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Course name
MSEL Law
Institution
Babson College
Instructor
Adam Sulkowski
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
MSEL Law
Course dates
2022-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
60


We plan to use Wikipedia article-editing as a way to memorialize and share insights, gained from researching legal issues and principles and "next steps to take" that are relevant to business start-up ideas, and the related industries and supply chains, etc.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dwijaya1 H-1B visa?action=edit, H-1B visa List of legal entity types by country
Gsfoadi1
Liam Hebert
Ciarangreen
RandyBabson
Jackdotrose
Pashka96
Talalalalami Luis Buitrago Vallejo
Claudia Iparraguirre Low-level laser therapy, Light therapy
Ahommerson1
Mkirsch1
Ssperzel1
NKBabsonCollege
ClancyBenedict
Rnarahari1
Jboyer1 babson
Sshaik1
Clikestoeat
Jackylinz
GWANG9815
Songlin Gao
Huge Cat
NGS1999
Sjain199925
Cfxodin
Agunawan1 Independent contractor
Tanishajain18
Garciellatanoe
JEFields
Mnoujaim99
Supericupupup
Thepcheva
Tdhanapats1 At-will employment
Happyg2468
Asrinivasprasad1
Farahkhawam
Riya Pandhare
ShreyNigotiya
Asomani1
Vpansari1
Rnguyen2
Muhammadaadilrasul

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022
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, 14 February 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022
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, 7 March 2022
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, 21 March 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 - 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, 28 March 2022
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

Due as part of your final "So What?" essay in Canvas.

Milestones

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