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SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESES AND DISSERTATIONS (T/D)
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
GRADUATE STUDIES
Revised 7-16-2009
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PREFACE
This manual establishes guidelines for masters’ theses and doctoral dissertations at
the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The final copy, which is deposited in
the Library, becomes a permanent and official record in the University Library where other
scholars and researchers will have access to it as a research document. Students are required
to complete the Scholar’s Mine form on line.
The form can be found at
http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/. The form is required as it provides the Library with important
information for cataloging theses/dissertations. Students are also asked to submit a .pdf copy
of their thesis/dissertation. This is optional but is recommended. Also, doctoral dissertations
may be published on demand through U.M.I. Dissertation Publishing (ProQuest) and made
available to researchers throughout the world if the student executes a license or agreement
which permits this. UMI’s contract is non-exclusive which allows you to use your work and
have it published elsewhere in the future. In addition to standard xerographic methods,
UMI’s contract currently includes their right to “electronically publish” your work, which in
some cases will preclude the future acceptance of your work by some journals or other
publishers. It is recommended that the student strike through the words “electronically
publish”
before
signing.
This
form
can
be
found
http://grad.MS&T.edu/currentstudents/ThesesDissertations.html
on
the
(Publishing
web
at
your
Dissertation), or a hard copy can be given to you. Pages 3 and 4 of this form are all that need
to be submitted.
All publishing agreements should be carefully read and negotiated before signing.
Any or all of the five exclusive rights comprising a copyright can be assigned separately.
These five items are the right to: 1) Reproduce the work; 2) Prepare derivative works; 3)
Distribute copies; 4) Perform the work publicly; and 5) Display the work publicly. (The
Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. SS 106.) Ordinarily, the publisher will need non-exclusive rights
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to reproduce and distribute copies (items 1 and 3 above). The author many times wants nonexclusive rights for items 1 and 3, also, as well as exclusive rights for items 2, 4 and 5 from
above.
The MS&T Graduate Council has established criteria for uniformity in the physical
format of theses and dissertations which have been compiled here for your use. Your
department and your advisor will guide in the content, format, and style of your manuscript,
and may specify certain aspects of style including footnote style and placement. Only one
standard or style manual should be followed for a single thesis or dissertation, unless using
publication thesis/dissertation option. Specific questions not covered in this manual should
be directed to the graduate studies assistant in your Office of Graduate Studies. You may
also refer to A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed., by
Kate L. Turabian, which is available at the Reference Desk of the MS&T Library.
In accordance with policy established by the Graduate Faculty, it is the responsibility
of the advisory committee to see that theses/dissertations are edited for spelling, grammar,
organization, stylistic consistency, completeness, and agreement between the Table of
Contents and the contents. The Graduate Studies Office is responsible for maintaining
specifications necessary for the processing, microfilming, binding and storing of theses and
dissertations, and for the maintenance of some uniformity of organization.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................... ii
SECTION
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................1
1.1. PRINT REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................1
1.2. PAPER......................................................................................................1
1.3. MARGINS ................................................................................................1
1.4. LINE SPACING .......................................................................................2
1.5. HEADINGS ..............................................................................................2
1.6. PAGINATION .........................................................................................3
1.7. QUOTATIONS ........................................................................................3
1.8. BINDING .................................................................................................4
1.9. COPYRIGHT ...........................................................................................4
1.9.1. General Guidelines and Assessment Procedure ........................4
1.9.1.1. Copyright protection ..................................................5
1.9.1.2. Fair use .......................................................................5
1.9.1.3. Requesting permission ...............................................6
1.9.2. Theses/Dissertation Guidelines .................................................7
2. FORMAT .............................................................................................................9
2.1. ORDER OF MATERIAL .........................................................................9
2.2. TITLE PAGE.........................................................................................10
2.3. ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................10
2.4. TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................11
2.5. VITA ......................................................................................................11
2.6. OPTIONAL SECTIONS ........................................................................11
2.6.1. Lists of Tables, Figures and Plates..........................................11
2.6.2. Preface or Acknowledgments .................................................11
2.6.3. List of Abbreviations ..............................................................12
2.6.4. Glossary ..................................................................................12
2.6.5. Appendices..............................................................................12
2.6.6. Footnotes/Endnotes .................................................................13
2.6.7 Index ........................................................................................13
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2.6.8. Publication Thesis/Dissertation Option ..................................13
3. TEXT..........................................................................................................................15
3.1. WRITING THE THESIS/DISSERTATION ......................................................15
3.2. SUBDIVISION OF TEXT ..................................................................................15
3.3. TABLES ...........................................................................................................16
3.4. ILLUSTRATIONS .............................................................................................16
3.5. MAPS AND PLATES ........................................................................................17
