Graduate Student Resources

Graduate Student Resources

Graduate Student Writing Support

Graduate students are welcome to make appointments to see a writing tutor at the Learning Assistance Centre. The appointments may be for one hour. However, because of demand all graduate students are limited to five one-hour appointments per term.

The Virtual Learning Commons

The Virtual Learning Commons combines valuable content information with academic tools (online writing tutor, assignment calculator and calendar) and social networking software. The graduate section content section provides information on the graduate life cycle ("getting started," "first year," "mid-program," and "near completion) and University of Manitoba resources. One of the coolest features of the Virtual Learning Commons is the opportunity to add "to-dos" and then discuss them. Graduate students are often isolated because of circumstances (busy writing at home) but have similar difficulties/concerns and would like to discuss these with other graduate students. Online conversations about various "to-dos" might help combat that isolation. Why don’t you try it out?

www.umanitoba.ca/virtuallearningcommons/

New Thesis Submission Guidelines

All graduate students are required to submit one paper copy of their theses to the Faculty of Graduate Studies as well as post the electronic version to MSpace.  The paper copy should be delivered in an envelope or folder as an unbound, single-sided and double-spaced copy, printed either in colour or black and white. Well before the submission deadline, contact Juliette Nadeau at juliette_nadeau@umanitoba.ca or call at 474-7895 for the necessary password to post your e-thesis to MSpace.

Please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies thesis information pages  for information about thesis deadlines, thesis prefatory pages, submitting your thesis in paper and electronically, etc.

UM Copyright Guidelines

For information about copyright guidelines at the University of Manitoba, please see the following website: http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/policies/copyright/4148.htm.             

University of Ottawa Graduate Writing Kit

This site helps graduate students to adjust to the higher demands of graduate level writing by offering various guides on graduate writing, thesis writing, thesis proposals, information management and writing literature reviews. Each section goes over the key aspects of what is expected at the graduate level and offers a further reading list for each section.

http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/writing/kit/gradwritingkit.php

The English Language Centre at the University of Manitoba

The English Language Centre (520 University Centre) offers courses and programs to assist international students with academic English usage in both oral and written circumstances. They will be offering the following courses for graduate students in the 2008-2009 Regular Session:

• Research Writing for Graduate Students ESLC 0210 will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 pm., May 18-June 17, 2010. Room is TBA.
  

The ELC offers University of Manitoba students:

• academic English courses & programs to prepare students for university study, and
  
  
• assistance to students already in academic study