Writing Resources
Need help pulling your research together? Consult these writing guides:
Composing Research, Communicating Results by
Composing Research, Communicating Results: Writing the Communication Research Paper provides communication students with the knowledge and necessary tools to compose a variety of course-required papers that are scholarly, accessible, and well-written. The first work of its kind to take students from brainstorming to outlining to sentence and paragraph construction to paper presentation, drawing on student-written examples Easy-to-understand explanations of passive voice, point of view, commonly accepted citation styles, and more, with current and relatable student-written examples Covers common writing assignments in communication and related courses, including the literature review, application paper, and empirical research paper Four pedagogical features enhance comprehension and support learning: "Write Away" quick exercises, integratable "Building Blocks" assignments, "Engaging Ethics" tips, and "Student Spotlight" examples
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9781118940907Publication Date: 2017-06-26
The Academic Writer's Toolkit by
Berger's slim, user-friendly volume on academic writing is a gift to linguistically-stressed academics. Author of 60 published books, the author speaks to junior scholars and graduate students about the process and products of academic writing. He differentiates between business writing skills for memos, proposals, and reports, and the scholarly writing that occurs in journals and books. He has suggestions for getting the "turgid" out of turgid academic prose and offers suggestions on how to best structure various forms of documents for effective communication. Written in Berger's friendly, personal style, he shows by example that academics can write good, readable prose in a variety of genres.
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9781598741384Publication Date: 2008-05-01
Citing Your Sources
Citing your sources is as important as the research and writing. Don't forget to cite!
- Citation Tools and ResourcesWhy cite, how to cite, and all the tools and references you'll need to keep track of and present your research.
- Annoying Ways People Use SourcesHow to artifully integrate quotes and other sources into your writing.
Copyright and Plagiarism
Citing your sources is not only essential to display and support your research, it is an ethical practice that ensures acknowledgement of someone else's work and can help you avoid plagiarism or copyright infringement.
Please review the following OWU guidelines:
Additional Reading:
- Fair Use for Students (Association of Research Libraries)
- Using copyrighted works in research (University of Minnesota Libraries)
- Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in Communication (International Communication Association)
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