{"id":3442,"date":"2015-07-10T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T20:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/?page_id=3442"},"modified":"2024-07-08T14:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:27:28","slug":"writing-skill-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/student-resources\/writing-skill-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Skill Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Effective writing skills are one of the key outcomes of graduate education. Well-developed writing skills pave the way for individuals to craft compelling grant proposals, publish articles in academic journals or books, communicate in work-related situations, and advocate for change. Writing improves with practice and critical reflection.<\/p>\n<p>Effective writing poses challenges for many graduate students, but skills can be improved. Students are encouraged to explore options for enhancing their skills and confidence.<\/p>\n<h2>Websites<\/h2>\n<p>Brandon University\u2019s writing professionals offer guidance on essay structure, citations, grammar, and specialized assignments like literature reviews and annotated bibliographies. Students do not require a completed draft to access services; they can seek advice at all stages of the writing process: from pre-writing (nothing written at all yet) to final checks.<\/p>\n<p>Students can book appointments with Writing Skills faculty for one-on-one consultations. Access the appointment booking schedule by visiting the website linked below. In person and Zoom appointments are available.<\/p>\n<p>Book an appointment:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/writing-skills\/\">https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/writing-skills\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Writing skills also maintains a full suite of resources on its Moodle site:<\/p>\n<p>Moodle home&gt;Courses&gt;Student Services&gt;Writing Skills<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resources in other online locations:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writing.utoronto.ca\/advice\">http:\/\/www.writing.utoronto.ca\/advice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.uagc.edu\/academic-writing-refresher\">https:\/\/writingcenter.uagc.edu\/academic-writing-refresher<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective writing skills are one of the key outcomes of graduate education. Well-developed writing skills pave the way for individuals to craft compelling grant proposals, publish articles in academic journals or books, communicate in work-related situations, and advocate for change. Writing improves with practice and critical reflection. Effective writing poses challenges for many graduate students, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":789,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3442"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4192,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3442\/revisions\/4192"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/mpn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}