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== Course Outline == All instructions, assignments, readings, rubrics and essential information will be on the [https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1404678 Canvas website]. Check Canvas regularly. '''Changes''' to the schedule may be made at my discretion if circumstances require. I will announce any such changes in class and will also communicate them via announcements. I will send a weekly “reading note” to you via canvas to introduce the week’s content and any syllabus changes. It is your responsibility to note these changes when announced, and I will do my best to ensure that you are notified of changes with as much advance notice as possible. The following table summarizes the planned course schedule, and details on the readings and assignments follow in the [[#schedule|schedule]] below. Note that '''all assignments are due by 11:59 PM Central Time on Fridays''' unless specified otherwise. {| class="wikitable table-striped" |+ Course schedule |- ! style="text-align: center;"| Week ! style="text-align: center;"| Date ! style="text-align: left;"| Day ! style="text-align: left;"| Class Topic ! style="text-align: left;"| Out of Class Activities ! style="text-align: left;"| Assignments Due |- | style="text-align: center;"| 1. | style="text-align: center;"| [[#welcome|8/27]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#welcome|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Introduction to the course and online communities | style="text-align: left;"| | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| 1. | style="text-align: center;"| [[#motivation-i|8/29]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#motivation-i|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Motivation I | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-task-1|Join wikieducation class]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-task-1|Wikipedia task 1]]; '''Case: Yelp''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-2|2.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#motivation-ii|9/3]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#motivation-ii|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Motivation II | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 3 |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-2|2.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#commitment-i|9/5]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#commitment-i|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Commitment I | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 4 | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-task-2|Wikipedia task 2]]; '''Case: Reddit''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-3|3.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#commitment-ii|9/10]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#commitment-ii|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Commitment II | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 5 | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: Facebook'''; '''Reading quiz:commitment''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-3|3.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#regulation-i|9/12]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#regulation-i|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Norms and Regulation I: Codes of Conduct and Toxicity | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 6 | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-task-3|Wikipedia task 3]] '''Reading quiz: norms & regulation''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-4|4.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#regulation-ii|9/17]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#regulation-ii|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Norms and Regulation II: Spammers, Trolls, and Newcomers | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 7 | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: Codes of conduct''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-4|4.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#peer-production-i|9/19]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#peer-production-i|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Creating information goods I: Peer Production | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 8; | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-task-4|Wikipedia task 4]]; '''Reading quiz: peer production''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-5|5.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#peer-production-ii|9/24]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#peer-production-ii|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Creating information goods II: Wikipedia | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 9; prepare for case | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: Wikipedia’s distortion of the Holocaust''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-5|5.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#peer-production-iii|9/26]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#peer-production-iii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Creating information goods III, Open Source Software | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 10; week 5 assigned reading | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-task-5|Wikipedia task 5]] '''Reading quiz: Wikipedia and open source''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-6|6.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#newcomers-i|10/1]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#newcomers-i|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Newcomers I | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 11; week 6 assigned reading | style="text-align: left;"| '''Reading Quiz''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-6|6.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#newcomers-ii|10/3]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#newcomers-ii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Newcomers II | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 12; prepare for case | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case:Explosive growth and going viral''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-7|7.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#wikipedia-debrief-i|10/8]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-debrief-i|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Wikipedia Assignment Debrief I | style="text-align: left;"| Complete wikipedia assignments and reflection essay | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-task-6|Wikipedia contributions and reflection essay]] |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-7|7.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#wikipedia-debrief-ii|10/10]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#wikipedia-debrief-ii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Wikipedia Assignment Debrief II | style="text-align: left;"| Prepare for case case | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: Designing for Wikipedia newcomers''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-8|8.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#creating-i|10/15]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#creating-i|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Creating New Communities I | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 13; week 8 assigned reading; | style="text-align: left;"| '''Reading Quiz''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-8|8.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#creating-ii|10/17]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#creating-ii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Creating New Communities II | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 14; prepare for case; [[#community-identification|Community identification]] | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: StackExchange and Reddit''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-9|9.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#identity-i|10/22]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#identity-i|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Identity and Anonymity I | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 15; week 9 assigned reading | style="text-align: left;"| '''Reading Quiz''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-9|9.