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Portland State University Graduate School of Business. New Student Orientation - 2010. The Do’s and Don’ts of Scholarly Writing. What is Scholarly writing? Intended for a critical and informed audience Based on closely-investigated knowledge Posits ideas or arguments
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Portland State University Graduate School of Business New Student Orientation - 2010
The Do’s and Don’ts of Scholarly Writing • What is Scholarly writing? • Intended for a critical and informed audience • Based on closely-investigated knowledge • Posits ideas or arguments • What is allowed and not allowed? • Cite your sources! Use APA Format or another allowed by the instructor. • Plagiarism is NOT allowed! • Literary theft. Plagiarism occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own.
Writing Center • What? • collaborative learning environment • free and available to all students • great place to bring any and all writing projects for any class • staffed by friendly, experienced writing instructors and English graduate assistants • Where? • open Monday through Friday during the academic term and Monday through Wednesday during Finals • located in Cramer Hall, on the first floor, in room 188F • also available on the 2nd floor of the library, Monday through Friday from 9am to 1pm for walk-in appointments – we’re right behind the reference desk in the middle of the room – just ask if you don’t see us • Do not wait until the last minute!!!
Writing Center • This means that you can bring your writing in whenever you are… • …stuck in the middle of an idea • …having trouble organizing your paper • …having some difficulty understanding an assignment or coming up with an appropriate topic • …in need of an extra pair of eyes to just make sure you haven’t veered off course • …unsure how to correct your grammar or mechanical problems • …looking for someone to bounce ideas off of • …working on any piece of writing – a paper, memo, literature review, report, poem, story, thesis, letter, etc. • www.writingcenter.pdx.edu; 503.725.3570.
Tools for grammar correction • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (All you ever needed to know to figure out APA format) • http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm (A great on-line tutorial of how to use APA format). • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm (This is the index. If you browse through it, you will find that there are exercises, quizzes, and explanations for the most common problem areas - especially with comma usage). • http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html • (Great web page for help with verb tenses. Includes explanations and exercises.) • http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2527/presentperfect.html (For help with the present perfect - a very commonly used verb tense in academic writing.)
Tools for grammar correction • http://www.lextutor.ca/vp/eng/ • You can copy and paste your essay into this website • Breaks the words into vocabulary groups - most used, academic word list, and repeated words • See how often you use the same words again and again and again... expand your vocabulary • http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/errordetector.htm • You can copy and paste your essays into this website • Analyzes them and gives you feedback on common vocabulary and sentence structure mistakes. • It will definitely not find all of your mistakes though so beware!