3.6. CD ROMS ...........................................................................................................19
4.
REFERENCES
...........................................................................................................20
ATTACHMENTS
A. LIST OF LEGAL CASES (COPYRIGHT ISSUES) ..............................22
B. EXAMPLE OF THESIS TITLE PAGE ..................................................23
C. EXAMPLE OF DISSERTATION TITLE PAGE ...................................24
D. EXAMPLE OF PUBLICATION THESIS/DISSERTATION
OPTION PAGE .......................................................................................25
E. EXAMPLE OF ABSTRACT ...................................................................26
F. EXAMPLE OF TABLE OF CONTENTS ...............................................27
G. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC ENTRIES ......................................29
H. EXAMPLE OF VITA ..............................................................................31
I. EXAMPLE OF OUTLINE OF CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC
MATERIAL PLACED IN AN APPENDIX ............................................32
THESIS AND DISSERTATION CHECKLIST FOR STUDENTS........................ 34
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1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.1. PRINT REQUIREMENTS
All print must be letter-quality and must be clear, dense, and consistent throughout
the document. Print must be no smaller than 11 or 12 point. The same print style should be
maintained throughout. The use of italics or other special style types is not acceptable,
except for emphasis (titles of books, etc.), and then should be used only sparingly. Bold face
in the next larger point may be used for section headings, section titles, and other limited
applications such as appendix titles.
Word division should be kept to a minimum, and appropriate word division should be
determined by reference to a dictionary. Avoid hyphenation at the end of a page.
Quality is important. No form of correction tape or fluid can be used on the Library
copy.
1.2. PAPER
White bond paper of twenty-five percent or greater rag (cotton) content must be used
for the Library copy. The paper stock must be a minimum of 16-pound weight.
1.3. MARGINS
Each page of the T/D must have margins of not less than one and one-half inches on
the left-hand side (the side which will be bound), and one inch on the other three sides.
These margins are necessary for proper microfilming, binding, and trimming of the pages.
The page numbers should be placed in the upper right-hand corner of each numbered page,
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one-half inch or 1.3 cm. down from the top and in line with the right-hand margin of the
typed copy.
1.4. LINE SPACING
T/Ds must be printed on one side of the sheet only, and the lines of type should be
separated by either one and one-half or two line spaces (double spacing is preferred because
of microfilming), except for footnotes, bibliographical entries, and long quoted passages
(extracts) which are normally single-spaced. Use double-spacing between footnotes, between
bibliographical entries, and between single-spaced quotations and text. Leave at least four
lines of blank space above and below figures and tables that are placed on pages with text
and/or other figures and tables.
The first line of each paragraph and all lines of other indented material must be
indented one-half inch from the left-hand margin of the typed copy. Quotations longer than
three typed lines are also preferred to be extracted, that is, indented one-half inch on both
right and left margins. Beginning and ending quotation marks are omitted from extracts, but
any internal punctuation is reproduced exactly as was in the original. All lines of other
indented material are also indented one-half inch. The number of lines between paragraphs
may be either double or triple-spaced or have more spaces if necessary.
The selected
paragraph spacing must be retained throughout the body of the typed material.
1.5. HEADINGS
Major headings should be designated by Arabic numbers (1, 2, etc.). Each major
section so designated must start on a new page, and the heading must be centered at the top
of the page and typed in bold face and capital letters. Principal subheadings must be
designated with the section number and the number of the principal section (for example,
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2.1, 2.2), placed flush with the left-hand margin of the typed copy one line above the
subsection’s lead paragraph and typed in bold face and capital letters.
Additional
subheadings must be designated as 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, and so on. Subheadings at this level
should be placed at the beginning of a paragraph (typed on the same line as the first line of
the paragraph), and typed in bold face using capital and lowercase letters.
1.6. PAGINATION
All printed pages must be counted consecutively. All pages preceding the text must
bear lowercase Roman numerals, such as iii and iv. This sequence starts with the title page,
which should not bear a number. Next is the copyright page (if applicable) or blank page (if
no copyright page is to be used) which also is not numbered, but is counted. The rest of the
preliminary pages bear consecutive lowercase Roman numerals.
All subsequent pages
containing the text, appendices, and references must bear Arabic numerals, such as 2, 3, and
4, and must be numbered from the second page of the text.
The flyleaf pages are
unnumbered blank cover sheets. The page numbers should be placed in the upper right-hand
corner of each numbered page, one-half inch or 1.3 cm. down, and in line with the right-hand
margin of the typed copy. Title pages of appendices are counted in the page numbering
sequence but should not have page numbers typed on them.
1.7. QUOTATIONS
The form and wording of quotations should correspond exactly to the original text. If
individual words or parts of a quoted sentence are left out, the omission should be indicated
by an ellipsis. The omission should not distort or alter the original sense of the quotation. If
the author inserts a word or words to clarify or emphasize any part of a quotation, the
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insertion should be enclosed in brackets: [ ]. Quotations exceeding three typewritten lines are
best quoted in EXTRACT form. In an extract the author of the T/D does not enclose the
words in his own quotation marks (though he or she must be faithful to any original
punctuation that was in the text.) Extracts are set apart from the text, typed single-spaced,
and indented five character spaces from each side margin of the typed copy.
Quotations from unpublished material or from oral communications or letters are
referenced in the same way as published material in the text. The corresponding citation in
the bibliography should give the nature of the source (e.g., Keller, W. [1993] personal
communication).
1.8. BINDING
The laser printed T/D, or acceptable copy provided by MS&T Quick Copy, or
equivalent reproduction process, must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies in
unbound form. The MS&T Library will send the T/D to the bindery off campus. Students
may contact personnel in the Library about obtaining bound copies of their T/Ds for their
own use.
1.9. COPYRIGHT
1.9.1. General Guidelines and Assessment Procedure. Copyrights are distinctly
different from issues of plagiarism. Citing your source and giving full credit are important to
