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Web Index

APA Style

All About APA - A Complete Guide
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/all_about_apa.html

APA 7th Manuscript Formatting
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/apa7_ms_format.html

APA 7th Citations
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/apa7_citations.html

APA 7th References Page
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/apa7_refs.html

APA Citations: Citing Figures and Tables
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/APA_citing_figures_tables.html

APA in a PowerPoint
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/apa-in-ppt.html

Brief Guide to APA Citation Style
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/briefguide_apa.html

How to Cite Audiovisual Media in an APA References List
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/apa_visual.html

Assignment Types

Academic Abstract
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/abstract.html

Annotated Bibliography
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/anno_bib.html

Assignment Analysis & Outlining
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/assign_analysis.html

Business Letters
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/business-letter.html

Complaint Letters
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/complaint_letter.html

Executive Summary
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/exec_summary.html

Extended Definitions
http://ewc .umgc.edu/ewc/web/extenddefs.html

How to Write a Literature Review (in 30 Minutes or Less)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/lit_review_30m.html

Literature Review
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/lit_review.html

Memoranda
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/memo.html

Policy Memo
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/ENVM/policy_memo/policy_memo.html

Proposal Memo
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/write_proposal_memo.html

Resumes
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/resumes.html

Resume Cover Letters
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/cov_lets.html

Summary Paper
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/ENVM/summary_paper/summary_paper.html

Table of Contents
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/toc.html

Transmittal Letter
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/trans_let.html

Blue Book Citation Style
Brief Guide to Blue Book Legal Citation Style (16th)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/blue_book.html

Career Document Workshop

Top Ten Myths: Job Search Realities and Myths
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/1-TopTips.html

Your Professional Document Set
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/2-DocSet.html

Resumes
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/3-Resume.html

Cover Letter
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/4-CovLet.html

Designing Objectives
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/5-Objectives.html

Preparing for the Job Interview
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/6-Interview.html

Making the Most of Your References
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/7-References.html

How to Increase Your Network
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/8-Networking.html

The Federal Job Search
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/9-Federal.html

Using the Internet as a Career Tool
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/10-Internet.html

Online Reputation Management
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/11-onlinerep.html

You Will Be Googled
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/career_doc/12-Googled.html

Chicago Style

Brief Guide to the Chicago Style (17th)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/chicago_intro.html

Manuscript Formatting for Chicago Style (17th)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/chicago_ms.html

Citation Makers

CiteFast Citation Machine
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/citefast.html

Composition

Argument and Evidence
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/argue_evidence.html

Assignment Analysis & The Sentence Outline
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/assign_analysis.html

Audience Awareness: How to Give Them What They Want
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/audience_awareness.html

Basic Essay Formulas
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/basic_essay_formulas.html

Body Paragraphs
htt p://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/tutorials/paragraphs/
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/two_minutes/body_graphs/body_graphs.html

Capitalization
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/capitals.html

Clarifying Hidden Assumptions
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/hidden_assumps.html

Conclusion Paragraphs
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/tutorials/conclusions

How to Use Writing Prompts to Outline Your Essay and Thesis Statement
htt p://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/essay_prompts.html

Introduction Paragraphs - Put Some Sizzle in Your Introduction
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/intro_sizzle.html

Introduction Paragraphs - Seven Strategies
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/tutorials/introductions

Introduction Plus Thesis - How to Combine
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/intro_thesis.html

Introduction Plus Methodology
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/intro_methodology.html

Secrets of the Five-Paragraph Essay
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/five_paragraph.html

Sentence Outlines
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/sent_outline.html

Thesis Statements: Simple As That
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/thesis.html

Transitions
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/tutorials/transitions
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/two_minutes/two_minute_trans/two_minute_trans.html

Write to Analyze
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/writ_analyze.html

Write to Argue & Persuade
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/writ_argue.html

Write to Critique
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/write_to_critique.html

Write to Compare or Contrast
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/writ_comcon.html

Write to Describe
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/writ_describe.html

Write to Inform
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/write_inform.html

Write to Narrate or Reflect
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/writ_reflect_narrate.html

Write to Synthesize
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/writ_synth.html

Writing Process
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/writing_process.html

Document Formatting & Editing

Designing the Formal Business Report
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/design_long_report.html

Designing Tables in Microsoft Word
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/word_tables.html

Document Design Workshop--New Literacy
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/new_literacy.html

Document Design Workshop--Visual SPD
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/applying_spd.html

Document Design Workshop--Future Documents
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/future_docs.html

How to Align Page Numbers in a Table of Contents
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/mvids/align_toc_numbers/align_toc_numbers.html

How to Create and Insert a Graph in Microsoft Word
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/graph_word.html

How to Create Hanging Indentations
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/hang_indent/hang_indent.html

How to Use Page Breaks in a Multi-Section Report
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/page_breaks/page_breaks.html

Revising with a Word Processor
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/revising_word.html

Top 5 Ways the Internet Has Changed Writing
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/top5.html

Using Illustrations Effectively
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/illustrations.html

Grammar, Punctuation & Style

Apostrophes
https://youtu.be/DqTfqrjvXHg

Apostrophes & Grammar Checkers
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/apos_checkers.html

Articles
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/articles.html

Avoid Announcement Sentences
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/inform_v_announce.html

Capitalization
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/capitals.html

