Writing Lab

 

The Writing Lab offers support for students who want to improve their writing skills.  Students currently enrolled at MSU-B may work either independently or with the assistance of tutors in the Learning Lab.  The Writing Lab is staffed by tutors who will assist students in the process of writing papers for any class offered at MSU-B.  While the tutors will not proofread assignments word by word, they will help students to develop their own ideas, to improve the structure of their papers, and to correct groups of related errors resulting from misunderstandings of grammar and usage rules.  They will assist students in formatting their papers according to APA, MLA, Chicago Style or Turabian guidelines.  The Writing Lab also provides handouts on APA and MLA guidelines and sample papers that apply those guidelines to actual essays.  Other handouts provide information about grammar and usage concerns, such as comma usage and subject/verb agreement.  Reference books are also available, but may not be checked out of the Learning Lab.  Tutors are available Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon.  Although appointments are not necessary, students wanting to work with a particular tutor may want to make arrangements in advance.

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Updated 08/21/03 .   For broken links or comments, please email  vzabrocki@msubillings.edu