LibGuides: FCSC 301: Applying Critical Thinking to Discourse in Family and Consumer Science Organizations: Use Tutorials, Guides and Services for Writing, Citing and Presenting

Write & cite

How Do I Give Credit to the Ideas of Others?
It's important to credit others when you use parts of their work. Complete this tutorial to learn when and how to best give credit to the work of others.
Avoid plagiarism
Learn about how to avoid plagiarism by quoting, paraphrasing & citing your sources. Practice with an interactive tutorial.
Citation Guide
This guide provides basic guidelines and answers to frequently asked citation questions about the three major styles, plus links to websites with more detailed information for each.
OWL (Online Writing Lab) Research & Citation Resources (Purdue University)
Includes detailed APA, Chicago, and MLA guides.
Understanding Copyright
Fair Use and Copyright
Learn about the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law and how it allows for some uses of copyrighted works in research, teaching, news reporting, and criticism without the need of permission from the copyright owner.

Explore more writing resources

Publish Your Research
There are many ways to share your research with the world. Find out about Open Access publishing, the UA Campus Repository, online publishing, digital scholarship and connect with the UA Libraries' copyright and scholarly communication librarian.
The Writing Center
Get free one-on-one support at the Think Tank's Writing Center.
Writing Skills Improvement Program Workshops
The Writing Skills Improvement Program offers both regular and custom workshops.

Creating Infographics

Infographic Software

Canva
Canva is a graphic-design tool website, founded in 2012. It uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals.
Easel.ly
Free infographics creator.
Infogr.am
Creates colorful infographic charts to embed or link in a website.
Piktochart
Free infographics creator.

Selected Books About Infographics

Cool Infographics
Make information memorable with creative visual design techniques Research shows that visual information is more quickly and easily understood, and much more likely to be remembered. This innovative book presents the design process and the best software tools for creating infographics that communicate. Including a special section on how to construct the increasingly popular infographic resume, the book offers graphic designers, marketers, and business professionals vital information on the most effective ways to present data...
The Functional Art: An Introduction to Information Graphics and Visualization
Unlike any time before in our lives, we have access to vast amounts of free information. With the right tools, we can start to make sense of all this data to see patterns and trends that would otherwise be invisible to us. By transforming numbers into graphical shapes, we allow readers to understand the stories those numbers hide. In this practical introduction to understanding and using information graphics, you'll learn how to use data visualizations as tools to see beyond lists of numbers and variables and achieve new insights into the complex world around us. ...

Present your research

The University Library offers spaces, software, and equipment that will help you in preparing your presentation.

Borrow technology
Presentation related equipment for loan includes cameras, portable projectors, voice recorders, etc.
Rooms & spaces
Use library group study rooms for project team meetings. Technology study rooms have presentation equipment (and can also be used for Skype interviews!).
Software in the Library Information Commons (IC)
The Library provides a wide range of software on Information Commons computers that can support presentation preparation, including graphics software and Microsoft Office software such as PowerPoint.

15 Strategies for Giving Oral Presentations: A blog post from U.S. News & World Report: Education.
Improving Presentation Style: From the Teaching Center at Washington University in St. Louis
Presentation Skills & Tools: An excellent guide to resources from Georgetown University. Some resources are for Georgetown affiliates only.
Public Speaking Tips (Toastmasters International): Tips on preparing & presenting a variety of types of talks, using visual aids & props, incorporating body language into your presentations, etc.

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FCSC 301: Applying Critical Thinking to Discourse in Family and Consumer Science Organizations