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Course name
Undergraduate Business Law
Institution
Babson College
Instructor
Adam Sulkowski
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Law
Course dates
2020-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-11-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
60


Students are working on legal research papers.

For extra credit, they can use Wikipedia article-editing as a way to memorialize and share insights.

Students are also welcomed to find gaps or weaknesses in the coverage or sourcing of law-related Wikipedia articles (beyond those related to their legal research paper), and to make contributions for extra credit.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Leyagupta Alien Tort Statute
Danxiang Chen
Rmatsumurade1 Human rights violations during the Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Insight411
PresCabrera
Tarlee Diplomatic immunity, Diplomat
Nicholasgarcia02
Fikzip
Sparsh27 Alien Tort Statute
Imnotzmxncbv
Aaditya Bader Alien Tort Statute, Tariffs
Pjain1628
Aralpha19 Diplomatic immunity
Shanaya Naik Alien Tort Statute
Lilalovesnutella
A.jain13 Alien Tort Statute, Economy of Vietnam
Joshmik3819 GDPR/ CCPA
Arodriguez7
Jocelynapenate
Giina0z
Mavivalente
Dylanmagoon
Ilouiswilliams1
Adri.Navarro.Miralles
Brycem8334
SHuynh1 Legal history
Juboroj Eviction in the United States
Daniyalchawro
Krysti6n
Swuu
Cknox0119
Kdang1
Nluong1
Rohanjthomp
RitikC25
Djronkus20
Lilab52602
Hbagdy1
DemarreJohnson Yemini Crisis

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review three 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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020
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
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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