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Course: Open Knowledge for a Sustainable Future: Research, Ethics, and Wikipedia

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Course title Open Knowledge for a Sustainable Future: Research, Ethics, and Wikipedia
Course code DAS/OK
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Bond Francis Charles, Ph.D.
Course content
Week Topic 1 Course Overview 2 Introduction to Wikipedia Rules and Recommendations 4 Academic Writing vs Encyclopedic Writing Evaluating Sources 6 Writing a Good Article Clear, Engaging and Neutral 8 FAIR Principals Multilingual and Ethical considerations 10 Feedback on Wikipedia Articles Editing as Communal Knowledge Building 12 Feedback on Academic Articles Peer review and revision for publication 13 Conclusion: long term strategies for sustainable knowledge creation; reflection

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate and ethically assess knowledge sources, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable information, and critically engaging with multilingual content. 2. Write clearly and effectively for diverse purposes and audiences, including academic contexts and general readerships. 3. Understand and apply Wikipedia?s standards and practices, contributing ethically, accurately, and collaboratively to public knowledge. 4. Clearly and responsibly present multilingual information, acknowledging linguistic and cultural differences and demonstrating sensitivity and accuracy. 5. Communicate persuasively and ethically, developing well-supported arguments while

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
active participation in class, presentations, project (writing one or more wikipedia articles)
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Korean for Practice (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Vietnamese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Korean for Business (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese for Practice (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Chinese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Korean Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Indonesian Studies (2022) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Vietnamese for Practice (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Indonesian Studies for Tourism (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 23.10.2025 23:53. Data created for academic year 2025/2026