Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) supports a diverse community of writers at UBC, at various levels of proficiency, across many types of writing situations: academic, creative, professional, and technical. In addition to one-on-one consultations, the CWSC delivers writing-focused programming for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members (visit our website for availability). All CWSC workshops, programs, and services are at no cost to the UBC community.
Events
| Title | Description | Date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Reviews: Writing |
Tue, August 3, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. Literature reviews accomplish several purposes for scholars. In the introduction to a research article or thesis chapter, for example, writers review relevant research in order to establish a research gap or articulate a problem or need that the current study addresses. |
3 August 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
Wed, August 4, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
4 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
Thu, August 5, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
5 August 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Community and Network Building, Writing and Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
Wed, August 11, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
11 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Doctoral Tri-Council Workshop: Writing the Research Proposal |
Tue, August 17, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. This workshop is for graduate students applying for Doctoral Tri-Council funding: CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC. |
17 August 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| CGS-Master’s Scholarship Workshop: Writing the Research Proposal |
Thu, October 21, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. |
21 October 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
Services
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Consultations |
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication supports a diverse community of writers at UBC, at various levels of proficiency, across many types of graduate student writing situations: academic, creative, professional, and technical. Consider booking a one-on-one virtual appointment with a peer writing consultant to support your writing projects. Visit their website to learn more about hours, how to prepare for, and to book, a synchronous or asynchronous writing consultation. |
Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) has an Online Writing Community, Wednesdays 2pm-4pm, via Zoom. All members of UBC Vancouver are welcome. Gather for a few hours each week to write alone—together. Learn the Pomodoro technique, stay motivated, and stay connected. Register for more info. |
Writing and Communication |
Resources
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Annotated Research Articles |
A series of 8 annotated research articles from across the disciplines (listed under "Academic Writing Resources" here) . The annotations point out standard features of research articles, while accounting for disciplinary difference. Technical vocabulary appears in blue italicized text with relevant definitions in floating text. |
Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Writing with Integrity |
A short video in which Drs Susan Porter and Beth Haverkamp discuss the importance of writing with integrity (the importance of writing and contributing new knowledge and scholarship with integrity; avoiding plagiarism) |
Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Video Guides to Writing and Research |
A series of videos to introduce students to the fundamentals of academic writing and research: “Writing in Situations”, An interview with Dr. Anthony Paré plus |
Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Annotated Abstracts |
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication developed this series of annotated abstracts from across the disciplines as a student resource. The annotations point out standard features of abstracts, while accounting for disciplinary difference. Technical vocabulary appears in blue italicized text with relevant definitions in floating text. |
Writing and Communication |
| Guides to Writing and Research |
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication developed these resources to assist students across the disciplines and professions. These evidence-based resources describe some of the typical practices that occur in high-stakes writing situations, with a focus on academic genres: abstracts, lay summaries, literature reviews, research article introductions, and so on. |
Writing and Communication |
| Academic Integrity, Introduction to |
The “Introduction to Academic Integrity” Canvas module discusses academic integrity in the context of why it matters — as a core element of how we as scholars and professionals do our work (and live our professional lives) at UBC and beyond. The module features 4 videos with UBC faculty, librarians, and students (see 1 example below), as well as pre- and post-reflection questions for students, and takes no more than 30 minutes to complete. Once they submit their responses, students can download a certificate of completion. |
Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |