Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Florida International University/Dynamic Tensions (Spring 2019)

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Course name
Dynamic Tensions
Institution
Florida International University
Instructor
Michelle Romero
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Business Ethics
Course dates
2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


This is a year-long honors course that focuses on the dynamic tensions between business, law and morality. We spend a lot of time discussing and reconciling cases. The Fall primarily focuses on having students build their content knowledge (e.g., stakeholder theory, social responsibility, corporate governance) and develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills by thinking outside of the box and developing their writing skills through case study analyses.

Throughout the Spring semester, we continue building content knowledge but since students now have a foundation, they work on a different form of writing (Wiki project/encyclopedic-style) that reinforces what they have been learning. They are tasked with selecting and editing a relevant business ethics article that interests them, rather than me assigning one to them.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cgome166 Pyramid scheme Online food ordering, Background check
Jennifert02 Online food ordering Corporate environmental responsibility, General Motors ignition switch recalls
Arodr1334 Corporate environmental responsibility MyHeritage, Sex verification in sports
Ncons009 Fly-in fly-out Pyramid scheme, Background check
Biancafrancisantunez MyHeritage Work–life balance, Business development
Vroig001 Work–life balance Fly-in fly-out, United States non-profit laws
Mariam Nasrullah Actelion MyHeritage, Business development
Rvale045 Background check Pyramid scheme, Insider trading
Svila010 General Motors ignition switch recalls Online food ordering, United States non-profit laws
Claudiopinero Business development Boiler room (business), Actelion
Ymarq013 Boiler room (business) Fly-in fly-out, Gun control
LuzRaudales Children's hospice Actelion, Sex verification in sports
Sofi rromero Gun Control Boiler room (business), General Motors ignition switch recalls
Rayal021 United States non-profit laws Insider trading, Children's hospice
Lgonz498 Insider trading Children's hospice, Corporate environmental responsibility
Sgeld002 Sex verification in sports Gun Control, Work–life balance

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 24 January 2019
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 7 February 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 21 February 2019

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 February 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 7 March 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 21 March 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 March 2019

Week 12

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 13

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 14

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.