What is a wiki?

Wikis in Plain English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Other Videos

Launch of the Wiki for Business English 

The Language Centre is pleased to offer  our students course material online with this wiki. Please familiarise yourself with the wiki and its functions.  All coursework and audio/video material is embedded in this wiki for your convenience. Do not distribute or duplicate any course material, including the audio or video files since these are protected by copyright.

As you are probably already familiar with some  online Web 2.0 tools and functions, it will not be difficult for you to appreciate the convenience of having your coursework available to you online. A special feature of working with a wiki is that we can offer both access to all audio and video materials which were previously only available in class and a platform to work together on the same document with members of your simulation group. To collaborate online using the functions of writing and editing the same document will give your group assignments a new dimension and hopefully offer an effective and enjoyable working environment.

Password

You will receive an email from from PB Works inviting you to join the spzbusinessenglish wiki. Log-in by writing your name and giving yourself a password.  Do not give your password to any other person or sign-in with another student's user name and keep the information that you received confidential.

Confidentiality

All the work done on this wiki is confidential and should not be shared with other students or friends. We will delete the material produced after one semester unless the work is used as a sample. In this case, we will delete all personal information.

Simulation Area/your company wiki

You can work together with your simulation group on your assigned company page (your own wiki) and have the opportunity to upload your material and store any information you need for your work. A student not designated as a group member of your simulation team (your company) does not have the right to edit or change any item. For instructions on securing your web pages (your company wiki). See instructions under Company Wiki. Only the teacher can visit each company wiki to monitor progress, follow-up on assessment or comment on homework assignments. The web administrators offer technical support. The teacher and the web administrators can delete or change any item not appropriate or that do not comply with general guidelines of the course or wiki etiquette.

Wiki Etiquette for Students

User Manual PBworks

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