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Additional Writing Support Resources

 

Commonly referred to as OWL Purdue, this resource provides up-to-date and detailed citation guides for APA, MLA, IEEE, and Chicago styles as well as information about grammar, job search writing, and learning ESL.

Similar to Purdue's OWL site, Excelsior provides current citation guides for APAMLA, and Chicago along with interactive guides for learning ESLcritical thinking, and research.

Affiliated with the American Psychological Association and run by APA experts, the APA Style Blog is a searchable archive of questions and answers pertaining to the use of APA style. For any non-standard citation questions or for detailed explanations of APA citation rules, this is a valuable resource.

Provided by the Chicago Manual of Style online, the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide offers a straightforward and navigable overview of how to cite common types of sources using Chicago style.

Murdoch University's IEEE Style Guide offers a quick guide to basic IEEE citation format, commonly used in the engineering field.

While there are currently no formal APA or MLA citation formats for Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, NorQuest College Library has developed citation styles in both APA and MLA formats. Visit the Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers APA guide and Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers MLA guide.  

This style guide modifies the NorQuest College citation guide for Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers as per the recommendations of KPU Elder in Residence Lekeyten.

This resource provides suggestions for referencing Indigenous knowledge that has been historically recorded by non-Indigenous authors without appropriate attribution.

This guide from Royal Roads University "respectfully presents traditional Coast Salish teachings and approaches to learning to support Indigenous students develop as academic writers."

Available to all UWindsor students, the STEPS program provides resources on topics such as note-taking, multiple-choice exams, test anxiety, and time management.

The UWindsor office of Career Development & Experiential Learning offers workshops, appointments, and online resources to students on topics including resume and cover letter writing, interview strategies, and letters of intent.

The International Student Centre offers support to all international students as well as students seeking international exchange opportunities.

The Academic Data Centre can help students with data, GIS, and statistical analysis.

Students seeking additional math and statistics support can contact the Math and Statistics Learning Centre.

Engineering students, your faculty offers free communication support! Attend a workshop or a one-on-one consultation for guidance on capstone and co-op reports, lab and other technical reports, theses and dissertations, oral presentations and more. Engineering students, from first-year to doctoral-level, are welcome. For appointment times and schedules, visit mySuccess and select Communication Support - Engineering. For more information, email engcomm@uwindsor.ca or visit the Engineering Student Support Services Centre website.

Staffed by senior undergraduate and graduate students, the Political Science Help Centre assists political science students with exam prep, note taking, writing skills, study groups, and more.

Students can use the UWSA's Nimbus Tutoring Service to connect with peer tutors for a variety of UWindsor courses using the free Nimbus app (note: while the app is free, tutors generally charge a fee). 

The Department of Continuing Education offers a series of modules that students can use to improve their English skills at their own pace ($25+HST/module).

Available to all 1L students, the Faculty of Law's Academic Success Program offers appointments for students wishing to improve their academic and professional skills.

Available to all students and community members, the Writer in Residence provides one-on-one editorial consultations, primarily on creative work. Email englishmail@uwindsor.ca or call x2288 for more information.  

The English Language Improvement Program focuses on developing English language and academic skills to meet the University of Windsor English proficiency requirements. Open to students and professionals (current enrollment fees). Email studyenglish@uwindsor.ca for more information.

Students can access the resources of the UWindsor Writing Support Desk via Brightspace, including downloadable PowerPoint slides on a variety of writing and citation topics. Students can self-enroll as 'learners' either by selecting 'Discover' from the Brightspace landing page and clicking 'Enroll' on the Writing Support organization or by clicking here