Writing Resources: Writing Support and Services for MSW, MSN and DSW Students

Define most abbreviations upon first use—that means to present the full version of the term and then the abbreviation. However, do not define some common abbreviations, such as the following:

Designed to support the citation and reference needs of USC students, staff, and faculty. The 7th edition of the manual does make distinctions between formatting certain components for academic use over publication. This guide will distinguish student/academic formatting where applicable.

Helps raise students’ awareness to the similarities and differences among summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting as they prepare to use these strategies in an effort to avoid plagiarism.

Write about all people with professionalism, respect, and sensitivity. Just as you have learned to check what you write for spelling, grammar, and wordiness, practice reading your work for bias.

For students who have completed the registration process, this section of the website provides helpful information regarding your DSP-approved accommodations and/or auxiliary aids and services. Here you can learn more about the role of your DSP Specialist, as well as your own Roles, Rights and Responsibilities.

This resource explains two dominant ideas in professional writing that will help you produce persuasive, usable resumes, letters, memos, reports, white papers, etc. This section outlines the concepts of rhetorical awareness and user-centered design, provides examples of these ideas, and contains a glossary of terms.

​RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that helps you keep track of your research, organize citations, and create bibliographies

KCLC offers outreach, programming, and individual coaching services to USC students and departments to promote a campus-wide understanding of learning differences and their potential to facilitate creativity and academic excellence.

The Writing Center offers twenty-five minute individual sessions with graduate student or faculty consultants. Academic consultants have backgrounds in a range of academic disciplines, are well versed in composition, and have both general and specialized subject-matter expertise.

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