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Writing Resources | University Writing Center (UWC)
Use the University Writing Center to craft better written papers and to improve your writing skills. Our UWC is available to assist enrolled CGHS students with the technical aspects of any writing assignment such as:
Instructions for submitting papers through the UWC can be found on their webpage at https://sites.google.com/a/atsu.edu/online-writing-center/.
Even if you are already a good writer, utilize the University Writing Center to become a great writer. You are paying for an education -- take full advantage of it!
English as a Second Language Assistance
The UWC has dedicated reviewers that are trained to work with our English as a Second Language (ESL) students. If you are an ESL student, put ATTN: ESL in the subject line of any e-mails to the UWC in order to access this resource.
University Writing Center Handouts
Go to the UWC to download several handouts that will help you with APA style, formatting, paraphrasing, and more. The UWC's Writing Toolkit (found under "Improving Scholarship") is a terrific resource for learning about graduate scholarship, APA basics (including the proper way to cite internet sources), and quick tips on how to adjust your computer settings for easy APA formatting. For Mac users, two of those sections are translated here for older versions of MS Word:
Grant Writing, Session 1: How and what to cut: A primer on editing your own work
by Christine Hartmann, PhD
Seminar date: 1/27/2020
Grant Writing, Session 2: Tips from experts on how (and how not) to write
by Christine Hartmann, PhD
Seminar date: 2/24/2020
Grant Writing, Session 3: How to organize your writing for maximum impact
by Christine Hartmann, PhD
Seminar date: 3/23/2020
More grant proposal writing tips from Dr. Hartmann (blog):
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Academic Integrity
The College of Graduate Health Studies (CGHS) take breaches of Academic Integrity very seriously. Review CGHS's statement and policy on Academic Integrity very carefully.
To avoid breaches of Academic Integrity due to ignorance, use the University Writing Center (UWC) frequently. While the UWC will not run your paper through a plagiarism checker for you, if you follow their feedback you will develop the skills and the confidence to write in your own words and find your own academic voice.
In addition, use the “Assignment Drafts” tool – The Assignment Draft tool is located a little below the Module 10 folder in each Blackboard course. This tool compares your draft with the TurnItIn repository, without making your draft part of that repository.
While we may cite the percent match when we inform you that there has been a breech in academic integrity, the percent match is not the whole story. If you copy one sentence verbatim and do not put it in quotes and properly cite it, then you are plagiarizing – even if nothing else matches. Likewise you can have a high percentage because the draft tool may count your bibliography, forms, etc., which are expected to match. Your instructor will view the TurnItIn report with these false negative and false positive possibilities in mind. If your instructor believes that the report demonstrates that you plagiarized, then the Department chair will also review the report. You are never 'automatically' said to plagiarize based solely on a TurnItIn percentage.
Generally, you should not wait until the last minute to use the Assignment Draft tool. While the turnaround time is usually pretty quick, high volume times can mean a lengthy delay in receiving your score or report. That wait can be agonizing if the percentage match seems high, and you have to submit your paper before you can access the report!
Copyright Law
Don't assume that if something exists on the internet it is there for you to take (steal) and do with as you please. All creative works (including images and photos) are protected by Copyright. Please take a few minutes to review these quick summaries:
Library Copyright Guides
https://guides.atsu.edu/copyrightguide/home
https://guides.atsu.edu/copyrightguide/fairuse
15 Copyright Rules Every Student Should Know
http://newsonrelevantscience.blogspot.com/2012/03/15-copyright-rules-every-student-should.html
Copyright for Students (from NC Wise Owl - includes a list of sources of public domain (copyright free) materials)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1892234
Additional Writing Resources
The APA has a separate Guide to Electronic References. To access this Guide, go to the ATSU Portal and in the menu on the left-hand side go to Departments --> Library --> APA Manual for Writing Center
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - APA Formatting and Style Guide: This guide is a great resource for APA citation and reference guidelines. However, this guide should not be used as a substitute for the APA Publication Manual, which is a required textbook for ALL CGHS students.
CrossRef: Find doi's for your citations - free.
Thesaurus: Dictionary of synonyms and antonyms
English as a Second Language (ESL) students:
EdX has an archived 5 week course, How to Write an Essay, that is an introduction to academic writing for ESL students that will help with essay development, proper grammar, and self-editing. You may audit the course for free. The course was offered through a partnership between the University of California, Berkeley and the U.S. Department of State:
https://www.edx.org/course/how-write-essay-uc-berkeleyx-colwri2-1x-0
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