Writing Support Center
The Writing Support Center offers a variety of services for GSEP students and faculty, including review and guidance on writing papers, dissertation manuscripts, and other projects. Individual appointments can be made by contacting the Writing Support Center (see below). In addition, writing seminars and APA workshops are scheduled each term at the graduate campuses.
A note about plagiarism: Plagiarism is commonly understood in the academic community to involve taking the ideas or words of another and passing them off as one's own. When paraphrasing or quoting an author directly, one must credit the source appropriately. Plagiarism is not tolerated at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
CONTACT:
Gina Meister
Manager, Writing Support Center
West LA, Room 522
310-258-2815
regina.meister@pepperdine.edu
Plagiarism and How To Avoid It:
Wednesday, February 6, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., WLA campus, Room 343
Saturday, February 16, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., IRVINE campus, Room 236
APA Format: References, Citations and Levels of Heading
Saturday, March 1, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., ENCINO campus, room G
Friday, February 8, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Phone/Web Conference (priority given to distance students)
Synthesizing Research: How to organize a Literature Review and Comprehensive Exam
Wednesday, March 5, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., WLA campus, Room 343
All GSEP students from all campuses are welcome. Please RSVP Gina at regina.meister@pepperdine.edu to reserve a space.
SPRING 2008 OFFICE HOURS:
Office hours are at the West Los Angeles (WLA) Graduate Campus on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.*
Every Monday: Tapped-In 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. (PST)
*Please note that I am also available for phone and SKYPE appointments.
Tapped In Instructions:
- Go to http://tappedin.org/pepperdine
- Select "Sign up for a Tapped In membership" (first time only). Follow the instructions. Now you're a member of Pepperdine's Tapped In community.
- Search for "Gina Meister" and select her name.
- Go to "Gina Meister's Office" (under the "office" icon).
- If you're attending a seminar, please join the discussion at the bottom of the screen (just like a chat room). To enter the discussion, simply type in the box at the bottom of the screen and click "Say."
- Remember to log out when you leave the office.
ONLINE RESOURCES:
Turnitin Instructions click here
Turnitin is a software application that allows you to electronically check your research papers and dissertations against all Internet and digitized documents to ensure adequate quoting, paraphrasing and referencing. The software is now available to all GSEP students through Blackboard, so you can now independently check your documents and prevent them from plagiarism.
APA Format:
- APA Documentation and Format GSEP (PPT)
- APA Exercises (PDF)
- APA Levels of Heading (PDF)
- http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
- University of Wisconsin-Madison APA Format
The Dissertation Process:
- Dissertation Guide - Nova Southeastern Univeristy (PDF)
- Conceptualizing a Dissertation
- All But Dissertation (ABD) Resources
Writing and Mechanics:
Plagiarism and How to Avoid It:
INDEPENDENT EDITORS:
Below is a list of independent editors who offer their services. Please note that Pepperdine does not guarantee quality of, or student satisfaction with, their work. Please contact the individual editors for information about services and fees.
- Rebekka Helford (Text and APA editing)
Phone: (310) 927-3957
Email: klezmerebekka@yahoo.com
- Sharon Bear (Text and APA editing)
Phone: (714) 665-8150
Email: BearWrite@aol.com
- Christina Mosher, Ed.D. (APA editing)
Phone: (310) 927-9575
Email: drcmosher@gmail.com
- Joe Velazquez (APA editing)
Phone: 310-446-1142
Email: jvontheroad@ca.rr.com
