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Course name
Advanced Writing in the Business Disciplines
Institution
Northeastern University
Instructor
Amy Carleton
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing
Course dates
2020-07-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-08-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
19


Provides writing instruction for students in the College of Business Administration. Students practice and reflect on writing in professional, public, and academic genres, such as proposals, recommendation reports, letters, presentations, and emails, relevant for careers in business. In a workshop setting, students evaluate a wide variety of sources and develop expertise in audience analysis, critical research, peer review, and revision.

Student Assigned Reviewing
GinaGuan4
CREinvestments The impact of COVID-19 on Digital Real Estate & Infrastructure Assets
Rajiv.chainani UFC in a Pandemic Fight for $15
Jackmckim Growth capital
Miacrutcher The New Orleans Education System Pre- and Post-Hurricane Katrina
MadsL427
Tong.l Globalization
BenKeebaugh Privacy concerns with social networking services
Oliviajaffe Street marketing
Ben.simon234 Fight for $15
Lucasshifrin Mattress Renovation
Noah Sadhwani Biotechnology Industry During COVID-19
JReilly15
Domgalletti Impacts of Demographics on Investing
Eshaahluwalia The Impact of Covid-19 on Consumer Banking Experience

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 10 July 2020
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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 13 July 2020   |   Tuesday, 14 July 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 July 2020   |   Thursday, 16 July 2020   |   Friday, 17 July 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 20 July 2020   |   Tuesday, 21 July 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 July 2020   |   Thursday, 23 July 2020   |   Friday, 24 July 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 27 July 2020   |   Tuesday, 28 July 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 July 2020   |   Thursday, 30 July 2020   |   Friday, 31 July 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 3 August 2020   |   Tuesday, 4 August 2020   |   Wednesday, 5 August 2020   |   Thursday, 6 August 2020   |   Friday, 7 August 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 10 August 2020
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 - Exercise
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.


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 7

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!


Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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