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Writing Support Center

The Writing Support Center offers a variety of services for GSEP students and faculty, including review and guidance on writing papers, dissertation manuscripts, and other projects.  Individual appointments can be made by contacting the Writing Support Center (see below).  In addition, writing seminars and APA workshops are scheduled each term at the graduate campuses.

A note about plagiarism: Plagiarism is commonly understood in the academic community to involve taking the ideas or words of another and passing them off as one's own.  When paraphrasing or quoting an author directly, one must credit the source appropriately.  Plagiarism is not tolerated at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology.

Students who submit dissertations to APA Review through August 8, 2010 may use APA 5th or 6th edition format.  Thereafter, effective August 9, 2010, all dissertations submitted for APA Review must be in APA 6th edition format. 

CONTACT:

Gina Meister
Manager, Writing Support Center
West Los Angeles Graduate Campus, Room 522
6100 Center Dr.
L.A., CA 90045
310-258-2815

SPRING 2010 OFFICE HOURS:

Office hours are at the West Los Angeles (WLA) Graduate Campus on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.*

*Please note that I am also available for phone, SKYPE and Elluminate appointments.

Writing Workshops - Fall 2009

Encino: Thursday, September 17  4:15-6:15PM, Room P
Open to all Psychology students:
Conceptualizing, Writing, Revising & APA Format, 6th edition 

Malibu: Wednesday, September 23  3:30-4:00 PM
How to Avoid Plagiarism

Encino: Wednesday, September 30  4:00-6:00 PM, Room B
Open to all Education students:
The Writing Process, Revision, Paraphrasing & APA Format 6th edition

West Los Angeles: Thursday, October 1   3:15-4:15PM, Room 345
APA Format 6th edition: References and Citations

Irvine: Monday, October 5  3:00-4:15 PM, Room 238
APA Format 6th edition: References and Citations

Tele-Webinar w/Eluminate: (Priority to long-distance students)
APA Format 6th edition: References and Citations
Thursday, November 5, 5:30-7:00 PM

For all workshops, please RSVP to regina.meister@pepperdine.edu to ensure a space.

ONLINE 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 Blackboard, so you can now independently check your documents and prevent plagiarism.

APA Format:

ESL Resources:

The Dissertation Process:

Writing and Mechanics:

  • 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.

Plagiarism and How to Avoid It:

INDEPENDENT EDITORS:

Below is a list of independent editors who offer their services.  Please note that Pepperdine does not guarantee quality of, or student satisfaction with, their work. Please contact the individual editors for information about services and fees.

Pepperdine University Colleague Magazine
Urban Initiative
Pepperdine University Boone Center For The Family