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Dissertation and Thesis Manual DISSERTATION AND THESIS MANUAL: POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMAT Montezuma Publishing Revised Fall 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................. v LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................... vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Uniform Style ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Formatting ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Compliance with Manual .............................................................................................. 2 1.4 Conditions for Rejection ............................................................................................... 2 2 BEGINNING THESIS RESEARCH: POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Policies .......................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 Animals in Research ............................................................................................ 5 2.1.2 Human Subjects in Research ............................................................................... 5 2.1.3 Copyright Restrictions and Copyright of Dissertations and Theses .................... 7 2.1.4 Rights to Thesis Data and Publication Authorship .............................................. 7 2.1.5 Restricted Use of Master's Theses ....................................................................... 8 2.1.6 Plagiarism ............................................................................................................ 8 2.1.7 Master's Theses in Foreign Languages ................................................................ 9 2.2 Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Establishment of the Faculty Committee ............................................................. 9 2.2.2 Approval of Topic .............................................................................................. 11 2.2.3 Registration in Thesis 799 ................................................................................. 11 2.2.4 Use of Department Style Guides ........................................................................ 12 2.3 Planning Considerations .............................................................................................. 13 2.3.1 Timeline ............................................................................................................. 13 2.3.2 Time Considerations for Formatting .................................................................. 14 2.3.3 Deadlines ........................................................................................................... 14 3 ORGANIZATION OF DISSERTATIONS, THESES AND PROJECTS ............................... 22 3.1 Title 5 Definitions ....................................................................................................... 22 3.2 The Dissertation and Thesis ........................................................................................ 22 3.2.1 Preliminary Pages .............................................................................................. 23 i 3.2.2 Introduction to the Study ................................................................................... 23 3.2.3 Review of the Literature .................................................................................... 24 3.2.4 Methodology ...................................................................................................... 24 3.2.5 Results and Discussion ...................................................................................... 25 3.2.6 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations ................................................ 25 3.2.7 End Matter ......................................................................................................... 25 3.3 The Project .................................................................................................................. 26 3.3.1 Types of Projects ............................................................................................... 26 3.3.2 Organization of the Project ................................................................................ 27 3.3.3 Preliminary Pages .............................................................................................. 28 3.3.4 Introduction to the Project or Introductory Statement ...................................... 28 3.3.5 Review of Related Literature ............................................................................. 29 3.3.6 Methodology or Treatment ................................................................................ 29 3.3.7 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations ................................................ 30 3.3.8 References .......................................................................................................... 30 3.3.9 Appendices ......................................................................................................... 30 4 FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................... 31 4.1 Fonts ............................................................................................................................ 31 4.1.1 Font Style ........................................................................................................... 31 4.1.2 Font Size ............................................................................................................ 32 4.1.3 Font Consistency ................................................................................................ 32 4.1.4 Font Color .......................................................................................................... 32 4.2 Pagination .................................................................................................................... 32 4.2.1 Pagination Sequence and Style .......................................................................... 33 4.2.2 Placement of Page Numbers .............................................................................. 33 4.3 Margins ........................................................................................................................ 33 4.3.1 Dropped Margin for New Sections .................................................................... 34 4.3.2 Margins for Oversized Material ......................................................................... 35 4.4 Line Spacing ................................................................................................................ 35 4.4.1 Normal Text Spacing ......................................................................................... 35 4.4.2 Single Spacing ................................................................................................... 35 4.5 Text Formatting ........................................................................................................... 36 4.5.1 Chapter Format .................................................................................................. 36 4.5.2 Section Format ................................................................................................... 36 4.5.3 Technical Format ............................................................................................... 36 ii 4.6 Preliminary Pages ........................................................................................................ 37 4.6.1 Title Page ........................................................................................................... 37 4.6.2 Signature Page ................................................................................................... 42 4.6.3 Copyright Page .................................................................................................. 46 4.6.4 Dedication .......................................................................................................... 46 4.6.5 Epigraph ............................................................................................................. 47 4.6.6 Abstract .............................................................................................................. 48 4.6.7 Table of Contents ............................................................................................... 48 4.6.8 List of Tables ..................................................................................................... 53 4.6.9 List of Figures, Plates, and Other Illustrations ................................................... 55 4.6.10 Preface vs. Introduction or Foreword .............................................................. 57 4.6.11 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................... 57 4.7 Chapter Title Pages ....................................................................................................
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