Workshops Location and Zoom Link
Wednesday workshops are held in 210 Stabley Library.
The Zoom link for Wednesday workshops is https://iupvideo.zoom.us/j/99140958165.
AI in College Writing — September 3, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Graduate and Undergraduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop helps students understand how to work effectively with AI tools in their academic writing. Students will learn when and how to use AI writing assistants appropriately, following academic integrity guidelines. The workshop covers practical strategies for using AI as a brainstorming partner, draft reviewer, and research assistant. Students will also learn how to properly disclose AI use in their work and maintain their authentic voice and authorial agency while using AI tools. This workshop is ideal for students in any class.
Avoiding Plagiarism — September 10, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Advanced Undergraduate/Graduate
This workshop introduces undergraduate and graduate writers to how to avoid plagiarism in their writing, including through papers written in coursework and at the honors thesis, MA thesis, or dissertation stage. The workshop will cover cultural expectations, reading and citation strategies, managing large numbers of sources, and self-citation. We will also discuss iThenticate, which is used by the graduate school for submission of a thesis or dissertation.
American Academic Conventions for International Students — September 17, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate International Student or Multilingual Writer
This workshop offers international students and multilingual writers insights and information about American academic conventions and strategies for successful writing in US institutions of higher education. The workshop will cover understanding writing assignments, rhetorical considerations of audience and organization, managing sources and source use, and common challenges that international and multilingual writers face.
Résumé Writing — September 24, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop introduces students to developing the content and designing an effective résumé. We explore effective résumé samples, how to frame experience to diverse audiences, and the different content that goes in a résumé. Students can also learn new features in MS Word that will make their résumés distinctive. Students can get started on one during this workshop, or polish what they’ve already written.
Clarity and Conciseness in Business and Professional Writing — October 1, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop explores the critical importance of clarity and conciseness in a variety of writing contexts (including in academic and professional settings). Specifically, the workshop introduces students to the paramedic method, a method that can be used at the sentence and paragraph level to make writing more direct, active, and precise. We’ll also explore purpose and audience-driven strategies for clarity and conciseness that can be used to reduce wordiness and provide clarity.
Words that Work: Strategic Language for Professional Communication — October 8, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
A workshop based on the book Words that Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear by Frank Luntz. This workshop explores the principles of Words that Work, including simplicity, brevity, credibility, novelty, and speaking in an aspirational tone, and gives students a chance to practice each of the principles. The workshop concludes by exploring how the strategic choice of words can be an asset in professional communication.
Cover Letter Workshop — October 15, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop introduces students to writing an effective cover letter. After reviewing models of successful cover letters, we’ll discuss the purpose of the cover letter, how to tailor a cover letter to fit a specific job, and how to highlight relevant experiences. Students will get a chance to draft a cover letter for intended positions.
Word Beyond the Basics: Undergrad Edition — October 22, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
Many people use only a fraction of the many useful features in MS Word, the most widely used word processing application on the planet. This workshop focuses on features that are easily overlooked or hard to find, such as renumbering pages, hanging indents, modifying internal margins, inserting a table, chart, or table of contents, and other features that improve usability, such as split screen and outlining modes.
Writing with Statistics: Data Visualization, Storytelling, and Persuasion — October 29, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
Twenty-first-century workplace contexts require effective communication skills, and in the digital age, these skills include how to use statistics and numbers to tell stories to potential customers or the public. This workshop explores the importance of data visualization, shares strategies and suggestions for how to effectively and ethically present statistical data in both written and visual formats, and how to use these effectively for informative and persuasive purposes.
APA Documentation — November 5, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
In this workshop, students are introduced to the APA documentation style (7th edition), including how to quote and summarize from an original source. It’s a hands-on workshop in which students see examples and do exercises on their computers. Topics include citing within the text, using signal phrases, creating the References page, and documenting online sources.
Approximate time: 50 minutes
Chicago Documentation — November 12, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: undergraduate/graduate
In this workshop, students are introduced to the APA documentation style (7th edition), including how to quote and summarize from an original source. It’s a hands-on workshop in which students see examples and do exercises on their computers. Topics include citing within the text, using signal phrases, creating the References page, and documenting online sources.
Approximate time: 50 minutes
Proofreading — November 19, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: undergraduate/graduate
This workshop helps students build the kinds of careful reading skills that are needed to proofread their papers, including reading slowly, using A Writer’s Reference, and following rules of thumb.
Approximate time: 50 minutes