Topical Guides

Resumes, Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letters, and other Job Application Tips by Constance DeVereaux and Jennifer Hillman Helgren

Includes informational handouts, samples, and links to additional Internet resources for both professional and academic job applications.

Critical Thinking and Graduate Education

Writing Theses and Dissertations by Jennifer Hillman Helgren and David Parker

Recently revamped and much-expanded! CGU students comment on the dissertation writing process, including how to choose a topic, write a proposal, select a committee and work with its members, conduct research, write the thesis or dissertation, deal with writer’s block, maintain focus, organize workspace and ideas, obtain feedback, revise drafts, and manage time.

Fellowship and Grant Proposal Guide

Includes an overview of some common proposal components. Our page on Sources of Grant Funding will point you to some helpful sources of information on finding funding outside of CGU. Finally, we have links to two sample proposals: one CGU Dissertation Grant Proposal and one Haynes Dissertation Grant Proposal. We also have notes from the November 2002 Writing Center Workshop on "Grant Proposals for Dissertation Research and Writing" (focusing on the CGU and Haynes Dissertation Grants).

Qualifying Exam Guide by Jennifer Davies

Includes sections on "preparing to prepare" for the exams, working with committee members, setting up reading lists, motivation, approaching the written exams, and approaching the oral exams.

Conference Paper Guide

Includes information on different conference paper types, proposals and abstracts, humanities papers, social science papers, tips for delivery, and suggestions for discussants or respondents.