Academic Survival Kit

Writing & Editing Resources

Netiquette

Learn about business email etiquette, email etiquette when representing your company, how to proofread your emails, as well as basic do’s and dont’s when corresponding by email:

• Email Etiquette
• NetM@nners.com

Writing

Dr. Payne. Read “On Writing Well” by William Zinsser.
Dr Scribner. Business Writing Tips.
R. Brown, Editor. Organize, Write, and Edit.
Dr. Elias. DON’T plagiarize! Cite your work.

• Student codes of conduct
• Library plagiarism info
• Library copyright guide

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

• Tone in Business Writing
• Revision in Business Writing
• Writing for Global Business Audiences
• Professional, Technical Writing
• OWL sitemap

Reference Materials

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Thesaurus.com
• CIA World Factbook
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• allBusiness Dictionary of Terms
• XE.com > currency converter

Style Guides

• APA Publication Manual
• AMA Manual of Style
• Chicago Manual of Style
• MLA Style Manual

Editing

Dr. Gegax. Edit your work multiple times, set it aside for a couple of days, and edit it again.

Proofreading Marks

• Designers’ Toolbox
• Guide to Copyediting Marks

Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling

• OWL: Proofreading
• Elements of Style Online
• GrammarBook.com

Presentation Resources

Dr. Scribner. Speech Tips has free step-by-step guidance for planning, writing, preparing, and delivering your speech.
Dr. Huhmann. Effective Presentations. A one-page PDF synopsis covering the content and delivery of your speech.