Disclaimer: While these resources offer many excellent ideas for planning, and writing, doctoral students, in particular, should always follow VSU's Doctoral Handbook and Dissertation Guide formatting requirements
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Research Rundowns (Excellent Review of Research Methods and Formal Writing by Dr. Patrick Biddix)
How to Research, Evaluate Sources, and Write (Odum Library)
GENERAL WRITING AND GRAMMER LINKS
Common Errors in English Usage (Site listing and correcting common errors in English
Paramedic Editing (For Help with "Tightening up" Sentence Structure)
Formal Writing Tips (Solving Frequently Encountered Problems in Academic Writing)
Guide to Grammar and Style (Tips from Jack Lynch at Rutgers University)
Resources (Links) for Writing and Writing Instructors (An eclectic list with LOTS of resources for writers)
Fat Free Writing (From Garb'ls Writing Center
Online Writing Guide (SUNY Geneso Community)
APA STYLE GUIDE AND CITATION LINKS
APA Formatting and Style Guide (6th edition, 2nd printing - updated 11/16/09 - The OWL at Perdue University)
APA Electronic References (With corrections to the 6th edition, 1st printing - Northern Michigan University)
Style Wizard: APA Style (5th Ed. Fill in a form to create an APA citation. A good tool for learning the basics)
APA Citation Guide (5th edition, Good examples for printed materials - Ohio State University)
Internet Citation Styles: APA (6th edition - How to cite Online sources)
VSU DISSERTATION RESOURCES
College of Education Doctoral Program Checklist (You really need to keep this close while working on your Dissertation)
Institutional Review Board Information Page (IRB) (Required Human Subject Research Forms)
IRB's CITI Training Program Homepage (Required of all VSU Students writing Dissertations)
VSU's Dissertation and Thesis Guide (An Updated Version is under Construction)
Helpful Hints for Submitting your Dissertation (from VSU Graduate School)
OTHER USEFUL DISSERTATION LINKS
How to Write A Dissertation or Bedtime Reading For People Who Do Not Have Time To Sleep (Perdue Unversity))
Handouts and Links: Dissertations (Writing Center, University of NC at Chapel Hill)
Writing Theses and Dissertations (Claremont College Writing Center)