This is a Word document that contains examples of some of the required sections of a thesis or dissertation. The document has the following settings, which should match those in your thesis or dissertation:
Layout > Margins: Top, Bottom, and Right 1", left 1.5"
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In the sample pages that follow various styles were created to match the styles recommended in the Publication Guide.
Cover Page
COVER TITLE : Use this for the thesis or dissertation title on the cover page.
[all upper case, Times New Roman 12 pt font, centered, double spaced, page break before]
Cover Text 1 : Use this for the text between the title and the signature section.
Insert extra line spacing as needed. [Times New Roman 12 pt font, centered, single spaced]
Cover Names : Use this for the signature section. [Times New Roman 12 pt font, single spaced, left indent at 0.2", left tab at 3.3" for right column]
Cover Institution : Use this for the last three lines of text. Insert an extra line after
'Logan, Utah' and before the year. [Times New Roman 12 pt font, single spaced, centered]
Copyright Page
Copyright 1 : Use this for the first line of text. [240 pt before, to leave blank space above this line, Times New Roman 12 pt font, centered, double spaced, page break before]
Copyright 2 : Use this for the second line of text ('All Rights Reserved'). [Times
New Roman 12 pt font, centered, double spaced]
Abstract Page
ABSTRACT : Use this for the first line of text ('ABSTRACT'). [Times New
Roman 12 pt font, all upper case, centered, double spaced, page break before]
Abstract text : Use this for the title through the line naming the institution. [Times
New Roman 12 pt font, centered, double spaced]
Abstract advisor : Use this for the Major Professor and Department lines. [Times
New Roman 12 pt font, single spaced]
Body Text : Use this for the Abstract text. [Times New Roman 12 pt font, ragged right, double spaced] (this is also the style to use for the main text in the body of the document)
Acknowledgment Page
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CHAPTER : Use this for the first line of text ('ACKNOWLEDGMENTS').
[Times New Roman 12 pt font, all upper case, centered, double spaced, page break before]
Body Text : Use this for the Acknowledgments text. [Times New Roman 12 pt font, ragged right, double spaced] Note: right justify your name
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CHAPTER I
Use the 'CHAPTER' style for the chapter number. This style is: 12 pt Times New Roman, double spaced, centered, all upper case, with a page break inserted before the text (to start each chapter on a new page).
CHAPTER TITLE
Use the 'CHAPTER TITLE' style for chapter titles. This style is: 12 pt Times New
Roman, double spaced, centered, all upper case.
Subeading 1 short
Use the 'Subheading 1' style for the first level of subheadings and if the heading fits on a single line. This style is: 12 pt Times New Roman, double spaced, left justified, keep with next (so that the text following the subheading is not separated from the subheading). Use of bold text for these headings is optional.
Subheading 1 long - for the first level of subheadings that are too long to fit on a single line, and which thus have to extend to a second line
Use the 'Subheading 2' style for the first level of subheadings and if the heading is too long to fit on a single line. This style is: 12 pt Times New Roman, double spaced, centered, keep with next.
Body Text: Use this style for the main text in your document. In this example, the style is double spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font, no extra spacing before or after paragraphs, 0.5" indent for first line, ragged right margin.
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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SYSTEMATIC TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA, AND
CONCOMITANT CONDITIONS by
Linda K. Todd
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in
Psychology
Approved:
______________________ type name of major professor
Major Professor
______________________
____________________ type name
Committee Member type name of major professor
Committee Member
______________________ type name of major professor
Committee Member
____________________ type name
Committee Member
____________________ type name
Vice President for Research and
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Logan, Utah
2014
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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SYSTEMATIC TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA,
AND CONCOMITANT CONDITIONS by
Linda K. Todd
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment
Approved:
______________________ type name of major professor
Major Professor of the requirements for the degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in
Psychology
____________________ type name
Committee Member
______________________ type name of major professor
Committee Member
____________________ type name
Committee Member
______________________ type name of major professor
Committee Member
____________________ type name
Committee Member
_______________________________________ type name
Vice President for Research and
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Logan, Utah
2014
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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SYSTEMATIC TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA, AND
CONCOMITANT CONDITIONS by
Linda K. Todd
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment
Approved:
______________________ type name of major professor of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE in
Psychology
____________________ type name
Committee Member Major Professor
______________________ type name of major professor
Committee Member
____________________ type name
Vice President for Research and
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Logan, Utah
2014
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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SYSTEMATIC TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA, AND
CONCOMITANT CONDITIONS by
Linda K. Todd
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment
Approved:
______________________ type name of major professor
Major Professor of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE in
Psychology
____________________ type name
Committee Member
______________________ type name of major professor
Committee Member
____________________ type name
Committee Member
_______________________________________
Dr. Mark McLellan
Vice President for Research and
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Logan, Utah
2014
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Copyright © John Doe 2014
All Rights Reserved
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ABSTRACT
The Influence of Social Support on the Stress Level of Parents with Disabled Children by
Shannon J. Pratt, Master of Science
Utah State University, 1992
Major Professor: Dr. Richard N. Roberts
Department: Psychology
The example above shows the correct arrangement of the abstract display area.
