Academic Integrity

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Academic Integrity

• Writing as Process
• Karen Williams
• Writing Center Assistant Director

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Writing as process

• The writing process begins when we start to think
  about writing a paper. The actual writing is a
  later step.
• The writing process involves thinking,
  questioning, researching, note-taking,
  documenting, organizing, writing, and revising.

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Academic Integrity and Process

• Last-minute research and writing or lack of
  confidence in the course material can compromise
  academic integrity, either intentionally or
  unintentionally.
• Both of the above problems ignore the process of
  writing.

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Time crunch

• Last-minute writing often includes poor
  note-taking and documentation.
• Be sure to document notes and ideas as you read.
• Make it clear in your notes if you are writing
  ideas verbatim or paraphrasing both must be
  documented in a paper.

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Course material

• Writing is a synthesis of ideas that writers
  encounter.
• Leave time to process the information you
  encounter.
• Brainstorm. Talk with others about course ideas.

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Writing Center

• The Writing Center can help with any aspect of
  the writing process.
• Bring thesis, questions you might use to form a
  thesis, guidelines for a paper to start
  conversation about your paper.
• Bring draft or outline of paper.

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Writing Center Information

• Humanities Building, HU140
• Phone number 442-4061
• Website www.albany.edu/writing
• Email writing_at_albany.edu
• AOL Instant Messenger ID AlbanyWrites
• Hours M, T, Th 10-5 W 10-3 and 515-915 and F
  10-2
• Half hour or hour appointments