Tools & Resources
Here you will find resources to guide your writing. This section discusses APA, introduces academic writing, and provides links to rubrics and guides designed to help improve student writing effectiveness.
Use of APA
- APA Style Guide. The Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies uses the format of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Edition. The APA Home Page provides additional information. Please note that DPLS also maintains program specific guidelines which vary from APA 6.
Academic Writing
Doctoral students are expected to demonstrate excellence in academic writing. Gocsik and Becker provide practical guidelines.
- What is a Scholarly Paper? Based on the work of Karen Gocsik, Dartmouth and adopted for the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies.
- Becker, H. (1986). Writing for Social Scientists: How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Rubrics
Papers are evaluated using three standard rubrics. Students must understand and master the competencies described in the rubrics to excel at scholarly writing.
Other Resources
- What is a Scholarly Paper? Based on the work of Karen Gocsik, Dartmouth and adopted for the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies
- University of Iowa, Introduction to MS Word 2007 Help for moving from MS Word 2003 to MS Word 2007
Writing Examples
As the CSW team continues to receive and review papers, we will make copies of exemplary papers available for your reference.
- Theoretical Paper
- Book Review
- Research Paper, Survey
- Research Paper, Hermeneutics
Publication Resources
The CSW in the future will provide tools to support DPLS students in publishing their work.
- Sample cover letter for submitting a manuscript
- Foley Journal Database
- Approved Editors