avoid plagiarism, but do not satisfy copyright law. Copyright considerations are best done by
the author at the time of contemplated use, following a simplified procedure, as shown here.
This procedure starts with: 1) the fundamental definition of what copyright protection is;
then continues with 2) an analysis of fair use criteria that allows some use as non-infringing;
and ends with 3) requesting permission to use the material from the copyright holder, when
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necessary. Each of these steps is detailed below. Copyrights and fair use are sometimes
clear and other times complicated. If difficult questions arise, it is best to request permission
or to seek legal advice. (See Attachment A.)
1.9.1.1. Copyright protection. Copyright protection covers the original work of an
author regardless of the medium used. Copyrights do not protect the ideas, principles,
concepts, discoveries or methods contained in the expression. (The Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.
SS 102a.) Reproducing someone’s text, picture, graph, data table or chart, for example,
could require written permission of the copyright holder. Using the ideas, data or facts
contained therein and going on to transform, significantly add to or propose a new
relationship in a non-profit, academic setting could fall under fair use and not require written
permission.
1.9.1.2. Fair use. Fair use under copyright law allows use, including reproduction,
for teaching, research, scholarship, criticism and comment, as non-infringing determined by
four factors. (17 U.S.C. SS 107, effective June 1, 1991.) These factors need to be considered
at the time of contemplated use.
The answers on balance will help decide if written
permission is needed. The four factors are:
·) Purpose of the use - Non-profit, educational use weighs in favor of fair use, but
anything involving sales moves into commercial use which will most likely not be considered
non-infringing. Even if the use is for non-profit, educational purposes, this alone does not
mean the use of another’s work is a fair use. Courts have refused to find fair use and have
found infringement in several cases as shown and summarized in Attachment A.
Significantly adding to or transforming would probably be fair use, but simply copying may
or may not be acceptable, based on the other three factors.
·) Nature of the work - If the item contemplated for use is written, non-fiction and
factual, this weighs in favor of fair use. Items such as photographs, fiction and audiovisual
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are more difficult to defend as acceptable since the creativity content in expression is viewed
as higher by the courts.
·) Substantiality of the portion used - Here both quantitative as well as qualitative
considerations come into play. A small percentage of the written word, one quotation or a
single table or graph out of many, may weigh in favor of fair use, depending upon its
proportion or its significance to the whole work. If the item used is the “heart of the work”,
where everything comes together, the use could be considered infringing.
·) Effect on the potential market for the work - Unpublished works are very
sensitive, including your own, because of undetermined future value. If use of the item will
result in an adverse impact on the market or the value of the copyright owner’s work, this
will be a factor against a finding of fair use. Special care should be applied when looking at
use of computer programs, videotapes, questionnaires, interviews or survey instruments.
After analyzing these four factors, it may be necessary to request written permission
to use the copyrighted item.
1.9.1.3. Requesting permission.
Requesting permission begins with obtaining the
name and contact address of the copyright owner(s). The five best sources to pursue will be
the author, the publisher, the university, the Copyright Office or the Copyright Clearance
Center (a private institution sponsored by the Association of American Publishers). The
MS&T library can be of help with information and directories in the reference section.
Because copyrights are often assigned, it is a good idea to place a telephone call confirming
ownership and address first, to save time or disappointment later.
Once the owner and address are confirmed, a brief letter for signature by the owner
should be created. A reference and description of the material to be used should be included
along with details of how, where and when it will be used. Above the signature line and date
at the end of the letter, type this statement as shown:
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The undersigned copyright owner of the material described herein grants permission
for the above detailed use.
______________________________
_______________
Owner
Date
This signed permission letter should be included and/or referenced in the final document (e.g.
T / D, paper, questionnaire, program, etc.) that includes the copyrighted item. Copies of the
signed permission letter should be kept on file both by the author and the Registrar’s Office.
Liabilities for infringement can include injunctions, impounding, and damages. A
finding of “willful infringement” carries with it the potential of a $100,000 damage award
for each infringing use. It could also mean requiring removal of the item from the thesis or
dissertation and republishing prior to graduation.
1.9.2. Theses/Dissertation Guidelines. The copyright page is counted as page ii, but
should not have the page number typed on it. The proper notice of copyright in the thesis or
dissertation follows:
Year
degree
awarded
AUTHOR’S FULL LEGAL NAME
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Register the copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office at the time of publication and pay the
required fee.
Application forms may be obtained through the World Wide Web at
http://www.copyright.gov/forms/ (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required and available free on
this page.) A sample copyright form may be seen at the MS&T Library.
valid for the lifetime of the author plus fifty years.
A copyright is
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The copyright notice should be centered in the lower third of the page and the circled
“c” must be lower case (or the word Copyright can also be used—one or the other but not
both). The year of the copyright is the year in which the dissertation or thesis is deposited
with the Office of Graduate Studies.
This legal step is important in safeguarding some research, original writing, computer
programs, etc. It is important to register the copyright and give notice to have clear, legal
rights and in order to collect fees later (as in the case of computer program licenses).
Authors hold the copyrights unless student’s research was funded then MS&T owns
copyright, and the five rights that go with them exclusively (as detailed in the Preface) unless
signed away, in whole or in part, by the author’s signature to a contract or other agreement. If
authors expect monetary return, careful consideration must be given to each agreement and
the issue of payment dealt with directly and separately from other issues.
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2. FORMAT
2.1. ORDER OF MATERIAL
The following items marked with a single bullet are required; those indicated
otherwise may be optional, depending on your T/D. All materials should be arranged into the
following three sections: (1) the preliminary matter, (2) the text, and (3) the back matter:
Preliminary pages (front matter):

