Graduate Writing: Product/Text
General Academic Writing & Style
- Writing in Graduate School
Graduate Writing Overview (Purdue University)
Graduate-Level Writing (University of Nevada at Reno)
Write On: Tips for a successful writing career in graduate school (American Psychological Association)
- Academic Language
Academic Phrasebank (University of Manchester, UK)
Academic Writing Style (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Academic Writing Style (Sacred Heart University)
- Argumentation
Cohesive, Critical, and Interpretive Writing (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Developing Arguments with Evidence (Walden University)
Voice in Academic Writing (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Clarity and Organization
Clarity & Focus: How to Write Clearly (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Information Ordering (Aalto University, Finland)
Structure and Key Elements of Academic Paragraphs (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Discipline-Specific Styles
ACM Style (Association for Computing Machinery)
AMA Style (American Medical Association)
APA Style (American Psychological Association)
ASA Style (American Sociological Association)
Chicago/Turabian Style (Chicago University Press)
IEEE Style (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
Research Articles
- General
IMRAD Structure of Research Articles (Lund University, Sweden)
Writing for Scholarly Journals--Publishing in the Arts & Humanities (University of Glasgow, UK)
Writing an APA-Style Empirical Paper (Yale University)
Writing as an Engineer or Scientist (Penn State)
Writing a Research Paper in the Natural Sciences (Yale University)
Components of Documents in Engineering (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Abstracts & Executive Summaries
Abstracts (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Journal Abstracts (Purdue University)
Writing an Abstract (George Mason University)
Submitting a Journal Abstract (Purdue University)
Writing an Abstract in Arts & Humanities (University of Southern California)
Writing an Abstract in Social Sciences (University of Southern California)
How to Write a Scientific Abstract (Dr. Karen McKee, U.S. Geological Survey)
Abstracts and Executive Summaries in Engineering (University of Toronto, Canada)
Structured Abstracts in Medicine (National Library of Medicine)
- Introductions
Writing Research Introductions Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 (North Carolina State University)
CARS Model for Research Introduction (Masaryk University, Czechia)
Writing Introductions and Conclusions in the Humanities--Chapter 3 (University of Glasgow, UK)
Introductions and Conclusions for Humanities Papers (George Mason University)
Introductions in the Social Sciences (University of Southern California)
Introductions in Engineering (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Literature Reviews
Literature Matrices
Organizing Your Literature: Spreadsheet Style (Inside Higher Ed)
Literature Matrix How To Guide with Google Sheets (Brandman University)
Literature Review Matrix (Walden University)
Literature Reviews: Overview
Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students (North Carolina State University)
Literature Reviews (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Learn How to Write a Review of the Literature (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
Write a Literature Review (University of California at Santa Cruz)
Writing the Literature Review-Part One (University of Maryland at University College)--additional videos in the series available on the side bar
Literature Reviews: In Depth
Writing a Literature Review: Role & Purpose (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Writing a Literature Review: Organizing Your Literature (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Writing a Literature Review: Synthesizing (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Writing a Literature Review: Critiquing the Literature (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Literature Reviews: By Field
Writing a Literature Review in the Arts & Humanities (University of Southern California)
Writing a Literature Review in the Social Sciences (University of Southern California)
Literature Reviews in Engineering (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Methodology Sections
Writing Methodology Sections in the Social Sciences (University of Southern California)
Methodology Sections in Engineering (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Results & Discussion Sections
The Inquiry Process in the Humanities (AB/Longman Publications)
Data Visualization Best Practices (Purdue University)
Writing Results Sections in the Social Sciences (University of Southern California)
Writing Discussion Sections in the Social Sciences (University of Southern California)
Results & Discussion Sections in Engineering (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Conclusions
Writing Introductions and Conclusions in the Humanities--Chapter 3 (University of Glasgow, UK)
Introductions and Conclusions for Humanities Papers (George Mason University)
Writing Conclusion Sections in the Social Sciences (University of Southern California)
Conclusion Sections in Engineering (University of Toronto, Canada)
Presentations and Visualizations
- Presentations
Academic Presentations Guide (University of Hull, UK)
Six Tips for Giving a Fabulous Academic Presentation (Wiley)
How to Win at Academic Presentations (London School of Economics)
How to Make Your Next Academic Presentation a Success (University of California-Los Angeles)
Using the Assertion-Evidence Pattern in Academic Talks (Penn State)
Making Effective PowerPoint Presentations (Vanderbilt University)
Designing an Effective PowerPoint (Part 1) (Purdue University)
Designing an Effective PowerPoint (Part 2) (Purdue University)
- Poster Presentations
How to Create a Research Poster (New York University)
Scientific Posters (Penn State)
Effective Poster Presentations (Johns Hopkins University)
Research Poster Formatting (Purdue University)
Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation (PLOS Computational Biology)
Tips for Presenting Your Scientific Poster Presentation at a Conference (Scientifica UK)
- Data Visualization
Data Visualization Best Practices (Purdue University)
Storytelling with Data (Tableau Software)
Telling Stories with Data (Google News Initiative)
- Font & Color
Font Features (Purdue University)
Font Personalities (Purdue University)
Effective Use of Color (University of Washington)
Introduction to Color Theory (Purdue University)
Dissertations & Theses
- Dissertation & Thesis Writing
Completing Your Dissertation Without Tears (Columbia University)
How to Develop a Daily Writing Habit (Get A Life, PhD Blog)
Writing Group Starter Kit (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Starting an Effective Dissertation Writing Group (Stanford University)
Making a Thesis or Dissertation Support Group Work for You (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
Conducting Your Own Writing Retreat (Purdue University)
How to Write a Master's Thesis (Scribendi)
Dissertations (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Ten Simple Rules for Finishing Your Ph.D. (PLOS Computational Biology)
Five Strategies for Surviving & Thriving During Your Dissertation (Inside Higher Ed)
Characteristics of Ideal Ph.D. Advisors & Candidates (Yale University)
The Dissertation Writing Process (Yale University)
Starting the Dissertation (American Psychological Association)
Why Won't My Students Finish Their Dissertations? (Inside Higher Ed)
- Dissertation & Thesis Defenses
How to Defend Your Dissertation Virtually (University of Illinois)
The Joys & Trials of Defending a Dissertation Virtually (University of Pennsylvania)
How I Defended My Dissertation Online: Seven Researchers Share Their Experiences (Editage)
Virtual Thesis Defense (Inside Higher Ed)
Stand & Deliver: Successful Dissertation Defenses (American Psychological Association)
The Perfect Defense: The Oral Defense of a Dissertation (Texas A&M University)
Defending Your Dissertation (ProQuest)
I Failed My (First) Dissertation Defense, But I'm Not a Failure (Editage)
Academic Integrity & Avoiding Plagiarism
Explaining U.S. Academic Integrity Standards to International Students (North Carolina State University)
Global Perspective on Plagiarism (Editage, Inc.)
Plagiarism and ESL Writers (Purdue University)
Paraphrase: Write It in Your Own Words (Purdue University)
Plagiarism Tutorial & Quiz (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)