Applications are now open for the Writing and Communication Centre's Dissertation Boot Camp program. Build a sustainable plan and make progress on your writing with Dissertation Boot Camp.
Registration is now open for English Conversation Circles. Practice conversational English with other students and Writing and Communication Centre staff in a safe online space.
The Course-integrated Support program supports faculty, student associations, and research groups directly in their respective learning environments.
Have you ever tried getting Google Translate to rap before? It’s probably one of the funniest things you can do with translate, outside of totally messing with Disney songs. When I’m not using translate as a means to laugh though, I’m using it to revise my essay by having Google read it out loud to me. Granted, that usually is also very funny, as the automated voice has a habit for tripping over lengthy sentences as well as butchering incorrect spelling of words. Use that last bit with caution though, Google Translate does have a habit for pronouncing everyday words like “get” very wrong.
When I was younger, the more pieces of punctuation I could add to a written work, the more I felt like some sort of literary genius. “Yeah, I’m ten and can use a comma, period, exclamation mark, and question mark within two sentences. I’m just that cool.”
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The literature review can be a challenging and time-consuming component of a research project. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can’t write your literature review for you, but this workshop will explore and introduce GenAI tools you may use as supports in the literature review process. We will identify ethical, legal, and intellectual property pitfalls associated with GenAI use, and offer guidelines and strategies for productive, ethical, and appropriate use of specific GenAI tools for specific purposes at each stage of the research and writing process.
This interactive workshop is a collaboration between the Library and the Writing and Communication Centre is designed for graduate students who are working on a literature review as part of a project proposal, thesis or dissertation, or a standalone journal article. Bring your laptop with you to get the most out of the hands-on practice session during this workshop.
Drop-ins at Dana Porter Library are back for the Fall 2023 term! Spots are walk-in only and are booked on a first come, first served basis.
When: Tuesday to Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Where: Dana Porter Library (next to the circulation desk)
Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Writing a dissertation or thesis? Our Rock Your Thesis workshop series puts you on the right path. Balancing talks from support staff across campus with hands-on activities, we guide you through planning, drafting, and revising your thesis or dissertation.