Front flyleaf (a blank cover sheet of paper)

Title page (see Attachments B and C)

Blank page or copyright notice

Publication thesis/dissertation option (if applicable) (see Attachment D)

Abstract (250 to 350 words, one page maximum; see Attachment E)

Preface (recommended but not required)

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents (see Attachment F)

List of Illustrations (if figures and plates are included in your T/D)

List of Tables (if tables are included in your T/D)

List of Maps (normally map is a figure for departments formerly in SOMEER)

List of Abbreviations

Glossary
Text:

Body of thesis or dissertation (includes text, illustrations, and tables)
Back Matter:
Appendices
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Endnotes (Microfilm readers prefer footnotes)

Bibliography or references (See Attachment G)
Index

Vita (See Attachment H)
Addendum
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Back flyleaf (a blank cover sheet of paper)
2.2. TITLE PAGE
The title page must conform to the style of the attached samples (see Attachments B
and C). Count as page i, but do not type a page number on it. Date this page with the year
that the degree is awarded. When selecting the title, keep in mind that many computer
retrieval systems use the words in the title--and sometimes a few other descriptive words--to
locate documents. The thesis/dissertation will be a valuable source for other scholars only if
it can be located easily. The title should be a meaningful description of the subject of the
T/D. Formulae, symbols, superscripts, Greek letters, and so forth are not accessible in some
search systems. Be sure to use word substitutes.
2.3. ABSTRACT
Pagination should begin here (it will be numbered either iii or iv). THE ABSTRACT
CANNOT EXCEED 350 WORDS or ONE PAGE Double-spaced, WHICHEVER IS
SHORTER. (See Attachment E.)
The abstract should be a concise, clear statement of the important points which have
been brought out in the T/D. It should summarize the problems dealt with by the research,
the methods employed, and the major findings. As a digest of the entire T/D, the abstract
should be organized to correlate with the thesis/dissertation outline. It must be double-
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spaced, and it must not contain more than 350 words. No abstracts exceeding one page will
be allowed.
The abstract should be self-contained, because it is often cited alone in secondary
publications; therefore, it must be intelligible without reference to the document itself.
2.4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Table of Contents must conform to the style of the attached sample.
(See
Attachment F.) The pagination of these pages continues on from prior pages (iv, etc.). List
all parts of the T/D in the Table of Contents, except the title page, copyright or blank page,
and table of contents page. Capitalize the section titles and list the section headings wordfor-word as they appear in the text. Double-space between items, and single-space within
any heading/subheading that is longer than one line.
2.5. VITA
The vita should contain the full name and a reasonably complete biographical sketch
of the candidate. The date of birth is required (unless an exception is granted in writing to
the Office of Graduate Studies) and information about academic preparation is useful. The
vita should not exceed one page. (See Attachment H.)
2.6. OPTIONAL SECTIONS
2.6.1. Lists of Tables, Illustrations and Maps. When figures and/or tables are
included in the T/D, a List of Illustrations and/or Tables, as appropriate, is required. The
captions/titles in the List of Illustrations and List of Tables must be identical to the
captions/titles in the text. The List of Illustrations should include all photographs, charts,
plates, diagrams, or drawings included in the text. Separate lists must be made for maps.
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Double-space between items on the lists, single-space within. The List of Tables and List of
Maps should follow the List of Illustrations and these pages should be numbered with
lowercase Roman numerals (page iv, v, etc.)
2.6.2. Preface or Acknowledgments.
Following the tradition for books, the
acknowledgments may be included in the preface, in the introduction, or on a separate page
in the body of the text; but if they constitute a separate page, the acknowledgments must be
limited to one page or less. If these optional pages are used, number them with lowercase
Roman numerals. It is customary to acknowledge graduate fellowships, grants, travel funds,
and any special help you may have received outside your committee (from adjunct
professors, library staff, or others) that led to the completion of your research.
2.6.3. List of Abbreviations.
(Optional)
Number this list with small Roman
numerals and paginate consecutively from the preceding pages.
2.6.4. Glossary.
(Optional) Arrange the words in the glossary alphabetically.
Position each word flush left, and follow it with a period, dash, or colon.
2.6.5. Appendices. Appendices, if included, should be placed after the text. If the
T/D contains only one appendix, do not designate by letter.
Center the heading,
(“APPENDIX”), and the title, and start the text on the same page.
If the T/D contains more than one appendix, the format varies a bit. Provide each
appendix with a title sheet to identify its contents and to maintain a clear, logical break
between each appendix. For each appendix, insert the word, APPENDIX, in all uppercase
letters, and center it on the page, along with the appropriate appendix capital letter. Leave
two blank lines of space, and center the title beneath it.
Count, but do not type a page
number on, each appendix title page. List the title page in the Table of Contents as the first
page of its corresponding appendix.
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2.6.6. Footnotes/Endnotes. Footnotes or endnotes are optional and should follow
the format of the journal or style manual and be consistent through the entire document.
Many style/journal manuals prefer that footnotes be omitted and the major information for
the citation be included in the text of the work. Students should check with their advisors
and/or departments to determine which form to use. Footnotes should appear at the bottom
of the page containing the references. They may include long quotations. Example: “More
details on these experiments will be available in the master’s thesis by John Doe that will be
completed in spring 1998.” Footnotes are preferable to endnotes in dissertations because
when reading the work on microfilm with endnotes, the readers have to constantly turn the
reels and then attempt to relocate their previous positions on the film.
2.6.7. Index. The index is optional and is recommended only for T/Ds of unusual
length. When prepared, the indexed matter must be alphabetized and be arranged according
to key words. In some cases, it may be necessary to have one item appear several times in
order to make the information most useful. The authors’ names or important references may
appear in the index; or there may be a separate index of authors apart from the subject index.
2.6.8. Publication Thesis/Dissertation Option. Publication option is allowed when
the T/D is prepared with the objective of publication in a professional journal. The Office of
Graduate Studies will accept conventional T/Ds written in the format prescribed by the style
manual of the intended journal. However, the T/D must adhere to MS&T margins and
minimum print size requirements. Each T/D should include the following sections:

Preliminary pages (including Publication Thesis/Dissertation Option page, see
Attachment D)

Introduction (required if T/D contains 2 or more journal papers)

Review of literature
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
Journal articles

