Research/Writing Resources for Students

Guidelines for working in a lab in the department

• Departmental Research Guidelines (pdf)

Research with Human Subjects

• Institutional Review Board (IRB) Information on obtaining approval to conduct research with human subjects
  • Statement on Student Research Projects
  • IRB Application Process
  • IRB/PAS Graduate Student Manual (pdf)
  • Online IRB Submission (requires login using Directory ID)
• NIH Training Course on Use of Human Subjects in Research

Writing/Research Design

The University of Maryland, College Park has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. All students in the HESP program are responsible for upholding these standards. It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council, please visit their website.

When writing papers for courses or for independent research projects, please be mindful to avoid plagiarism. Several of the resources available on this page are intended to help students avoid plagiarism, including a recommended text. Please consult with course instructors or academic/research advisors if you have questions.

• Writing
• A Writing Manual for HESP students
• University Libraries Online Writing Resources
• Graduate School Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Style Guide
• APA Style for reference citing
• Strunk & White's Rules of Writing
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• UM Libraries: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
• Georgetown University Honor Council: What is Plagiarism
• UC Davis Student Judicial Affairs: Avoiding Plagiarism
• Indiana University Instructional Support Services: Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
• Oregon State University Office of Student Conduct: Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
• Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Avoiding Plagiarism
• Faculty Book Recommendation: Lipson, Charles (2004). Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (ISBN: 0-226-48473-4)
• Research Design
  • Introduction to Research Design by David Abrahams
  • Writing the Empirical Journal Article by Daryl Bem, Cornell U. (pdf )

Guidelines RE: Authorship and Presentation/Publication of Work

• "Who's on first? Issues of Authorship in Graduate School," by G. Sokoloff
• "Reflections on Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order on Faculty-Student Collaborations," by M. Fine and L. Kurdek
• "A Suggestived Procedure for Determining Order of Authorship in Research Puclications," By R. Winston (pdf)
• Michigan State University Guidelines on Authorship (from the University Research Council)
  

Resources

• Libraries/Search Engines
  • UMCP Library Main Page (gives access to the Catalog and Research Port)
  • UMCP Libraries Hearing and Speech Sciences Graduate Student Orientation
  • D.C. Area Health/Medical Libraries
  • PubMed (Article search engine and database for Medical and related sciences)
  • Librarian Subject Specialist
• Research Institutes
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)