All of our writing handouts are equally applicable to graduate writing, up to and including composing a proposal, capstone, or thesis project.  Check them out at https://www.unbc.ca/academic-success-centre/handouts

Composition and Organization for Thesis Writing

• Concept Mapping
• Graduate Thesis Writing - Productivity Tips
• Thesis Editing Tips
• Scientific Research Proposals
• "How Theses Get Written: Some Cool Tips (University of Toronto)

Sample Theses

• UNBC Thesis Collection

Sample Proposals

• Social Work Proposal
• Social Work Practicum Proposal
• International Studies Proposal

The ASC is in the process of collecting high-quality proposals from all UNBC programs with the goal of supporting students during the proposal writing process.  We are asking faculty members to forward these documents to be added to the collection.

Tutoring

Our writing tutors can help you through the thesis writing process! Book a 1-to-1 appointment for guidance or spot-checking, or try submitting some of your writing to the asynchronous tutoring system for some feedback. Do note that the tutor can only spend up to an hour with you and your writing, so come prepared with specific questions or separate out specific chapters of a longer document that you have questions or concerns about, so that the appointment time is spent wisely.

Recommended Reading

• Mauch, J., & Birch, J.  1998.  Guide to successful thesis and dissertation.  New York, NY: Marcel Dekker.  (Available at the Academic Success Centre)