Conclusions

Back matter
These sections will be needed in order to file the work as a thesis or a dissertation with the
space, and center the title beneath it.
Count, but do not type a page number on, each
appendix title page. List the title page in the Table of Contents as the first page of its
corresponding appendix.
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3. TEXT
3.1. WRITING THE THESIS/DISSERTATION
The completion of your graduate thesis/dissertation represents the culmination of a
graduate degree program. It will be the apex of your achievements at the university, and it
will reflect your research methodology, knowledge of the subject, and your insights and
thinking as a scholar. A dissertation is required for all doctoral programs. For masters’
programs, a thesis is optional in some departments. The work must be written on a subject
approved by your graduate advisory committee, and it must include the results of original and
significant investigation. The writing must be your own original work.
You should narrow the focus of your study so that your writing does not extend
beyond the objectives of your original theme. At the same time your T/D should be more
detailed (and perhaps longer) than most journal articles, because you will have been forced to
review in detail all data and literature in your area, thus becoming an expert in your field.
3.2. SUBDIVISION OF TEXT
The material which forms the body of the technical T/D must contain as a minimum
the following major sections (other headings for these divisions may be chosen, the topical
matter should be similar; be consistent when choosing, placing, and naming subheadings):
Introduction: State the problem, show the importance of the subject, and give the
reasons for its selection.
Review of Literature: Cite previous work in the field and/or allied fields.
Results and Discussion: Describe and discuss the actual work; include experimental
procedures and results, field work and results, criteria, and evidence.
Subdivisions with
appropriate headings can be used as needed. Clarity is often enhanced by separating the
presentation of the method, the results, and the discussion of the results.
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Conclusions: Each conclusion should be a simple declarative statement of fact drawn
from the results but without discussion.
3.3. TABLES
Table numbers and titles are placed at the top of the table. Tables are numbered
consecutively in each section using Arabic numbers. For example, the first table in section
one would be numbered Table 1.1, the second table would be Table 1.2, and so on.
3.4. ILLUSTRATIONS
All photographs, photostats, or other photocopied illustrations must be mounted flat
and unwrinkled on regulations size sheets, and their dimensions must conform as nearly as
possible to the text margins. Scanning is recommended. Folded inserts in the body of the
text are discouraged because they are difficult to bind and may be cut through the folds when
the pages are trimmed. The use of pockets is also discouraged except under the conditions
described in the MAP section below. All illustrations must have captions that identify and
explain the depicted material. They should be designated with Arabic numbers based on the
section in which they appear. For example, the first figure in the first section would be
Figure 1.1. The quality of the illustrations must equal that required for publication in a
refereed journal.
Graphs and other line illustrations, which are to be bound with the text, must be so
placed as to be read easily from the bottom and right side. Graphs must be so oriented that
the abscissas are either to the bottom or to the right side of the page, and the ordinates to the
left side or bottom. The lettering on the face of all figures must be parallel to the side that is
intended to be the bottom of the figure in its reading position. The figure number and
captions for the graphs must be at the bottom of the pages as in other illustrations. In some
instances, when necessary, the figure number and caption may appear on the page facing the
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graph. Graphs, including lettering and numbering of scales, must not exceed the limits of the
one inch and one and one-half inch margins. Lettering must be of publication quality.
Freehand lettering is not acceptable.
3.5. MAPS AND PLATES
Maps and line illustrations should be designed for reduction so that they will fit the
mandatory margins of an 8.5 x 11 inch page. When larger sizes are needed and their
inclusion can be justified, they can be folded and inserted in a pocket placed inside the book
cover of the bound thesis or dissertation. Such oversized maps or line illustrations are
designated as plates. Three standard plate sizes may be used for pocket insertion: 1) 17" x
22"; 2) 22" x 34"; and 3) 34" x 44". When required, the need for 11" x 17" plates can be met
by designing them for binding on facing pages.
Map scales should be those normally used by state and federal map agencies. In the
English system of measurement, these scales are commonly at 1/12000; 1/24000; 1/48000;
1/62500, or their multiples. With the metric system (Systeme International), the common
scales are in even thousands and then powers of ten, such as 1000, 5000, 10000, 50000,
100000, etc. All maps and line illustrations must have a clearly defined title block, which
includes as a minimum: the title; locations or area mapped; author or source; a bar scale; and
north and magnetic north direction. At the bottom of the title block, the following must
