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Formatting Tips

  • APA Format, 7th Edition

Creating a PowerPoint: Tips

  • Overview
  • Citing Images
  • Functions
  • Skills of Presenting

Creating a PowerPoint: Templates

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  • Westcliff Template, 1
  • Westcliff Template, 2
  • Westcliff Template, 3
  • Westcliff Template, 4

Writing with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Best Editing Practices with ChatGPT
  • APA 7th Edition and ChatGPT
  • An Introductory Guide to ChatGPT

Effective Writing

Paragraph Structure

  • Introduction paragraph
  • Thesis statement: General education example
  • Thesis statement: Business example
  • Thesis statement: Education example
  • Thesis statement: STEM example
  • Conclusion paragraph

Tips for Academic Writing

  • Academic Writing Guidelines
  • Writing Effectively: Clarity, Conciseness, and Cohesion
  • Avoiding the Top Ten Mistakes in Academic Writing
  • Acronyms in Academic Writing
  • Transitions in Academic Writing
  • Passive vs. Active Voice

Grammar

  • Avoiding Sentence Fragments
  • Run-on Sentences
  • Comma Usage
  • Comma After Introductions
  • Editing Your Work
  • Understanding Verb Tense
  • Comma Splices
  • Parallel Structure

Research Specific

  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • How to Support an Argument
  • Credible Sources

Abstracts

  • General Overview
  • Descriptive Abstracts
  • Informative Abstracts
  • Language Usage

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Meet the Specialists
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After Completion of Your Dissertation
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Resources

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APA Format, 7th Edition
Academic Writing Support
Writing for College of Business
Writing for College of Education/TESOL

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Faculty/Institution Support

Pre-Set Workshops
Faculty FAQs about WC
Institutional Review
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Publication Support

Collaboration Opportunities
Westcliff University Publication Series
WIJAR Writing Center Collaboration

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