Academics use scholarly writing and scholarly voice to convey information. This type of writing is different from what many people are used to. You will need to constantly work on your scholarly writing throughout your graduate studies to be prepared for scholarly writing in your profession. Don’t let writing issues get in the way of conveying your content. Because many professors do not point out all writing errors or act as proofreaders now that you are in graduate school (e.g., APA, grammar, paragraph structure), you will need to take responsibility of improving your writing throughout your studies. There are many great resources to help you do this. This assignment encourages usage of these resources:
Watch the webinar on scholarly writing available in this week’s resources.
Review the “APA Style Basics” pages within the Academic Success Center (ASC), available under Course Resources.
Review the “Writing Resources” pages, also in the ASC.
If possible, attend a group session in the ASC focused on scholarly writing.
For your assignment, include your original problem statement draft (your “before” version). Then, once you’ve completed looking at writing resources or attending a group writing session, rewrite your problem statement and include it in your document as the “after” version.
Next, write a one-page summary of which resources you used and how they were helpful in improving your writing.
Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.