appear: author of the T/D, map from 19() thesis or dissertation, ----- Department, MS&T, and
reference to the organization or agency from which the topographic or planimetric basemap
was reproduced. For soil, rock or strata definition, geologic map symbols and/or appropriate
letter symbols must be presented in the map’s legend and clearly indicated in the appropriate
areas on the map.
Area patterns and specific locational symbols should be used to
differentiate soil, rock or geologic units rather than colors because of the high cost of
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publication and reproduction of colored maps. The T/D may include the appropriate number
of maps, charts and diagrams to assist in meeting the objectives of the research, but only a
maximum of five pocket inserts will be allowed when properly justified. All originals will be
retained in the candidate’s department file; thus, if a copy disappears from a thesis or
dissertation in the library, another copy can be reproduced and substituted. Because of the
binding problem with foldouts and pockets, individuals using them should be aware that they
and their departments are guaranteeing the satisfactory processing of the binding of the
thesis. Maps and line illustrations to be inserted in the pocket must be folded for easy
insertion. The plate number and title of the map or line illustration, the title of the thesis or
dissertation, and the candidate’s name must be prominently displayed on the outside of each
folded sheet. These can be typed or printed by computer on a gummed label that can be
attached to the sheet. A numbered page facing the pocket must list the plates by number and
title. In addition, the following instruction must appear as indicated below:
PLEASE RETURN PLATE TO THE POCKET. COPIES
OF THIS PLATE ARE AVAILABLE AT A NOMINAL
CHARGE IN THE DEPARTMENT OFFICE
Output from a computer will appear in a variety of forms.
Printed and graphic
output is of primary concern here. Printed materials produced by either a line printer or a
character printer will appear in the T/D appendix in one of two forms: 1) an original, printed
on thesis grade paper, or 2) a listing on plain white paper which is then photographically
reproduced by Technical Services.
photographed and treated as such.
Graphic output on a cathode ray tube will be
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3.6. CD ROMS
For master’s theses, two copies of any electronic materials should be submitted with
the thesis. One copy will be available for checkout along with the printed volume. The
second copy will be retained for archival purposes and will be stored along with the archival
microfilm copy that the MS&T Library makes.
For doctoral dissertations, three copies will be needed- - one for checkout, one
archival copy, and one to send to University Microfilms along with the paper copy. UMI will
use that disk to make copies when they receive a request to purchase.
See attachment of sample page of appendix and title page. (Attachment I)
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4. REFERENCES
It is very important to give credit when using or presenting the words, work, and
ideas of others, and a serious omission when such credit is not given. Care should be taken
that references are cited appropriately in the T/D. If in doubt about how to cite references,
including references to electronic text, refer to Kate Turabian’s reference book, to the
Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook, or to one of the other commercially
prepared guides or journal style sheets.
The bibliographic references should be started on a new page and placed at the end of
the text under the heading BIBLIOGRAPHY. A bibliography is considered to represent a
comprehensive search of the pertinent literature. Other citations lists, incorporating only
directly cited sources, are known as “references”. The style of reference citation should
correspond either to the style used in Attachment F or to that used by journals in the field of
the candidate’s discipline. Reference in the text to a citation in the bibliography may be
made by stating the name of the author and the year of publication, by using consecutive
superior numbers, or by using superior numbers or symbols that correspond to footnoted
citations at the bottom of the same page containing the reference. There are thus three types
of lists which are acceptable for a bibliography: 1) an unnumbered alphabetical list; 2) a
numbered list in which the numbered citations correspond to the sequence of references in
the text; and 3) a footnoted list at the bottom of the page containing the references (the
footnotes may be consecutive or new on each page). If reference is made to a specific piece
of information or a specific statement of an author, or if a quotation is made, the page from
which it is taken must be indicated, preferably at the location of the text citation, rather than
in the full citation appearing in the Bibliography or Reference list.
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The citations in the bibliography should be listed in one consecutive series.
Traditionally, it was alphabetically by the author’s last name, but more recent innovations
have included order of citation in the text and other logical formats. Usually, bibliographies
would not be separated into types, such as articles, books, periodicals, and documents, unless
the candidate was writing a non-technical study about an author whose publications fell into
those categories. For all other bibliographic forms and rules, refer to those that are accepted
by the refereed journals in the candidate’s discipline. Some style manuals expect the first
