Academic Resources
Here you will find academic resources and advice to help you both succeed academically, and avoid committing a violation of the Rice University Honor Code!
Your best Honor Code resources are your professor and your syllabus!
If you have a question or concern about the Honor Code for your class, always make sure to check your syllabus for clarifying information. If you still have questions after looking over your syllabus, contact your professor. If you’d like more information about citation styles or Honor Codes, feel free to look at the list below.
Other resources:
1. Center for Academic and Professional Communication (CAPC)
This is Rice University’s own writing resource center. Connections to tutors and professors are also available here, and they are all happy to help.
2. The Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of style is a wonderful citation guide. Here, you can find out the proper way to cite any fact or data point whether it comes from a book, the internet, or television. Follow the formats on this website whenever you are unsure of how to correctly include a citation in your paper.
3. The University of Chicago Writing Program
This site offers guidelines on writing craft with everything from grammar aids to style guides.
4. Columbia University Biology Department Lab Report Writing Guide
This website gives guidelines for writing a standard lab report, including how to cite sources properly for scientific writing.
5. Purdue Owl: ESL Student Guide
A guide to academics for International students.
6. Zotero
A computer program that helps students to generate proper citations and collect their references in an easy-to-use central location.
7. The Center for Academic Integrity
The Center for Academic Integrity webpage gives information on academic fraud and upholding academic integrity in institutions and professional fields.
A free resource to proofread English text for accurate grammar and spelling.
If you have any questions about any of these resources, or have a resource that you think might benefit this page, please contact us at honor@rice.edu.