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Archive for October 11th, 2024

Better Research With Beam

Research can be one of the most difficult parts of writing—and it happens before the writing even starts! When gathering resources, it is important to consider the purpose of each […]

Paraphrasing with Purpose

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Curt pushed away from his computer in frustration. He felt like he’d been staring at the same words […]

To Use “I” or Not to Use “I”: That Is Not Really a Question

“How can I show my experience and opinion without using ‘’I’?” a student recently asked for about the billionth time in my teaching career.  Hi everyone! This is TK from […]

The Keys to a Successful Conference Submission Process: Part Two, Choosing a Topic

Steven V. Cates, DBA SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University Global Professor, School of Business and IT In our first discussion, we looked at the value of doing research and presenting our […]

SOAR Symposium: The Value of Research and Presentation

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Purdue University Global in the School of Business and Information Technology   Purdue University Global’s second Student Online Annual Research Symposium (SOAR Symposium) is slated for this […]

Topic Selection

Dr. Tamara Fudge Professor,  School of Business and Information Technology, Kaplan University   There are some nice benefits to allowing students to pick their own topics for papers. First, there tends […]

June is Research Writing Month in the KUWC

Welcome to June in the Kaplan University Writing Center.  This month our Writing Workshops will focus on Research Writing.  We have a series of three hour-long workshops that focus on […]

Evaluating Academic Resources – Effective Writing Podcast 22

The Kaplan University Writing Center announces –  Episode 22 of the Effective Writing Podcast series is now available. Once again, Kurtis Clements delivers a clear explanation of a key concept. […]

Google World and Academic Sources

In this age where we can Google anything, it is harder and harder for students to identify and locate academic sources.  Why can’t they just Google their topic and pick […]