VCU Writes: A VCU Student's Guide to Research and Writing
Document Type
OER (Open Educational Resource)
Original Publication Date
2017
Date of Submission
January 2021
Abstract
VCU Writes! provides materials to enhance academic research, writing, and learning experiences, including a citation manual for both APA and MLA styles and reading lists to help learners build skills in topics such as critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and writing & argument. The resource was created for use in VCU's Focused Inquiry department, specifically Focused Inquiry I and II (UNIV 111 and 112); Inquiry and the Craft of Argument (UNIV 200).
Rights
With the exception of student work, all materials on VCU Writes! are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Is Part Of
VCU Open and Affordable Course Content
Description
VCU Writes! provides materials to enhance academic research, writing, and learning experiences. The site includes a detailed citation manual for both APA and MLA styles, which is updated whenever a new version of each style guide is released, and reading lists to help learners build skills in topics such as critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and writing & argument. Examples of student work are provided and continually updated. The resource was created for use in VCU's Focused Inquiry department, specifically Focused Inquiry I and II (UNIV 111 and 112); Inquiry and the Craft of Argument (UNIV 200). The Focused Inquiry Textbook Committee created and updates the work.
The creation of VCU Writes! was funded in part by the 2017 Affordable Course Content Awards program. For additional information about the program, please visit guides.library.vcu.edu/acca.