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Academic Services
The Graduate Division Academic Services Unit assists graduate students in the development of academic skills necessary for the successful completion of their graduate programs such as academic writing, grant writing, dissertation writing, editing, and preparing articles for publication. This unit offers workshops, writing groups, or individual consultations on these topics for graduate students. For a list and description of services offered, please see the Academic Services bulletin (PDF).
- Graduate Writing Resources
- New Course on Academic Writing for Graduate Students Offered Spring 2009
- Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty
- Contact Infomation for Academic Services
- Calendar of Workshops and Events: GROW
Graduate Writing Resources:
A Quick Guide to Style Manuals (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Writing Resources (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Writing Resources for Non-Native Speakers of English (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Scientific Style and Writing (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Dissertation Writing (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Grant-Writing Resources (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Scholarly Publishing (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Preparing Future Faculty (PDF)
New Course Offered Spring Semester 2009
Graduate Student Professional Development Program (GSPDP) 320: Academic Writing for Graduate Students
Units and Grade Options: 2 unit course, graded S/U
Course Format: Seminar
Time and Place: Mondays, 2-4 p.m., 175 Barrows
Course Control Number: 38409
Instructor: Sabrina Soracco, Director, Graduate Division Academic Services
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide graduate students with formal instruction in the genres and mechanics of academic writing at the graduate and professorial level. Through presentations, readings, discussion, and weekly peer editing, graduate students will develop writing and editing skills necessary for their success as graduate students and future faculty.
Course Goals
- to familiarize graduate students with the different genres of academic writing (e.g., seminar papers, journal articles, books, grant proposals, dissertation prospecti, etc.) and how these genres vary from discipline to discipline;
- to help graduate students become better writers by analyzing writing on both the micro (sentence) and macro (organizational) levels;
- to teach graduate students basic skills of professional editing so that they can become better editors of their own work and that of peers;
- to enable graduate students to apply these skills to a piece of their own writing and to the writing of peers.
For more information about this course, please contact Graduate Division Academic Services, 321 Sproul Hall, (510)643-9392.
Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty: May 27 - July 1, 2009
The Graduate Division is pleased to announce its seventh annual Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty.
Offered jointly by Academic Services and the GSI Teaching and Resource Center, the aim of this Institute is to enable graduate students to excel in all aspects of academic life as they pursue an advanced degree at Berkeley and transition from graduate school to future academic careers. This year's Institute will take place from May 27 - July 1, 2009. Graduate students who are nearing completion of their graduate programs and beginning to prepare for the academic job market are encouraged to apply. For this year's program, forty graduate students will be selected to be Institute Fellows.
Institute Fellows will be required to take the core course (From Graduate Student to Faculty Member) offered on Wednesdays from 1-5 p.m. and one elective course (either Editing, Academic Writing, and Academic Publishing or Developing a Teaching Portfolio) which will take place on Mondays and Thursdays from 2-4 p.m.
The program announcement, application guidelines, and forms can be found online.
The deadline for applications is Monday, March 2, 2009. Should you have questions about the Summer Institute, please contact the Graduate Division's GSI Teaching and Resource Center at gsi@berkeley.edu or 642-4456.
- Information about this year's Summer Institute — program announcement, application guidelines, and application forms.
- Statements about the program from previous applicants
Contact Information for Academic Services:
Academic Services
Graduate Division
321 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-5900
Phone: 510-643-9392
Email: academic_services@berkeley.edu
Spring 2009 Calendar for Graduate Resources, Opportunities, & Workshops (GROW)
Unless otherwise indicated, no preregistration is required. Learn more about GROW (PDF).
| February | Event | Description |
| 18 | Academic Writing Workshop | How to Write an Academic Grant Proposal
Workshop 2 to 4 p.m., 370 Dwinelle Hall. This introductory workshop covers the basic principles of writing an academic grant proposal. Preregistration is required. |
| March | Event | Description |
| 18 | Academic Writing Workshop | Writing the Dissertation: Strategies and Pitfalls 2 to 4 p.m., 370 Dwinelle Hall. This workshop will focus on the basic strategies of successfully writing a doctoral dissertation. It will cover both strategies for organizing a large research project and for writing up the results of that project. Wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance. For more information about this workshop, please contact Graduate Division Academic Services, 321 Sproul Hall, (510) 643-9392. Open to all disciplines. Preregistration is required. |
Additional workshops and events may be added during the course of the semester.
Last Updated: March 12, 2009 11:49 AM
