2013 Spring Workshops

 Thesis/Project Writing

Carson Medley, Thesis Editor and Advisor for the Office of Graduate Studies, is offering a series of extensive writing workshops for MA candidates who plan on writing a master's thesis or project. The workshops, however, are open to all graduate students regardless of their discipline or culminating activity.

The workshop series will address specific components of the master's thesis and projects as well as general writing and organizational strategies.  Ultimately, the workshops will cover all aspects of academic writing and research.  The workshop series has been designed and organized in a way that will guide students in a linear path to the April 26 deadline of their culminating activity.

English Department: University Format and Departmental Style Guides
Monday, February 11, 6:30P.M.-7:30P.M.

University Format and Departmental Style Guides
Wednesday, February 13, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M., Room, SSC 150

Education Department: University Format and Departmental Style Guide
Wednesday, February 20, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M.

Copyright, Fair Use, and Human Subjects Research Clearance
Wednesday, February 27, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M., Room,  SSC 150

Writing the Literature Review and Organizational Strategies
Wednesday, March 6, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M., Room, SSC 150

Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Writing the Annotated Bibliography
Wednesday, March 13, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M., Room, SSC 150

Less is More: Writing the Abstract
Wednesday, March 27, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M., Room, SSC 150

Revision for Concision: How to Stop the Bleeding in Your Writing
Wednesday, April 3, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M., Room, SSC 150

The Finish Line: Preliminary Drafts, Forms, and Policies
Wednesday, April 10, 4:00P.M.-5:00P.M., Room, SSC 150

GRE Analytical Writing and Argument Writing Workshop
Wednesday, May 1, 4:00P.M.-6:00P.M., Room, SSC 150

Formatting assistance and preliminary reviews are available up to three weeks before each semester deadline.  Please contact Carson Medley, Thesis Editor and Advisor, to make an appointment: 530-898-5392 or cmedley@csuchico.edu.  Carson will also accept hard copies of documents for preliminary review, but prefers documents to be sent as a Word Document to his email.  He will then make comments via Track Changes and email the document back to you.