Writing in Psychology

Psychology 41990, Section 004, Call No. 15320

  Course Syllabus

 

Instructor:       Nicole Nugent, M.A.                                      Office Hours:   Tuesdays 3-6

                        102B Kent Hall                                                                        (Or by appointment)

                        (330) 672-8888 (*80956)

                       

 

WRITING RESOURCES
Online Workshop for Writing Skills Development
APA Style References

 

  

Graded course assignments include:

 

Paragraph on Topic and Plan (10 points)

 

Annotated Bibliography & Outline (25 points)

 

First Draft (50 points)

 

Final Draft (100 points)

 

 

 

MORE TIPS FOR SCIENTIFIC WRITING
Bem, D. J. (1987). Writing the empirical journal article. In M. P. Zanna & J. M. Darley (Eds.), The complete academic (pp. 171-201). New York: Random House.

Sternberg, R. J. (1992). How to win acceptance by psychology journals: 21 tips
for better writing. APS Observer, 5(5), 12-13, 18.

Whitley, B. E., Jr. (1996). Writing research reports. In Principles of
research in behavioral science (pp. 569-611). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.