line to be outdented, followed by indented left margins. The main objective is accuracy,
clarity, brevity, and uniformity.
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ATTACHMENT A
LIST OF LEGAL CASES (COPYRIGHT ISSUES)
1. Withal v. Crow - 309 F. 2d 777 (8th Cir 1962) A choir director who distributed copies of a song to his students.
2. Rubin v. Brooks/Cole Pub. - 836 F.Supp. 909 (d. Mass. 1993) Authors of a college text who included a psychological instrument in their text.
3. Marcus v. Rowley - 695 F. 2nd 1171 (9th Cir. 1983) A teacher who copied eleven pages of another teacher’s work into a 24 page
instructional pamphlet.
4. Basic Books v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp. - 758 F.Supp. 1522 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) A teacher who instructed an off-campus copy shop to make copies of anthologies
compiling various book sections and articles.
5. Encyclopedia Britannica Educ. Corp. v. Crooks - 558 F.Supp. 1247 (W.D.N.Y. 1983) A school tapes educational broadcasts for later viewing by students.
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ATTACHMENT B. EXAMPLE OF THESIS TITLE PAGE Center text vertically on
the page.
EFFECTIVE LAND-USE OF THE MISSOURI
DAM SITE AREAS
by
JOHN HENRY MINER
A THESIS
Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CERAMIC ENGINEERING
2008
Approved by
John D. Snow, Advisor
Ralph L. Winter
C. Randolf Fall
Year is year
degree is
awarded; not
year thesis
completed.
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ATTACHMENT C. EXAMPLE OF DISSERTATION TITLE PAGE Center text
vertically on the page.
EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR THE SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF
TWO-PHASE CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS
by
ELIZABETH ELAINE CARNOT
A DISSERTATION
Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
in
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2008
Approved by
Robert Smith, Advisor
James B. Brown
Charles R. Jones
D. F. Ling
Hardy Davidson
Year is year
degree
awarded, not
year
dissertation
completed.
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ATTACHMENT D.
EXAMPLE OF PUBLICATION THESIS/DISSERTATION OPTION PAGE*
PUBLICATION THESIS/DISSERTATION** OPTION
This thesis (or dissertation**) has been prepared in the style utilized by the Journal of
Corrosion Science.
Pages 1-17*** will be submitted for publication in that journal.
Appendices A, B and C have been added for purposes normal to thesis/dissertation writing.
*This page is to be placed immediately following the copyright page and is numbered iii.
**Type thesis or dissertation, as appropriate.
***Be sure page numbers given here are correct in final copy.
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ATTACHMENT E. EXAMPLE OF ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT
This thesis/dissertation focuses on the development and implementation of classical
mechanics to describe coherence parameters for ion-atom collisions. Such studies require a
complete description of the quantum numbers n, l, and m which characterize the bound
electron. For hydrogenic systems, the shape and rotational tendencies of the charge cloud
can also be expressed in terms of parameters which define the classical Kepler orbit. In order
to make such a study, the classical trajectory Monte Carlo method has been modified to yield
pre- and post-collision information regarding the coherence nature of the electronic states.
In order to benchmark the theoretical developments, cross sections have been
calculated for a series of collision systems. This measure of reactability provides a test of a
theory’s ability to describe fundamental three-body interactions.
The theoretical improvements described in this thesis have allowed for the first time detailed
comparisons for complex targets at energies where the ionization channel and a large number
of product states preclude conventional methods. It will be shown that the CTMC results of
the z-component of the dipole moment for H++He provides the only reasonable calculations
for comparison with available experimental measurements above 50 keV. By virtue of the
versatility of this method, analysis is made with regard to the dipole moment formation as a
result of proton interaction with various target atom species. By construction of a predefined
initial state, the conclusion formulated in this work is that alignment of the post-collision
charge distribution is intimately related to that of the pre-collision charge distribution.
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ATTACHMENT F. EXAMPLE OF TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PUBLICATION THESIS OPTION ......................................................................................... iii
ABSTRACT
......................................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ......................................................................................................... v
(Table of Contents is not to be listed)
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .................................................................................................. vii
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................. viii
LIST OF MAPS........................................................................................................................ ix
SECTION
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................................................. 9
2.1. ----------- ......................................................................................................... 11
