Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northern Arizona University/CRISIS COMMUNICATION (Fall 2022)

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Course name
CRISIS COMMUNICATION
Institution
Northern Arizona University
Instructor
Zhan Xu
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Science Communication
Course dates
2022-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


The course examines the role public relations professionals play in helping corporate, nonprofit, government organizations and individuals to manage and find success. It covers distinctive areas of crisis research and practice -- prevention, preparation, recognition, response and post-crisis concerns.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jalenhooper Whaling in Japan
BRH266 Fuel crisis, Energy crisis Cat overpopulation crisis
Ajp624 Live for Now Astroworld Festival
Quannaharnold
Bap377 Cat overpopulation crisis Fuel crisis
Lhanley27 Francesco Schettino
Hendrixjohnson10 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crisis Astroworld Festival
Tpk3420 Ghost Flights Francesco Schettino
Az.cr66 McKinsey & Company The Try Guys
Kgl49! The Try Guys McKinsey & Company
RaDaSun California Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Activision Blizzard Unsafe abortion
Morganelisabeth Unsafe abortion
Shayla-Liggins Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, One Love Manchester
Jalenhooper99
Knkmunoz Incidents at Cedar Fair parks
Klm757 Deflategate, Hey Reb!
WRT7 Pacific Scandal
Madigwe Astroworld Festival Live for Now
IceyBoyBano COVID-19 pandemic Unsafe abortion
Nromash13

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Assignment - 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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022
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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2022
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

Assignment - Continue improving 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
Monday, 28 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 November 2022
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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 5 December 2022   |   Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Assignment - Continue polishing your work

Continue 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!

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 12 December 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Milestones

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