Choosing Appropriate Tone
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/appropriate_tone.html

Colon Do's & Don'ts
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/colons.html

Comma Splice/Fused Sentence
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/tutorials/ewc_csfs/ewc_csfs.htm

Commas: Items in Series
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/serial_comma.html

Commas: Three Sentence Uses
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/commas_sent.html

Commonly Confused Words in English
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/confused_words.html

Irregular Plurals
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/irreg_plurals.html

Irregular Verbs
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/irreg_verbs.html

Parallelism
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/parallelism.html

Parts of Speech: Adjectives & Adverbs
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/pos_adj_adv.html

Passive Voice
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/passive_voice.html
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/tutorials/active_voice/

Pronoun Agreement
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/pro_agreement.html

Pronoun Case
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/pronoun_case.html

Pronoun Reference
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/tutorials/pronoun/

Pronoun Reference (Self Test)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/pro_reference/pro_reference.html

Proofreading Checklist
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/proofreading.html

Revising Biased Language
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/semicolon.html

Semicolon: Hits & Misses
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/semicolon.html

Sentence Fragments
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/sent_frags.html

Sentence Variety
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/sent_variety.html

Spelling, Grammar & Style Checkers
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/checkers.html

MLA Style

A Brief Guide to MLA Eighth Edition
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/briefguide_mla8.html

MLA Eighth Edition Document Formatting
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/mla8.html

PowerPoint

5 Basic Principles of PowerPoint Design
https://youtu.be/BqnGOgwiKFw

How to Create a Winning PowerPoint
https://youtu.be/2gjhMjmYdVI

How to Insert a Hyperlink in PowerPoint
https://youtu.be/G4VkobAkrWM

Introduction to PowerPoint
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/ppt_wkshop.html

Text on PowerPoint: 25 Design & Typography Tips
https://youtu.be/J3GFL5dLLyg

PowerPoint: How to Animate a Build Slide
https://youtu.be/UwyQwEVcrHo

How to Insert a Hyperlink in PowerPoint
https://youtu.be/G4VkobAkrWM

PowerPoint: How to Create & Edit Speaker Notes
https://youtu.be/QOju3r0INoM

Research & Plagiarism

Academic Research: What Instructors Want and How to Find It
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/academic_research.html

Formatting & Citations: Guide to All Styles
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/all_styles.html

How to Avoid Plagiarism
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/avoid_plagiarism.html

How to Find the Best of the Web: Surfin' in Style
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/eval_web_sources.html

How to Use Sources in Discussion Boards
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/db_sources/db_sources.html

How to Use Sources in Your Essays
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/researched_essay.html

How to Use UMUC's Library One Search
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/use_library.html

Paraphrase Exercise
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/paraphrase_ex.html

Paraphrases, Plagiarism & Common Knowledge
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/plagiarism_paraphrases.html

Refining Your Topic Online
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/refine_topic.html

Research Process: In School and Life
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/research_process.html

Research Writing: Integrating Quotations
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/integrate_quotes.html

Research Topics: Choose, Narrow, Filter, Question
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/research_topics.html

The Role of Primary Research
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/primary_research.html

Sample Model Papers

ANTH 343 (Physical Anthropologist Report)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/laura/laura_anthro/laura_anthro.html

ARTH 334 (Paper 1 - Film Review)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Zoe/arth_model/arth_model.html

BEHS 220 (Different Perspectives Assignment w/ Model Paper)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Zoe/AssignAnalysis_diffs.html

CSIA 301 (Cyber Security APA Research Paper)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Kevin/cyber_research/cyber_research.html

CSIA 310 (Case Study #1)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Kevin/csia_310/csia_310.html

GVPT 101 (Political Philosopher/Theory APA Research Paper)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Kevin/gvpt101/gvpt101.html

HIST 337 (Europe's Bloodiest Century)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/web/HIST337.html

HMGT 372 (Final Assignment Health Care Analysis) Part 1
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/HMGT372_part1/HMGT372_part1.html

HMGT 372 (Final Assignment Health Care Analysis) Part 2
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/HMGT372_part2/HMGT372_part2.html

PSYC 332 (APA Research Paper)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/laura/psyc_332/psyc_332.html

PSYC 334 (APA Research Paper)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Kevin/psyc334/psyc334.html

PSYC 353 (Case Study Analysis)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/psyc353/353_assigns/Assignment_Analysis.html
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/psyc353/353_model/Model_Paper.html

WRTG 101 (Cause-Effect Research-Supported Essay)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/101/cause_effect_research/cause_effect_research.html

WRTG 101 (Personal Narrative Essay)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/101/narrative_essay/narrative_essay.html

WRTG 112 Research-Supported Essay
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/wrtg112/apa_setup/apa_setup.html
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/wrtg112/p2_essayreview/p2_essayreview.html

WRTG 394 (Communication Analysis)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/mvids/Comm_Analysis_p1/Comm_Analysis_p1.html
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/mvids/Comm_Analysis_p2/Comm_Analysis_p2.html

WRTG 394 (Research Essay)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/mvids/model_final_rpt/model_final_rpt.html

WRTG 394 (The Perfect Resume)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Kevin/resume_full/resume_full.html

WRTG 433 - 394 (Infographic)
http://ewc.umgc.edu/ewc/Deffley/infograph/infograph.html