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#identity-ii|10/24]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#identity-ii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Identity and Anonymity II | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 16; prepare for case; [[#project-proposal|Final project proposal]] | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case:Meta’s real-name policies''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| 10. | style="text-align: center;"| 10/29 | style="text-align: left;"| Tue | style="text-align: left;"| Fall break. No class. | style="text-align: left;"| Enjoy your break! | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| 10. | style="text-align: center;"| 10/31 | style="text-align: left;"| Thurs | style="text-align: left;"| Fall break. No class. | style="text-align: left;"| Enjoy your break! | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-11|11.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#origins-i|11/5]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#origins-i|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Origins and history of online communities I | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 17; week 11 assigned reading; | style="text-align: left;"| '''Reading Quiz''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-11|11.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#origins-ii|11/7]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#origins-ii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Hacking and modding communities | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 18; prepare for case | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: CHDK and Nexus Mods''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-12|12.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#ai-i|11/12]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#ai-i|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Artificial Intelligence I | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 19; week 12 assigned reading | style="text-align: left;"| '''Reading Quiz''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-12|12.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#ai-ii|11/14]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#ai-ii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Artificial Intelligence II | style="text-align: left;"| Video lecture 20; prepare for case | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: Wikipedia, Stack Exchange, and AI''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-13|13.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#ecosystems|11/19]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#ecosystems|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Ecosystems of online communities | style="text-align: left;"| Week 13 assigned reading | style="text-align: left;"| '''Reading Quiz''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-13|13.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#guest-i|11/21]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#guest-i|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Alternative social media. Guest lecture: TBD | style="text-align: left;"| Prepare for case | style="text-align: left;"| '''Case: alternative social media''' |- | style="text-align: center;"| 14. | style="text-align: center;"| 11/26 | style="text-align: left;"| Tue | style="text-align: left;"| Thanksgiving. No class. | style="text-align: left;"| Enjoy the Holiday! | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| 14. | style="text-align: center;"| 11/28 | style="text-align: left;"| Thur | style="text-align: left;"| Thanksgiving. No class. | style="text-align: left;"| Enjoy the Holiday! | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-15|15.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#guest-ii|12/3]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#guest-ii|Tue]] | style="text-align: left;"| Information Quality; Guest lecture TBD | style="text-align: left;"| Work on final projects | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-15|15.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#guest-iii|12/5]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#guest-iii|Thur]] | style="text-align: left;"| Topic TBD; Guest lecture TBD | style="text-align: left;"| Work on final projects | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| 16. | style="text-align: center;"| 12/10 | style="text-align: left;"| Tue | style="text-align: left;"| Study day, No class | style="text-align: left;"| | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| 16 | style="text-align: center;"| 12/12 | style="text-align: left;"| Thur | style="text-align: left;"| Finals week. No class | style="text-align: left;"| | style="text-align: left;"| |- | style="text-align: center;"| [[#week-16|16.]] | style="text-align: center;"| [[#final|12/13]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#final|Fri]] | style="text-align: left;"| [[#final-project-presentations|Final project presentations]] | style="text-align: left;"| | style="text-align: left;"| Final paper due at 11:59pm CST |} The class is roughly divided into 3 phases. The first phase, comprised of weeks 1-7 of the semester will have the greatest workload in terms of reading material and assignments. In this part we will ask fundamental questions about how online communities work: What motivates sustained participation in an online space? How are can online spaces be made orderly and safe for participants? How do online communities create value to their participants and the public through high-quality information goods as exemplified by open source software and encyclopedias such as Wikipedia? In this initial period you will embark on their adventures into Wikipedia with help from [https://wikiedu.org the Wikieducation foundation]. The first main project is to complete the Wikieducation training, make substantive contributions to Wikipedia, and to write a short essay reflecting on the experience and critically analyzing Wikipedia in terms of the course material covered through this point. The second phase of the course roughly corresponds to weeks 8-11. The workload will lighten during this period as we conclude studying ideas about how to build successful online communities in weeks 8-9. Week 10 is fall break. In week 11 we will take a deep dive into the early history of online communities and then in week 12 we will explore how online communities use technologies under the “artificial intelligence” and anticipate how advances in such technologies may shape online communities in the near future. In this phase you will plan and begin work on final projects. In the final phase of the course we will no longer follow a “flipped classroom format”. You are expected to put considerable effort into their final projects during this phase, and so the work required to prepare for class will correspondingly decrease. Class sessions during this phase will cover special topics by myself or guest speakers. <span id="reading-quizzes"></span> === Reading Quizzes === In about half of our class sections, as indicated in the [[#course-outline|schedule]], you will receive a reading quiz via Canvas at the beginning of class. The reading quiz will consist of a small number of multiple-choice questions, which will be graded out of 15 points. The quiz will start when class starts and end 5 minutes later. The quizzes are designed to check that you have grasped the most important ideas from the last week’s reading, not to trick, puzzle, or stump with trivia. You who pay reasonable attention to the reading and come to class should easily earn these points. <span id="case-analyses"></span> === Case Analysis Discussions === Often, we will use our class time to have a discussion where we analyze a “case”. Analyzing these cases develops our skills in applying the course material to practical real-world decisions that actors in real-world situations face. This style of case-based assessment is common in business schools, but less common in other fields. See the [[#case-discussion|section on assessment]] for details on how cases are run and evaluated.
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