The Writing Requirement at Johns Hopkins

In order to encourage excellence in writing, across disciplines, the university
requires all undergraduates to take a number of writing-intensive (W) courses.
For further information on the "W" requirement, including how to transfer W
credit, visit http://sites.jhu.edu/ewp/writing-requirement.html. 

Academic Ethics and Plagiarism

• Writing with Sources: A Guide for Students
  Written by Gordon Harvey, this booklet explains how and why to use
  sources in your writing, how to document sources, and how to avoid
  plagiarism.  It is distributed to all in-coming freshmen and is also
  available through the Office of the Dean of Students.
• Academic Ethics for Undergraduates: A Guide for Students,
  Professors, and the Community
  This important guide to academic ethics at Johns Hopkins is also
  available online at http://www.jhu.edu/~advising/ethics.html.
• Undergraduate Academic Ethics Board
  http://ethics.jhu.edu
• Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker
  http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc

Advice on Academic Writing

• Harvard University Writing Center
  For useful advice and handouts on such topics as close reading, 
  summary, and an overview of the academic essay, among others, 
  visit http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resources.html.

Online Research Help

• "The Big Three": Citing and Documenting Sources
  This link takes you to the Eisenhower Library's page on the three
  major systems of documentation. 
  http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/citing/index.html
• Evaluating Internet Sources
  This site provides a useful overview of criteria for evaluating
  electronic sources.
  http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
• Librarians' Internet Index
  Based at UC Berkeley, this publicly-funded site provides access to over
  20,000 librarian-selected web sites: "Websites You Can Trust."
  http://lii.org

English as a Second Language

• Dave's ESL Cafe
  This site offers suggestions and resources for students (and their
  teachers) for whom English is not a native language.  http://eslcafe.com
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  This site has information and exercises for writers whose first language
  is not English.  http://www.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl