Writing Support Resources

Turnitin Instructions 

Turnitin is a software application that allows you to check your research papers and dissertations electronically against all Internet and digitized documents to ensure adequate quoting, paraphrasing, and referencing. The software is now available to all GSEP students through Courses powered by Sakai, so you can now independently check your documents and prevent plagiarism.

Grammarly@EDU

GSEP has purchased a license with Grammarly@EDU for all of its students. To sign up:

1. Go to https://www.grammarly.com/edu/signup  

2. Click "Join your organization."

3. Provide your name, @pepperdine.edu email, and password.

4. Check your inbox for the email and click on the activation link.

5. Insert this access code when prompted: fwXQZ3uJGfscjucz

6. You should now have access to GSEP's premium Grammarly account.

• APA PowerPoint Tutorial
• APA Template for MS Word
• APA Format with MS Word for PC
• APA Format with MS Word for Mac
• APA Levels of Heading
• APA Citation and Reference Guide: 2016
• APA Style.org Help
• How to Find the DOI

• ESL Grammar Resource Site (Rong Chang Lee, Ph.D) – provides extensive information on common areas of concern for ESL students, with a focus on grammar and style.

• Capital Community College Foundation ESL Grammar Quiz Site: a comprehensive collection of grammar quizzes aimed at identifying and remedying common grammar issues; each quiz represents a different area of focus.

• Dissertation Requirements
• Information about Dissertation Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations
• Dissertation Copyright Information

• Conceptualizing a Dissertation
• All But Dissertation (ABD) Resources 
• Links to Dissertation Samples:
  • Sample Five-Chapter Education Dissertation
  • Sample Four-Chapter Psychology Dissertation
  • Sample Manuscript Style Psychology Dissertation
• Links to some good school-specific sites that provide additional guidelines for developing and formatting dissertations as well as links to text and Web resources for dissertation writers:
  • University of Ottawa
  • University of North Carolina
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Nova Southeastern University Dissertation Guide
  • University of Michigan Resource Guide

• Writing With Clarity
• Writing and Revising
• Appalachian State Online Resources

• Bedford St. Martin’s RE:WRITING – contains information about writing style, citations and resources, as well as exercises and diagnostics.

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) – This is a good source for general writing resources as well as instructional materials. Contains an array of information ranging from ESL resources, to creative writing support and setting-specific writing guidelines.

• George Mason University’s Writing Center – A library of writing resource handouts available in a variety of formats.
• University of Toronto, Scarborough Writing Centre: Academic Style - Web page contains downloadable handouts on academic writing.
• Writing Support Handouts:
  • Conquering Commas
  • Transitional Words and Phrases
  • Scholarly Writing Do's and Don'ts
  • Checklist for Scholarly Writing

• How To Avoid Plagiarism