Writing Centre

  (for honours and graduate students)

The Writing Centre Coordinator will outline some of the pleasures and pitfalls of writing a thesis. He will focus on giving you practical advice for being someone who finishes on time and produces good quality research. The workshop will provide you and your peers with an opportunity to get together and ask him questions, as well as allow you to share information with each other. (Space is limited, so be sure to reserve a seat in one of these sessions early!)

Thursday, October 3   2:30pm–3:30pm   Boardroom, Fountain Commons
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Friday, October 4   2:30pm–3:30pm   Boardroom, Fountain Commons
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  (primarily for first-year students)

Your professor has just handed out the assignment ... so what do you do now? Come to this session, and the Writing Centre Coordinator will give you helpful advice on how to become a better student and a better writer. You'll see the results immediately. (Space is limited, so be sure to reserve a seat early!)

Tuesday, October 8   7:00-8:15pm   Auditorium, KC Irving Centre
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  (useful for all students)

When you have an assignment due, do you worry about how you'll get it written? Come to this presentation and Coordinator of the Writing Centre will give you practical tips on how to manage the writing process so you'll produce great work. He'll use writing an essay as an example, but you can apply the advice to any work that's due. The Guarantee: if you apply even some of the principles he shows you, your work is bound to improve.  (Space is limited, so be sure to reserve a seat early!)

Thursday, November 7   2:45-3:45pm   BAC 237
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  (for honours and graduate students)

This presentation and workshop will guide you through effective strategies for researching and writing a successful honours or graduate thesis.

Wednesday, February 26th    10-11:30am    Boardroom, Patterson Hall

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(useful for all students)

Join us for a practical guide to citing sources correctly in MLA, APA, and Chicago style. You'll learn how to smoothly integrate quotations and paraphrases, create flawless in-text citations, and format bilbiographic entries with confidence.  

Thursday, March 20th  6-7 PM, BAC 203

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