Writing Handouts
These downloadable handouts were created by writing consultants as a collaborative project and encompass a wide variety of topics often discussed in consultations:
NCSU Libraries: Videos and Interactive Guides
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article: The Video
Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction
Evaluating Sources for Credibility
Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students
Picking Your Topic IS Research
NC State Offices, Clubs, and Courses
Career Development Center: Provides resources for creating your resume
English Conversation Club: Offers informal practice speaking English
FLE Courses: Provides information about English as a foreign language courses
Graduate Writing Support: Offers workshops, institutes, online support communities, and other programming around theses and dissertations
Labwrite: Offers help writing lab reports
Useful Websites
The Benefit of Having Others Edit Your Work
Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips
How to Write about a Topic You Lack Interest In
Public Speaking Speech Topics and Ideas
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Understanding and Preventing Plagiarism