IUP and the Office of Graduate Education and Academic Planning offer students a wealth of services during the thesis/dissertation writing process. Students can get help with the writing process, learn how to use popular computer software, resolve network and security issues, and acquire computer software at little or no charge.
Campus-Based Support
- Center for Scholarly Communication: The CSC offers a variety of free services and resources to help students develop their writing skills. The Scholarly Editing and Writing Service is available to those who want a review at any time during the writing process.
- IT Support Center: Visit the support center's website to find out what software is available to students through the university. Software, including Microsoft Office and SPSS, is available to students at discounted prices or even at no charge.
- : A new service for reporting technology support problems. This service enables you to enter support requests twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, without having to make a phone call. In addition, you can view the status of your submitted requests at any time.
Style Guides
Depending on their chosen field of study, most students follow one of the style guides below to cite research and format their thesis/dissertation. While some style guides are specific to the field of inquiry, students should verify with their departments the style guide to adopt.
- American Psychological Association (APA): Visit the , where you can purchase the style manual. The website also has , a , and other . The latest version of the APA style manual is the seventh edition.
- Modern Language Association (MLA): Visit the , where you can purchase the handbook. The latest version of the MLA handbook is the ninth edition.
- American Chemical Society (ACS): Link to the , where you can purchase the style manual. You can also download a free PDF of the chapter devoted to the .
- Council of Science Editors (CSE): Visit the , where you can purchase the eighth edition of the style guide.
- Kate L. Turabian Style Manual: Visit the , where you can request a copy of the ninth edition of the guide. An online provides common examples of materials cited.
- American Sociological Association (ASA): Visit the website to purchase the style guide. The latest version of the ASA style manual is the sixth edition.
- Society for American Archaeology (SAA): Visit the to view an online version of the style guide. A PDF version of the style guide can be downloaded at no charge.
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM): Visit the to view the guidelines for authors.
Keep in mind that style guides focus on publishing in the corresponding organization's peer-reviewed journals. Their standards may differ from thesis/dissertation standards of the Office of Graduate Education and Academic Planning.