- Are you working on an essay that you can’t seem to start or finish?
- Are you having trouble understanding what the assignment is asking you to do?
- Have you gotten feedback suggesting that your writing is unclear or wordy?
- Maybe this is your first time writing an essay, and you don’t have a clue where to begin?
The Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) offers equitable access to writing support services for all Carleton students and faculty.
Writing Services provides one-on-one Writing Consultation Sessions to improve and integrate transferrable academic writing skills necessary for academic success. We adhere to the necessary standards to maintain Academic Integrity, accountability, and confidentiality. Writing Services strives to meet the diversity of all our clients’ needs.
We also offer a variety of asynchronous online Learning and Writing Support Workshops on Brightspace. Students can self-enrol in the workshops via our Online Resources page. If you are taking workshops as part of the Incentive Program, please ensure that you are familiar with the Participation Policies.
During the 2020-21 academic year, CSAS will be offering virtual Writing Consultation Sessions, which are free of charge for all Carleton students and last up to 50-minutes per day. Each session is led by one of our experienced writing consultants, who can help you find ways to solve the writing challenges you’re experiencing at any stage of the writing process. We’ll also work with you to build the skills you need to make sure you can tackle these challenges in the future.
- What we can help you with . . .
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- Understanding your assignment and responding to it appropriately
- Listening and helping organize thoughts and ideas
- Developing strong thesis statements
- Creating an outline
- Turning an outline into a draft
- Writing effective introductions and conclusions
- Developing an argument
- Structuring and organizing your writing
- Writing clearly and concisely
- Learning to proofread/edit your paper
- Developing your critical thinking skills
- Understanding the difference between description and analysis
- What we cannot help you with. . .
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- Proofreading/editing: We can help you learn how to do this for yourself, but we can’t do it for you (that would violate Carleton’s Academic Integrity Policy!)
- Exams: To avoid Academic Integrity violations, questions about exams, including take-home exams, should be directed to your professor or teaching assistant.
- Citations: The library provides Citation Guides to help you. Carleton’s Academic Integrity Policy means that the Library cannot check or verify if your citations are correct. Librarians and Subject Specialists can answer general questions about citation practices. In all cases, students should consult the specific edition of the citation guide assigned for their class.
- Resumes, cover letters, and statements of interest: The team at Career Services is specially trained to help you with all of your professional writing needs.
- Grant Proposals, Graduate Funding Applications, and Scholarships: Students are advised to seek help from Career Services, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, or their supervisors.
- Multiple assignments on the same day: We welcome you to book an additional Writing Consultation Session on a different date.
If you have any additional questions, please send us an email: csas@carleton.ca.
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