Grad Students: Writing Seminar (Protean Prose)
Identify and Overcome the Challenges of Academic Writing
Graduate Student Success Seminar
The GSA Writing Advisor Daniel Burge will present the success seminar on writing for 2010-2011. John Rollins will be one of his guests and will present information on academic integrity.
Graduate Level Writing Seminar
Wednesday, 11/17/10
4:30 – 6:00 PM
UC Ballroom Lounge
Title:
Protean Prose: Identifying and Overcoming the Challenges of Academic Writing
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Academic writing at the graduate level can often be quite overwhelming. Students at the graduate level are expected to write dissertations, theses, capstones, journal papers, conference proceedings, abstracts, and statements of research. The various requirements, and tone required in them, can often lead to confusion. But their importance cannot be overstated. In this lecture, therefore, a simple acronym—“Protean”—will be presented to help students through the maze of academic writing. By using four short examples that students will be faced with—the short essay, personal statement, abstract, and GRE exam—students will see how this simple editing tool—comprised of a mere seven steps—can be utilized to simplify academic writing and to help students write effectively no matter the task.
This workshop will cover:
*Common writing errors (graduate level),
* The "Protean" tool for editing,
* Academic integrity, and
* Plagiarism.
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About Our Speakers:
Daniel Burge is the Graduate Student Association's Writing Fellow. He comes to us from the UMBC Department of History. Daniel's research is on the issue of “Manifest Destiny” in the antebellum period.
He enjoys the following quote: “Words are like leaves; and where they most abound/Much fruit
of sense beneath is rarely found” (Alexander Pope).
John Rollins is the Academic Coordinator for the UMBC Learning Resources Center (LRC). He also serves as an Adjunct Instructor and teaches composition for UMBC's English Department.
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Read more about the service that Daniel provides for graduate students:
Information for additional seminars can be found here:
http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com
Information about the Graduate Student Association can be found here:
http://www.umbc.edu/gsa/
