Research and Writing Advice
Handouts for Students
The following links are to printable PDF documents that can be photocopied for class handouts.
Research and Writing Tips Handouts (From the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University)
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Writing Research Papers: A Step-by-Step Procedure
- Developing an Outline
- Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
- Sample Outline
- Using Statistics
- Writing a Thesis Statement
The key to effective researching and writing is simple: give yourself enough time! Rarely, if ever, is a first draft polished enough to be a final draft.
The following links are to online resources that provide further information on research and writing.
Online Research and Writing Resources
Middle Georgia State University
- MGA Library Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources
- MGA Library Subject Guides
- Student Success Center (assists students with effective writing, study strategies, and exam preparation)
Other Research and Writing Guides
Research Tutorials
- OWL: Searching the World Wide Web -- Purdue University
- First Steps: An Explorer's Guide to Research -- University of North Carolina
- Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial -- University of California Berkeley
- Web Searching -- Internet Public Library
Writing
- OWL: Online Writing Labs -- Purdue University Online Writing Lab
- Citations & Evaluating Sources: Citation Formats: APA, MLA, Chicago -- Capital Community College
- Writer's Handbook -- University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
- A+ Research & Writing -- Internet Public Library
- Internet Public Library -- Style & Writing Guides
- Grammar 101: Learning English Grammar Basics -- Microsoft 365
Plagiarism
- Avoiding Plagiarism -- Hamilton Writing Center
- Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It -- Indiana University
- Avoiding Plagiarism -- Western Washington University
- How Not to Plagiarize -- University of Toronto
Information on this plagiarism website used and adapted with permission from the University of Alberta Libraries Learning Services.