Open Collection of Student Writing (OCSW) -

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SLCC Students can submit their original writing through the OCSW Submission Form.

Users of the OCSW may search and view its contents for educational and learning purposes. Users of the OCSW may not download, copy, or otherwise plagiarize its contents. OCSW contents hold the Creative Commons Attribution—Non-Commercial license. This license lets others re-mix, revise, and build upon the original work for non-commercial uses. (Faculty may contact the SLCC Writing Across the College Director for additional permissions.)

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Follow the citation templates below and contact the SLCC Writing Across the College Director for author information.

APA: Author Last Name, Author First Initial. (Year of Publication) Title. Retrieved from SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. (Paper ID)
Chicago: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Access Date. URL.
MLA: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:XXXXXXXX. Accessed DD/Month/YYYY.

Speech Anxiety

Area: Arts, Area: Communication, Area: Media, Program: Communication, Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2019
Document ID: A.C.M.C.E.1.N.1.1340

Memo of Proposal

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Workplace (writing specific to the needs of a job), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2019
Document ID: H.E.W.2.N.1

Memo of Technical Communication

Quality Inspection of Great Salt Lake Salinity

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Proposal, Type of Writing: Workplace (writing specific to the needs of a job), Type of Writing: Presentation, Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.P.W.P.2.N.2.1.1320

Existentialism

Area: Humanities, Area: Social Sciences, Program: Philosophy, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.S.S.P.E.E.1.N.2.1.1318

War, Depression, and War Again: 1914-1946

Area: Humanities, Program: Economics, Type of Writing: Presentation, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.P.1.N.2.1.1299

False Rape Allegations

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.E.N.2.1.1297

Fear

Area: Humanities, Area: Social Sciences, Program: Political Science, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.S.S.P.S.E.E.1.2.1.1293

Reflection on Professional Communication

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Reflection, Type of Writing: Workplace (writing specific to the needs of a job), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.R.W.2.2.1.1290

Diatoms in the Great Salt Lake

Area: Science, Program: Biology, Type of Writing: Infographic (visualization of information), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: S.B.I.1.N.2.1.1280

The Inspiring Battle of a Stammering King – Analysis

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Multi-Lingual Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.E.1.M.N.2.1.1270

The Inspiring Battle of a Stammering King

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Review, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Multi-Lingual Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.1.M.N.2.1.1266

Service Project Proposal

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Proposal, Course Level: 2000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.2.2.1.1220

Service Project Proposal

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Proposal, Course Level: 2000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.2.2.1.1222

Socially Engaged Buddhism

Area: Humanities, Program: Anthropology, Type of Writing: Research (writing to present researched information), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.A.2.2.1.1239

So, You Want To Foster Kittens?

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Infographic (visualization of information), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.2.N.2.edited.1235

Ethical Decision Making in the Family Dynamic

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Social Work, Type of Writing: Case Study, Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: SS.S.W.2.N.2.1.1233

Are Books Dangerous

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.1.2.1.1228

Help Others with Math: Tutoring

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Infographic (visualization of information), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.2.2.1.1206

Ethical Dilemma Response

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Response, Course Level: 2000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.2.2.1.1203

Oedipus Rex Analysis

Area: Arts, Program: Performing Arts, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: A.P.A.E.1.N.2.1.1200

Ethnographic Experience

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Social Work, Type of Writing: Ethnography, Type of Writing: Case Study, Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2017
Document ID: SS.S.W.2.N.2.1.1190

The Forgotten Blue-Collar Work

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 1000, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.1.2.1.1195

Baby Kim

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Social Work, Type of Writing: Case Study, Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2017
Document ID: SS.S.W.2.N.2.1.1192

Poverty Assignment

Area: Humanities, Program: Social Work, Type of Writing: Case Study, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2017
Document ID: H.S.W.1.N.2.1.1162