Academic Writing
Business/General Workplace Writing
Scientific and Technical Writing
Legal Writing
Using and Citing Sources (i.e., Avoiding Plagiarism)
Writing instructors interested in further info about L2 writing should see Bibliographies in Second Language Writing,
assembled by Paul Kei Matsuda of the University of New Hampshire
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Academic Writing
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Writing Argumentative Essays
Gives detailed guidelines
for structuring and supporting an argumentative essay (ESL Planet)
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The Chronicle of Higher Education: Career Network
Offers advice for job
hunters in the academic world, including "The C.V. Doctor," which critiques
sample C.V.'s from the social sciences, professional schools, the humanities,
fine arts, and sciences. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Business/General Workplace Writing
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Professional Writing
Here you will find handouts on job search writing, general
business writing, and more, plus samples and models (Purdue Online
Writing Lab, Purdue University).
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Kitty Locker: Business and Administrative Communication, 5th Edition
This is the web site
for an excellent business communication textbook suitable for advanced
ESL students (McGraw-Hill Higher Education).
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Preparing an Effective Case Analysis
This site gives tips for preparing for a class discussions of
a case and for organizing an oral or written case analysis (Frederick
W. Westfall, Troy State University, Florida & Western Region).
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Features: Memos
This site contains
dozens of real-life memos notable for their ridiculous content and/or
the less-than-ideal way that their message is presented (Whaddya Know).
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E-Mail Etiquette
Here you will find
advice on writing effective e-mail messages.
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Welcome to ResumeTutor
This site offers advice
on writing resumes and features sample resumes in various formats (Office
of Human Resources, University of Minnesota)
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Welcome to the Dilbert Zone
For fun (United Media)
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Scientific and Technical Writing
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Online Technical Writing: Online Textbook
This site contains
information about writing technical reports, business plans, progress
reports, instructions, users guides, and more (David McMurrey, Austin
Community College, Texas)
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Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Includes sample memos,
letters, proposals, progress reports, and formal reports, as well as
exercises
for recognizing errors in grammar, style, content, and organization
(Michael Alley, Virginia Tech)
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Technical Writing
This page contains advice about stylistic issues in technical writing.
The web page author is a former professor of electrical engineering.
(Ronald B. Standler)
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Selected RRP Case Studies and Materials
This site from the Research Responsibility Program at the University
of Michigan includes case studies dealing with ethical issues in research.
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Welcome to ResumeTutor
This site offers advice
on writing resumes and features sample resumes in various formats (Office
of Human Resources, University of Minnesota)
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E-Mail Etiquette
Here you will find
advice on writing effective e-mail messages.
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Legal Writing
For further Legal English links, see the
links page
for ELP 127, Reading and Writing for LL.M. Students.
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Law School Web Sites for Legal Writing
This page leads you to extensive links with advice
on many aspects of legal writing (Coleen Barger, Associate Professor
of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock)
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Legal Writing Institute--LWI Online
As its homepage
says, "The Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated
to improving legal writing by providing a forum for
discussion and scholarship about legal writing,
analysis, and research.
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Advice from Professor Berry
This
professor at Howard University School of Law has put together
a site with advice on the topics of First Year Basics, Exam Skills,
Advocacy Skills, a Writing Hall of Fame, and more.
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Law School Exams
Advice on writing timed
exams (Washington College of Law, American University)
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Law
Student Plagiarism--You Can't Afford It!
Definitions and examples of plagiarism with instructions about where
and when to insert citations (Legal Writing Institute)
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Using and Citing Sources (i.e., Avoiding Plagiarism)
How Not to Plagiarize
This page lists some answers to frequently asked questions about
citing sources (University of Toronto)
AMA Style Guide
This site shows the most common types of bibliographic entries in
the format of the American Medical Association Manual of Style,
9th ed. (University of Washington)
Using APA Format
This page provides guidelines for citing sources in APA format; it's
based on the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Basic
Legal Citation
This page provides an overview of citation conventions in legal writing.
(Peter W. Martin, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School)
CBE Style
Here you will find instructions on using the citation format of the
Council of Biology Editors (now the Council of Science Editors). (Pearson
Education)
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format
This page provides guidelines about citing sources in MLA format (Purdue
Online Writing Lab)
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals
This site gives information about formatting a bibliography and
manuscript. (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
On the web you can find the policies on academic integrity for the
Washington University College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering
and Applied Sciences, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. See
Bearings to find out which policies apply to the Schools of Architecture,
Art and the Olin School of Business. Note: For ELP courses, which are University
College courses, the College of Arts & Sciences policy applies.
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