Triple space between ABSTRACT and the title. Double space between multiple lines of the title, which should be typed in inverted pyramid form. Triple space before and after the word by. Double space between the line for the author and degree, and the line for the university; triple space after the latter. Single space between the line for the major professor and the line for the department, then triple space before beginning to type the text of the abstract. Center all lines except the major professor line and the department line. Capitalization must follow the example shown here. Program may be substituted for
Department if the degree is from an interdepartmental program.
An abstract is a summary, not an introduction. It should give a complete overview of the thesis/dissertation and should be written principally in the past tense. It may not exceed 350 words.
Type the total number of pages for the thesis/dissertation (including all preliminary pages) flush with the right margin.
(123 pages)
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PUBLIC ABSTRACT
The Influence of Social Support on the Stress Level of Parents with Disabled Children
Shannon J. Pratt
The Public Abstract should be a description of the research that is written in terms that can be understood by someone who does not have special expertise in your field.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank Dr. Karl White for making available to me the Early
Intervention Research Institute’s (EIRI) data set for the research in this thesis (contract
#300-85-0173). I would especially like to thank my committee members, Drs. Richard
Roberts, Keith Checketts, and Lani Van Dusen, for their support and assistance through- out the entire process.
I give special thanks to my family, friends, and colleagues for their encouragement, moral support, and patience as I worked my way from the initial proposal writing to this final document. I could not have done it without all of you.
Shannon J. Pratt
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CONTENTS
Page
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... iii
PUBLIC ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................................................................................v
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ vi
LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... vii
CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................1
II. PREVIOUS WORK--LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................6
III. DATA DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 11
Indices of General Inflation ..................................................................................11
Indices of Crop Sale Prices .................................................................................. 15
Crop Production Costs ..........................................................................................16
Transformation of Data .........................................................................................22
IV. MODEL SELECTION .......................................................................................47
Time Series Models ...............................................................................................47
Outlier Detection ....................................................................................................74
Putting Outliers Back in the Generated Sequences ................................................82
Model Selected ..................................................................................................... 86
Multivariate Multiple Regression Model ............................................................104
V. THE EXECUTION Of IRRIGATION BENEFITS SIMULATION MODEL
AND RESULTS ..........................................................................................109
Models for the Economic Sequence Generation ................................................109
Models for Climatic and Hydrologic Data Simulation ......................................110
Simulation for Crop Yields ................................................................................112
Assigning the Areas for Corn and Wheat ...........................................................116
Economic Benefits Estimation ...........................................................................118
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................149
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................162
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CONTENTS
Page
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... iii
PUBLIC ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................................................................................v
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ vi
LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... vii
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1
PREVIOUS WORK--LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................6
DATA DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 11
Indices of General Inflation .....................................................................................11
Indices of Crop Sale Prices .................................................................................... 15
Crop Production Costs ............................................................................................16
Transformation of Data ...........................................................................................22
MODEL SELECTION.......................................................................................................47
Time Series Models ..................................................................................................47
Outlier Detection ......................................................................................................74
Putting Outliers Back in the Generated Sequences ..................................................82
Model Selected ....................................................................................................... 86
Multivariate Multiple Regression Model ..............................................................104
THE EXECUTION OF IRRIGATION BENEFITS SIMULATION MODEL AND
RESULTS .................................................................................................................109
Models for the Economic Sequence Generation ..................................................109
Models for Climatic and Hydrologic Data Simulation ........................................110
Simulation for Crop Yields ..................................................................................112
Assigning the Areas for Corn and Wheat ..............................................................116
Economic Benefits Estimation .............................................................................118
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................149
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................162
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
1
2
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Behavioral Definitions for Checklist ...............................................................36
Behavioral Definitions of Child Dependent Measures ....................................38
3 Characteristics of Kindergarten Teachers ........................................................54
4 The Mean, Median, and Range of Percentage Agreement Scores for Hank’s and Adult Behaviors During Baseline ...........................................................59
5 The Mean, Median, and Range of Percentage Agreement Scores for Hank’s and Adult Behaviors during the Intervention ................................................60
6 The Mean, Median, and Range of Percentage Agreement Scores for Hank’s and Adult Behaviors during Maintenance .....................................................61
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure
1
4
Page
Percent of intervals during which teachers prompted social interaction ..........65
2 Percent of intervals during which Hank engaged in positive social interaction .................................................................................68
3 Mean percent of successive intervals of interactions per day ..........................71
Experimental Design ......................................................................................104
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