This page includes materials developed in my teaching and research that I am sharing with other scholars and the public at large. These materials are generally licensed under a "free software" or "open source" (sometimes called "copyleft") license that allows free reuse and modification, as long as you attribute credit to me (and any other authors) for the original work. Please refer to the individual files for the specific conditions attached to their use.

Course Content

• “What is Plagiarism? (And How to Avoid It).” Developed for courses at TAMIU. Current draft as of July 13, 2010.

• “Writing a Literature Review in the Social Sciences.” Developed for courses at TAMIU. Current draft as of October 3, 2010.

• For technical users: the original LaTeX sources are available for modification (set up for xelatex; you will certainly need TeXLive 2009 or later, along with the Liberation fonts, for each of them to typeset without needing changes).

  • plagiarism.tex
  • litreview.tex

Software and Data

Please see the Data and Programs page elsewhere on this site.

Other Sources for Open Course Content

I am a contributor to the OPOSSEM project sponsored by ICPSR with the support of the National Science Foundation. There you can find syllabi, assignments, and lecture notes, among other resources compiled by contributors.