Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oklahoma City University/Intermediate Accounting II (Spring 2023)

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Course name
Intermediate Accounting II
Institution
Oklahoma City University
Instructor
Suye Wang
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Books
Course dates
2023-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Course Objectives • Obtain working knowledge of GAAP as applied to Owners’ and Stockholders’ Equity • Obtain working knowledge of GAAP as applied to special financial accounting problems associated with investments, revenues, income taxes, pensions, leases, accounting changes and prior period adjustments • Obtain working knowledge of formal and content of statement of cash flows per GAAP.

The Wiki project is going to assign students to work on a recent accounting principle and inform the financial statement users about the accounting principle and how will it affect their investment decisions

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jw02210912
Arkylos
Edthepig
Cdes20052 Contingent liability
Shiningstar8 Commercial paper
Leslietineoo Treasury stock

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 19 January 2023
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.)

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.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 January 2023   |   Thursday, 26 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 February 2023
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

History

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Copyedit an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 2023
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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 March 2023
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

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 2023
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 March 2023   |   Thursday, 16 March 2023
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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2023   |   Thursday, 23 March 2023
Milestones

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