Online Writing Lab
The Written Assignments completed at California Coast University allows you an opportunity to demonstrate a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. Your work will need to reflect your ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the information you have learned in your course. In your Study Guide, you will find instructions on the specific requirements for your individual course.
The following information provides additional online resources and videos to help you learn APA style, how to properly format your Writing Assignments, and useful writing tips.
Your success is our goal.Explore the the following interesting and informative content to expand your knowledge. Murl Tucker, CCU Chief Academic Officer
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General Writing and Rhetoric
Various videos compiled by the Purdue University Writing Lab -
The Five-Paragraph Essay
Three Formulas for Writing the Basic Academic Essay -
Learn the method for writing the perfect essay introduction.
A good introduction makes writing an essay easy and reading it fun.
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How to Organize Your Essay (" The Machine ")
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Using APA format - Purdue University
This vidcast discusses how to format a paper using Microsoft Word according to APA style. To learn more about APA style, please visit the following resource on the Purdue OWL:
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American Psychological Association
APA is the world's largest association of psychologists, with more than 134,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. Our mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.
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The Research Randomizer.
This site is designed for researchers and students who want a quick way to generate random numbers or assign participants to experimental conditions. Research Randomizer can be used in a wide variety of situations, including psychology experiments, medical trials, and survey research. The program uses a JavaScript random number generator to produce customized sets of random numbers. -
The Web Center for Social Research Methods.
This website is for people involved in applied social research and evaluation. You'll find lots of resources and links to other locations on the Web that deal in applied social research methods.
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