The Graduate School
Thesis/Dissertation Information
Workshop
January 22 & 24, 2013
Purposes for today
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Dispense general information
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Inform students of common errors
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Offer time for questions and answers
Part 1
Gaining Approval
Getting Started
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Work with your department and committee
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Get IRB approval through Research and
Sponsored Programs
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Conduct research
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Defend your work
Basic References
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UWF Thesis and Dissertation Guide
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Discipline of Department Style Guide, e.g.,
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APA Publication Manual
Turabian
Chicago Style Manual
MLA
Deadlines for Spring 2013
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Thesis submitted to UMI/Graduate School by
March 1, 2013
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Dissertation submitted to UMI/Graduate School by
February 8, 2013
UMI: etdadmin.com/uwf
1-877-408-5027
Required Signatures
The Graduate School
Dr. Richard S. Podemski
Dean of the Graduate School
Department Chair
Committee Chair and
Committee Members
The Routing Process
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Approval by Committee
Submit to Department
Student submits the following to Graduate School:
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Transmittal form
Signature pages
Student uploads thesis/dissertation to UMI
TD Coordinator returns reviewed copy to student for
revision, if necessary
Student makes any recommended changes and
then resubmits to the Graduate School via UMI.
If approved, the Dean of the Graduate School signs
the signature page and the student is cleared for
graduation.
Congratulations!!!
Forms
Thesis/Dissertation Submission Checklist
& Transmittal Form
online at
http://uwf.edu/graduate
Part II
Avoiding Common Erros, Erors,
Errors…
Basic References… Again
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Thesis and Dissertation Guide
Discipline or Department Style Guide
Broad Concerns
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UWF “look and feel”
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Consistency
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Adherence to format and style
guidelines
Common Errors
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Table of Contents does not match pagination or structure of
paper
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Tables and figures in text do not match number/title in List of
Tables and List of Figures
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References not in proper format
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References and bibliography do not match
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Title and author, spelling, etc.
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Spelling
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Column alignment in tables
Common Errors cont’d
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Margins
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Placement of page numbers
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Signature page format and titles of signatories
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Heading style and placement
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Cutting and pasting or combining seminar papers
w/o proofreading
Format Check – what we look for
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Margins
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Signature page format
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Font size
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Title page format
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Line spacing
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Table of Contents format
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Pagination
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Heading format and style
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Page number placement
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Table format
Additional Assistance
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COPS Dissertation Support Center (DSC)
78/137a & 138
CORAL 86/112
UWF Writing Lab 51/157
Recommendations
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Plan ahead!!!
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Not a one semester project
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Become very familiar with your style guide and the
UWF Thesis and Dissertation Guide
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If you don’t know something, look it up!
Endnote and related Programs
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Download bibliographic information
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Automatically build bibliographies
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Choice of styles (APA, MLA, etc.)
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Seamlessly integrate with MS Word and
others
eDesktop on Argus
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Virtual Computer Lab
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Provides access to software via the Internet
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Seating is available on a first come, first
served basis.
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Endnote, limited to 5 concurrent users
Part III
Other Information
Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative
Activity Grants
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Guidelines and application forms:
research.uwf.edu
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Cheryl Allen
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Building 11, Room 113
850-857-6378
Of Special Note
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Institutional Review Board for Human
Subjects (IRB)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Links through
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The Graduate School
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http://uwf.edu/graduate/
Research and Sponsored programs
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http://research.uwf.edu/
Continuous Registration
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You must be continuously registered for
thesis/dissertation hours until document is
approved by the Graduate School and final
copy is submitted to UMI.
Refer to the Graduate Catalog for specific
requirements for theses and dissertations.
Outstanding Master's Thesis Award
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In order to recognize outstanding thesis
research and to encourage more students to
conduct thesis research, the Graduate Council
has established an Outstanding Master's Thesis
award.
Call for applications announced in Fall semester
(for theses completed during previous academic
year).
Awards will be made at the Spring Honors
Convocation.
Contacts
The Graduate School
Richard S. Podemski, Ph.D.
Dean of The Graduate School
Building 11/208
rpodemski@uwf.edu
Phone: 850-473-7713
Frances “Jody” Montgomery, M.A.
Thesis and Dissertation Coordinator
Building 11/208
fmalcolm@uwf.edu
Phone: 850-473-7717
Open Forum
Questions or Concerns