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Course name
Information Systems Management
Institution
Bemidji State University
Instructor
Halbana Tarmizi
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2020-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-10-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This course focuses on the effective management of Information Technology (IT) to create competitive advantage and bring about organizational change. Topics include trends in technology and industry, the changing business process, using IT to add value to products and processes, managing applications and systems, and creating sustainable systems.

Student Assigned Reviewing
BSUFaculty Bemidji State University
Dbellu Wearable technology
Samkline3 NBA 2K21
Isaac Mills Electronic waste in the United States
L.Derrick15 Avangrid
Nicole BSU 2020 Wearable technology
Ql5225kr Greenwashing, Green PR
JCA0502 Distance education
Jhpearlson Distance education
Willland Synthetic media
Alexander.burkel Agile software development
QK2222VX Technology life cycle
JulesWatters Native American gaming
Awchesley Synthetic media
Qw3458jm Electronic waste in the United States
Sleepmags1 Avangrid Native American gaming, Distance education
Oq8589yj
Lush84 Native American gaming
Justin.j.Houle Technology life cycle
Jakefriend9 Ram pickup Electronic waste in the United States, Native American gaming
Xm8492ix NBA 2K21
80dyman Green PR
Uw6052tu Ram Pickup
Kwalseth Digi-Key
BSUcnb Crystal, Minnesota
Noahkaczor Crystal, Minnesota

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 31 August 2020   |   Tuesday, 1 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 September 2020   |   Thursday, 3 September 2020   |   Friday, 4 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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 6 September 2020   |   Monday, 7 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 8 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 September 2020   |   Thursday, 10 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 13 September 2020   |   Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 15 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020   |   Thursday, 17 September 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 20 September 2020   |   Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 22 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020   |   Thursday, 24 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
Sunday, 27 September 2020   |   Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 29 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020   |   Thursday, 1 October 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 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 4 October 2020   |   Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020
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
Sunday, 11 October 2020   |   Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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