Writing an academic paper does not need to be scary

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Writing an academic paper does not need to be
scary

• Cosette Taylor-Mendes
• Communications/English Language Instructor for
  the Faculty of Nursing

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Agenda

• Writing at the university What are the
  expectations?
• (2) Writing in the Faculty of Nursing What are
  the expectations?
• (3) Resources to help you reach your goals

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Writing at the university What are the
expectations?

• Multiple ways of knowing and thinking
• Level One Consolidation/Summarization of Info.
• Ie Find the facts and organize them
• Level Two Analysis and Interpretation
• Ie Take the information apart and examine it
  piece by piece
• Answer the question What does it mean?
• Do something with the facts compare or
  evaluate
• Level Three Original and Critical thinking
• Ie Apply what you have learned to care

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University Expectations cont

• (b) Libraries
• (c) Research
• (d) Writing standard

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Questions so far?
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Writing in the Faculty of Nursing What are the
expectations?

• Preparing to become a nurse through writing
• (b) APA does not stand for Academically
  Prescribed Anguish Using the American
  Psychological Association referencing style

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• Writing papers or assignments in the Faculty of
  Nursing A guide for students new to academic
  writing
• www.umanitoba.ca/nursing/
• Click on students
• Select writing booklet
• User id student
• Password writenow

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Resources in the Faculty

• Cosette Taylor-Mendes
• 495 Helen Glass
• 474-6353
• Cosette_taylor-mendes_at_umanitoba.ca
• 15 hours
• 1 hour appointments

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Further Resources at the U of M

• Nursing Website
• www.umanitoba.ca/nursing/
• Libraries
• www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/
• Learning Assistance Centre
• www.umanitoba.ca/resource/learning
• English Language Centre
• www.umanitoba.ca/student/resource/english
• Student Advocacy
• 519 University Centre
• 830-430pm Monday to Friday

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Good Luck !