Basic Course Prep - bcb420-2023/Maryam_Hasanzadehkiabi GitHub Wiki
Objectives:
- to learn basics of wiki (style, formatting, copyright, plagiarism prevention)
- to set-up and start journaling
- Data backup practices
- Access to additional resources
Time estimated: 2 h; taken 4 h; date started: 2023-01-11; date completed: 2023-02-24
- Original book created by Boris Steipe
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using wiki as a course journal to document progress, tasks, questions and important things to remember
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creating pages adding to correct category in own user page
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2.3 Task 1 completed!
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wikitext is not same as HTML, but can use
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wikitext uses CSS style
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magic words
- TOC
- NOTOC
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creating a new page just insert a new link on wiki
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Wiki Editing Basics:
- to emphasize
- to break line
use - to link use link
- to line also can use [[name of link](The URL)]
- use * for bulleted list
- use #1 for numbered list
- use ;term to write a term
- use :definition to define a term
- use 3 tildes ~~~ to give username
- use 4 tildes ~~~~ to give username and date/time
- use 5 tildes ~~~~~ to give only date/time
- you can use HTML codes for special characters: >, <, &, °
- use <> to write in typewrite font:
Hello World! - strike out a text use Hello World!
- use to superscripts
- use to subscripts
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namespaces:
- you can customized
- limit editing power to certain pages only
- you can use common prefixes for pages such as: User, Help, Talk, Template
- pages without a prefix are in the main space
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categories:
- you can add categories to a page
- you can create new categories using Category:BCB420-2023
- do not add category tag
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subsection:
- type subsection header and use = to adjust size, more = makes it smaller
example: = Header, == Subsection 1 , === Subsection 2
- wiki makes a table of contents automatically
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to go back to previous version of page: go to the page and top left click on revision
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use Namespaces to clearly specifiy different pages that follow the same pattern. For example if you have to use wiki for 2 courses you can determine which is for what by using User:/BCB420-Journal, User:/BCB410-Journal.
- Header : header must have number (hard-code number so it doesn't change)
- Objective: what is it that you are trying to do
- estimate duration: write estimate time and the actual time it took
- Procedure: write how you are completing the objective, what you are doing, steps taken
- write enough that you can later recreate what you were doing following these instructions and notes
- Results: record different data used, the link and changes that occurred. Record what is important for your future self to be able to reproduce the same results.
- conclusion: what does the results show? what does it mean?
- next steps: what do you have to do next?
- cross-references: cross reference to other pages in your wiki.
- you can use "anchors" to link on a page
- use <\span> to anchor, and append #{something} -images:
- only if absolutely necessary and not copyrighted images
- use compressed images: .gif , .jpg , .png , .jpeg , .tiff
- use 500 to 600 pixels wide for separation
- for stereo images use 6cm apart for points
- if asked to create images use stereo images always
- to code:
- use GeSHi extension for coding always
for i in 1:10{ a = 1 }
lorem
- copy of Wiki-markup code to use
- this is a separate journal go to Journal Template
- Insights!
- this is a separate journal go to Insights!
- self-reflecting
- what was important?
- important things I want to remember for next time
- 4.3 task 3 finished
- this is a separate journal go to Plagiarism Journal
- Full Disclosure Policy
- how to properly cite sources
- for data backup use: cloud backup, Time Machine for Mac OS X, hard-drive
- best to use multiple backup systems and to test retrieving the stored data to make sure it works by backing up the data you want and deleting the file from your computer and accessing the backedup version and opening again successfully.
- FYI: i am using MAC so i will use Time Machine + iCloud Storage + external hard-drive
- Network Etiquette
- double check who your replying to (to all or prof only?)
- be kind and respectful
- make a appropriate and insightfull subject line - be specific and on point
- if you have a question dont write it in reply to another question - make a new post
- before posting a question double check to see that its not been asked before
- be clear about what your problem is and specify
- dont screenshot problem, just copy+paste the code and the error message you get
- only use screenshot when you have to show a picture not writen text code
- use proper sentences and no texting-language shortcuts
- mark your question/post as resolved
- ask good questions - give the R command and code
- use MWE's (minimal working examples)
- completed Task 8+9+10
Steipe, B. Modified: Isserlin, R. (2020-01-02) BCB420 - Computational System Biology. Retrieved 2023-01-20 from:
https://bcb420-2023.github.io/General_course_prep/wiki.html
https://bcb420-2023.github.io/General_course_prep/