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When do I need a source? How do I paraphrase? How do I synthesize sources? How do I find sources? How do I outline? How do I revise?

Research Writing Literature Review Statistics Writing Clearly Scholarly Tone Building an Argument Structure Time Management Proposal Alignment

Commas & semicolons Dashes Quotation marks & italics Parallel structure Agreement Modifiers & adverbs

APA 7 transition In-text citations References Formatting APA template

Microsoft Word Tutorials Reference Managers Online Learning Tools Tools for Finding and Reading Sources

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Writing Reviews

Writing Specialists and Tutors offer customized, detailed feedback on course assignments, discussion posts, proposal and dissertation chapter drafts, and just about any other writing you do for TCSPP. We focus on both higher-order (organization, flow, logic, tone) and lower-order (grammar, mechanics, APA) concerns in our reviews, and you have the opportunity to request that we prioritize our feedback to fit your needs.

Writing Workshops

Each term, the Online Writing Center offers weekly live webinars on a variety of topics, from APA to dissertation writing. Each webinar is recorded and available for viewing on our GoToChannel, embedded at the bottom of the Webinars page.

APA Interactive Tools

The Online Writing & Learning Center is excited to present our new interactive APA 7 web guide and interactive tools:

Use our citation formatting tool to learn how to integrate sources
Download our APA 7 templates for getting started
Utilize our interactive tools for formatting and styling

Writing Resources

The Online Writing Center offers web-based resources and tutorials for students and faculty to develop their skills and self-efficacy for The Writing Process:

Higher-Order Concerns
Sentence-Level Concerns
Plagiarism & Academic Integrity
Research Writing
Resources for Multilingual and International Students

Our Menu of Writing Services

WRITING TOOLS APA TOOLS PLAGIARISM TOOLS LEARNING TOOLS RESEARCH TOOLS MULTILINGUAL WRITERS

The Writing Process

CRITICAL READING

Strategies for prereading, reading, and using SQ3R in preparing for your assignment

CRITICAL WRITING

Strategies for understanding, outlining, drafting, and revising your paper

Sentence-Level Concerns

GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION

MULTILINGUAL WRITERS' GUIDE

Top ten tips for multilingual writers

BUILDING BLOCKS FOR BETTER WRITING

Learn to resolve common issues like fragments, run-ons, hanging modifiers, comma splices, serial comma issues, and more.

Higher-Order Concerns

ACADEMIC TONE

Economy of expression | precision & clarity | active v. passive voice | tone & syntax

BUILDING AN ARGUMENT

Reducing bias | avoiding logical fallacies | synthesis

ORGANIZATION

APA headings | paragraph structure

APA 7 Citations

IN-TEXT CITATIONS

Learn how to cite within your sentences in your writing

QUOTING

Learn how to quote any directly copied text

REFERENCE ENTRIES

Learn how to create a reference list and individual entries

APA Formatting

APA TEMPLATES

Access our preformatted APA 7 templates here

APA HEADINGS & STYLE

Learn the APA 7 heading levels, margins, fonts, spacing, and hanging indents

APA TABLES & FIGURES

Use our interactive tools to format APA 7 tables and figures

What is plagiarism?

WHAT PLAGIARISM LOOKS LIKE

Review examples of plagiarism and TCSPP definitions

WHY PLAGIARISM MATTERS

Learn the cultural reasons behind why plagiarism is an academic crime

WHY CITE SOURCES

Learn what benefits that citing sources has for other authors and for you

How do I fix plagiarism?

CITING SOURCES

Learn when you need a source to avoid plagiarism

USING SOURCES

Learn how to integrate sources in paraphrasing and direct quotes at the sentence-level and paragraph-level

HOW DO I KNOW IF I PLAGIARIZED

Take the OCWC assessments to see if you have plagiarism concerns

Time Management

STEP 1: PARAPHRASE THE PROMPT

Manage your time in this step by making an actionable task list and beginning drafting with brainstorming

STEP 2: OUTLINE AND OUTLAST

Use the OWLC’s time-saver APA and thesis templates in this step

STEP 3: SAVE TIME ON SOURCES

Find sources based on your available time: “I have a week,” “I have a few days,” and “I have a few hours” to finish

STEP 4: REVISE AND AVOID SURPRISE

Ensure you met your requirements: using OWLC appointments, using MS word as a proofreader, and reverse outlining

MS Word Tips and Tricks

INCORPORATING FEEDBACK

Viewing and Using Track Changes and Comment Bubbles in MS Word

TEXT POSITIONING

Insert a Page Break | Double Spacing | Hanging Indents | Centering and Indenting

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Formatting a Table of Contents | Troubleshooting the TOC: Paragraph Text Appearing |

Online Teaching & Learning

FOR STUDENTS

Where You Can Access Learning Materials, Discussions, and Assignments | How You Can Self-Regulate Your School Work | How You Can Interact With Your Faculty, Peers, and Support Staff | What You Can Do to Make Your Learning More Successful | What Might Prevent Your Success Learning Online

FOR FACULTY

Teaching, Communicating, and Collaborating Online for Faculty

FOR SUPPORT STAFF

Communicating, Collaborating, and Tutoring Online for Support Staff

INTERACTIVE ONLINE LEARNING

Giving and Receiving Effective Dialogic Feedback | Writing & Communicating as Students | Harnessing a Dissertation Mindset as an Online Student

Preparing

DEVELOPING RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES

Developing and testing hypotheses

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

Choosing an approach for a quantitative dissertation | Validity and common method bias | Single case research design effect sizes

PROPOSAL AND DISSERTATION TEMPLATES

The General Dissertation Template, TCSPP Dissertation Manual, and institutional dissertation forms

Drafting

WRITING THE ABSTRACT

Abstract best practices (courtesy of TCSPP Methodology Experts)

WRITING THE LITERATURE REVIEW

OWLC Literature Review Matrix | Organizing your sources [video] | Synthesis of sources

PROPOSAL ALIGNMENT TOOL

Access PAT, the Proposal Alignment Tool

Statistics

DISPLAYING QUALITATIVE RESULTS

APA 7 guidance on how to refer to participants, quote data, and maintain confidentiality

DISPLAYING QUANTITATIVE RESULTS

Making sense of quantitative data | Correlate This! | Power Analysis

STATISTICS TOOLS HELP

NVivo tutorials | Methodology help | Choosing statistics tools

Services for Multilingual and Linguistically Diverse Students

LANGUAGE MODULE

Find explanations for the major differences between your native language(s) and the English language

GRAMMAR MODULE

Find explanations for the ten top grammar topics that cause difficulty for multilingual writers learning and writing in English

WRITING MODULE

Find explanations for the major differences between your native language(s) and the English language

If you are not sure what areas you need to focus on, we offer a Multilingual Writer Assessment to help you create an individualized study plan.

COMPLETE THE MULTILINGUAL WRITER INTAKE FORM HERE

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EMAIL THE OWLC'S SPECIALIST

Have questions about writing or the OWLC? Email the OWLC's multilingual writing specialist, Gabrielle Lynch, at glynch@thechicagoschool.edu

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Online Writing & Learning Center

How can we help you today?

I need help with…

Writing Reviews

Writing Workshops

APA Interactive Tools

Writing Resources

Our Menu of Writing Services

Our Menu of Writing Services

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