Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/SUNY Brockport/International Financial Management (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- International Financial Management
- Institution
- SUNY Brockport
- Instructor
- Trang Thai
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2021-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-25 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 32
To provide the students with a framework for the study of problems, theories, and principles arising as a result of the financial management of multinational corporations. This environment of international finance changes frequently and extensively creates risks to global, cross-border transactions, and businesses. In general, students will learn about the international aspects of financial decision-making in this fast-changing world, emphasizing the fact that it differs from domestic financial management. In particular, students learn how cross-country governments and central banks seek to influence exchange rates, and how to quantify and manage the risks arising from these shifting exchange rates.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 January 2021 | Thursday, 21 January 2021
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2021 | Thursday, 28 January 2021
- 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.
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 February 2021 | Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 March 2021 | Thursday, 11 March 2021
- 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
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 March 2021 | Thursday, 18 March 2021
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 March 2021 | Thursday, 25 March 2021
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021 | Thursday, 1 April 2021
- 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!
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 April 2021 | Thursday, 8 April 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021 | Thursday, 15 April 2021
- Assignment - Creating your presentation
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 April 2021 | Thursday, 22 April 2021
- In class - In-class presentation 1+2
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021 | Thursday, 29 April 2021
- In class - In-class presentation 3