Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Guidebook Prepared for students by the Office of Graduate Studies Updated June 6, 2014 Table of Contents List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................ iii List of Examples ......................................................................................................................................... iv Chapter One: Understanding the ETD Process ......................................................................................... 1 Chapter Two: Deadlines ............................................................................................................................. 2 Chapter Three: Process Checklists .............................................................................................................. 3 Master’s Thesis Process Checklist .................................................................................................. 3 Preparing for Your Final Semester .................................................................................... 3 Beginning Your Final Semester ......................................................................................... 3 Plagiarism Check and Certificate of Approval Submission ............................................... 3 Upload the Committee-approved ETD to the USF ProQuest Website ........................... 3 After the ETD Has Been Submitted to ProQuest ............................................................ 4 Doctoral Dissertation Process Checklist ........................................................................................ 4 Preparing for Your Final Semester .................................................................................... 4 Beginning Your Final Semester ......................................................................................... 4 NORC Survey, Plagiarism Check, and Certificate of Approval Submission .................... 4 Upload the Committee-approved ETD to the USF ProQuest Website ........................... 5 After the ETD Has Been Submitted to Proquest ............................................................. 5 Chapter Four: Responsibilities .................................................................................................................... 6 ETD Workshop ............................................................................................................................. 6 ETD Workshop – Online Option ................................................................................................. 6 ETD Online Workshop – To Do ..................................................................................... 6 ETD Help Sessions ........................................................................................................................ 7 Registrations ................................................................................................................................... 7 Application to Graduate .................................................................................................... 7 Commencement Registration ............................................................................................ 7 Office of Graduate Studies ETD Process Online Registration ......................................... 7 Certificate of Approval ................................................................................................................... 7 Plagiarism Check – for Major Professors ....................................................................................... 8 TurnItIn File Requirements .............................................................................................. 8 Steps Using TurnItIn/Canvas (For Major Professors and Students) ................................. 8 NORC Survey of Earned Doctorates ............................................................................................. 8 ETD Processing Fees ..................................................................................................................... 9 Use of Previously Published Results/Material ................................................................................ 9 Disclosure .......................................................................................................................... 9 Multiple Authors ............................................................................................................... 9 Permission Documents ...................................................................................................... 9 i Inclusion of Reprints in the Appendix ............................................................................. 10 Use of Copyrighted Material ........................................................................................................ 10 IRB/IACUC Approvals ............................................................................................................... 10 Chapter Five: ETD Formatting & General Requirements ....................................................................... 12 Formatting Overview .................................................................................................................... 12 Margins ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Show/View Ruler ............................................................................................................. 12 Font .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Font Choice ..................................................................................................................... 13 Font Size .......................................................................................................................... 13 Font Styles ....................................................................................................................... 13 Mathematical Formulas ................................................................................................................ 13 Line Spacing ................................................................................................................................. 14 Manual Double Spacing .................................................................................................. 14 Justification ...................................................................................................................... 14 Page Numbering ........................................................................................................................... 14 Headings ...................................................................................................................................... 15 1st-Order Headings (Chapter Headings) ......................................................................... 15 2nd- to 6th-Order Headings (Sub-Headings) .................................................................... 15 Capitalization Schemes ................................................................................................................ 15 Chapter Six: Specific ETD Section Formatting ........................................................................................ 17 Title Page ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Dedication .................................................................................................................................... 22 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................ 24 Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... 26 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ 31 List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. 34 Abstract ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Main Body .................................................................................................................................... 38 Tables ........................................................................................................................................... 40 Figures .......................................................................................................................................... 45 Footnotes ...................................................................................................................................... 48 Endnotes ...................................................................................................................................... 50 References ..................................................................................................................................... 52 Appendices ................................................................................................................................... 56 About the Author