The Graduate Writing Center
Events and resources for assisting graduate students with the writing and research process.
The Graduate Research & Writing Boot Camp
A Resource for Researchers of all Skill Levels
The Graduate Research & Writing Boot Camp is open to all CSU graduate students
and undergraduate juniors and seniors. Workshops are held in the fall and spring and
are designed to assist students with all levels of the research process. A variety
of topics are discussed that are appropriate for beginning researchers to those completing
theses or dissertations. All sessions are recorded and uploaded to the Graduate School’s
YouTube page.
This seminar is for you if you:
- are new to the research process.
- want to improve your academic writing.
- need a deeper understanding of ethical and professional behaviors in research, including plagiarism, the IRB process, etc.
- are working on a thesis or dissertation.
- want to improve your formatting and technical skills.
- want to learn about APA style formatting.
The Graduate Research & Writing Boot Camp YouTube Videos
- 2023 Research & Writing Bootcamp (complete playlist)
- Spring 2021 & Spring 2022 Research & Writing Bootcamp (complete playlists)
- APA Style Formatting
- Scientific Writing: Improving Product Through Preparation
- Technical Writing for the STEM Fields
- Writing Strategies to Avoid Common Pitfalls & Reduce Stress
- Writing a Literature Review: Purpose, Planning, Process
- Avoiding Roadblocks for IRB Approval
- Beginning Your Research & Information Management
- Ethics & Professionalism in Research: Understanding the Institutional IRB
- Introduction to Research
- Quantitative Methodology
- Thesis/Dissertation Submission Process
2023 Research & Writing Bootcamp Presentation Slides
- Navigating the IRB (PDF)
- Qualitative Research-Interviews (PDF)
- Reporting Quantitative Results in APA Style (PDF)
- Research and Writing Bootcamp Fall 2023 (PDF)
- Revising, Editing and Proofreading (PDF)
- The Ins and Outs of Citing Sources for Academic Writing (PDF)
- Tips for Doing A Literature Review (PDF)
