate Editor Board. The judges will select one article from all articles submitted to be the winning article based on: | The articles will be judged by the AAPG Wiki Advisory Board and the AAPG Senior Associate Editor Board. The judges will select one article from all articles submitted to be the winning article based on: | ||
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# Completeness | # Completeness | ||
# Quality of writing | # Quality of writing | ||
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[[Help:Contents|Need help getting started?]] | [[Help:Contents|Need help getting started?]] | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 31 January 2015
Welcome to AAPG's inaugural Wiki Write Off!
The Write Off competition is open to all AAPG Student Chapters, and the winning Student Chapter of the December 2014 competition will receive a check for $500.
December 2014 WWO results
The December 2014 WWO is currently concluded. All qualifying articles have been sent to the advisory board for judging. Winners will be announced the first week of February.
University of Ilorin
Louisiana State University
- Ti in zircon geothermometer
- Geodynamics of terrestrial exoplanets
- Lwandle plate
- Strain partitioning
- Main Central Thrust
Universitas Gadjah Mada
- Subduction zone
- Sandstone
- Depositional environments
- Well log analysis for reservoir characterization
Makerere University Kampala
Instructions
Each chapter who wishes to participate must:
- Write and post 5 wiki articles to the AAPG wiki page on geoscience topics of their choice
- Send an e-mail with the titles of their five articles, the name and address of the chapter, and the names of the students who helped author the articles to [email protected]
- Complete the previous two items no later than current competition has ended
- Articles should be original works--if other sources are utilized they should be quoted and cited according to proper literary rules. Articles containing plagiarized material will be automatically disqualified.
The articles will be judged by the AAPG Wiki Advisory Board and the AAPG Senior Associate Editor Board. The judges will select one article from all articles submitted to be the winning article based on:
- Quality of science
- Completeness
- Quality of writing
Suggested pages
A few suggested topics for articles include:
- STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
- PLATE TECTONICS
- GEOPHYSICS
- SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY
- MATH, STATISTICS, ECONOMICS
- PALEONTOLOGY
- GEOCHEMISTRY
- Ro
- Gas chromatograms
- RockEval
- Some material exists on this but The AAPG Wiki needs better descriptions and application for S1 and S2 especially
- Hydrocarbon
- Burial history
- LOG ANALYSIS
- ENGINEERING
- OTHER
- Seal
- Reservoir
- Map - How to make and how to read geologic maps
- LIDAR
- Ground water
- Coal bed methane
- Karst