GWC Events
Summer Workshops Online
Sign up now for DKL and GWC online summer workshops! Sharpen your research, writing, and critical-thinking skills in 60- to 90-minute Zoom sessions. GWC coaches and DKL librarians teach proven strategies and techniques to help you excel in your coursework, exams, and theses. Offered July 8–30. Enroll via WCOnline.
Want to get published?
NPS’s Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI) and the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) are looking for students and faculty to submit short articles (1,000–3,000 words) on how emerging technologies may impact operations. Adapt a class paper, thesis abstract, or executive summary! Visit the GWC’s publishing portal for more information on how we support student publishing, and see CIMSEC's full call for papers. Submissions due 26 July 2021.
GWC Community
Students Are Telling Us: Write-ins Work! (Resumes July 8)
- “The most productive use of Friday prior to the weekend.”
- “Library and writing resources are second to none!”
- "A space to work on projects and papers with other like-minded students."
Join Friday write-ins via Zoom, 1000–1430 Pacific Time! Write-ins give you a place to concentrate, write, and make progress on a paper or thesis. Writing coaches and librarians are on hand to help. No appointment required—come for all or part of the time.
Voices Unmasked: COVID-era Poetry
We invite NPS students, faculty, and staff—new and experienced poets alike—to share and discuss original poetry written during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voices Unmasked provides contributors and readers with a platform for creative expression. Discover how poetry improves dexterity with the written word, teaches us to think in new ways, and unites us as a community.
New Resources
Common Knowledge Infographic
To cite or not to cite? It may depend on whether the information is common knowledge, which in turn depends on your audience. Our common knowledge infographic will help you determine whether information in your writing is common for all readers, common for field-specific readers, or commonly uncommon!
Literature Review Infographic
What's a literature review for? What should it include? How should it be organized? Our quick guide to literature reviews breaks down the process into four clear steps.
Online Services
Asynchronous Coaching
Whether you’re overseas or overloaded, you can get writing help any time by signing up for asynchronous coaching. Submit a paper or thesis chapter draft to your coach, then receive emailed feedback by 1700 Pacific the day of your appointment.
Video Highlights
Finding & Working with Your Thesis Advisor
This must-see video is the best relationship advice you’ll get in grad school! In 7:40, you’ll learn about 1) how to find a thesis advisor, 2) your advisor's role, and 3) your role with your advisor..
"What's Different About Academic Writing?"
Don't miss this six-minute refresher on the fundamentals of academic writing.
"Plagiarism's Haunting Legacy"
Also check out "Plagiarism's Haunting Legacy" (5:27), a video produced by the Thesis Processing Office, to get an idea of how pervasive and harmful plagiarism is.
Page last modified June 17, 2021
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