2.2. ----------- ......................................................................................................... 12
3. RESULTS .............................................................................................................. 18
3.1. ----------- ........................................................................................................ 20
3.2. ----------- ........................................................................................................ 24
3.2.1. ----------- ............................................................................................ 28
3.2.2. ----------- ............................................................................................ 29
3.2.2.1. ---------- ................................................................................ 30
3.2.2.2. ---------- ............................................................................... 32
4. DISCUSSION ........................................................................................................ 34
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4.1. ----------- ........................................................................................................ 35
4.2. ----------- ........................................................................................................ 37
5. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................... 38
APPENDICES
A. TITLE.................................................................................................................... 39
B. TITLE ..................................................................................................................... 42
BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................... 44
VITA ..................................................................................................................................... 48
PLEASE NOTE:
Capitalization and wording of headings/subheadings should be the same in the Table of
Contents as in the text.
Single space run over lines within headings, double space between headings/subheadings.
Titles should not encroach on page number areas. Need clear delineation between text and
page numbers.
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ATTACHMENT G. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC ENTRIES
Books:
The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywriters. 13th ed. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1982.
Gibaldi, Joseph and Walter S. Achtert. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 2nd
ed. Modern Language Association of America, 1984.
Sheridan, Marion C., The Motion Picture and the Teaching of English. New York: AppletonCentury Crofts, 1965.
Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 5th ed.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.
Articles:
Markowitz, William.
“Time, Measurement and Determination
of,” Encyclopedia
Americana, 1965, XXVI, 631-33f. “Gladstone, William Ewart,” The Dictionary of National
Biography, XXII, 705-54.
Government Documents:
AAS-NASA Symposium on the Physics of Solar Flares. Proceedings of a Symposium held
at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, October 28-30, 1963, ed. Wilmot
N. Hess. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1964.
U.S. Congressional Record. Vol. CXII.
Periodicals:
Dwork, Bernard M. “On the Zeta Function of a Hypersurface: III,” Annals of Mathematics,
2d ser., LXXXIII (May 1966), 457-519.
Smith, H.A. “Tensor Products of Locally Convex Algebras,” Proceedings of the American
Mathematical Society, XVII, 1 (1966), 124-32.
Unpublished Works:
Amidon, Edmund. “Interaction Analysis: Recent Developments.”
Paper read at the
American Educational Research Association convention, February 1966, Chicago, Illinois.
Teller, Edward. Personal interview. July 12, 1962.
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Zeller, Eli. “Rocks into Blocks,” Dissertation University Champaign-Urbana, 1918.
Web Citations:
“Title of web article,” web address, date last accessed. NO color for hyperlinks.
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ATTACHMENT H. EXAMPLE OF VITA
VITA
Usamah M.S. Altaf was born in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on January 6, 1965. In May
1986, he received his B.S. with Honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He did his summer training at Saudi
ARAMCO during the summer of 1985. After teaching for three semesters in the Electrical
and Computer Engineering Department of Umm al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia,
he joined the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces as a First Lieutenant and worked for an additional
three and a half years. He was promoted to Captain in 1992. In May 1993, he received his
M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia,
Missouri, USA. In May 2008, he received his Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA.
He has published conference and journal papers, some of which are listed with the
references of this research and one of which won the best conference paper award. In 1994,
along with two other colleagues, he won the 26th Annual Structural and Graphics Packaging
Design Competition Honorable Mention Award of the Institute of Packaging Professionals
for an innovative toothpaste tube design that was dedicated for children.
Usamah M.S. Altaf has been a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) since 1985.
He has been a member of the American Society of
Engineering Management (ASEM) since 1993. He was inducted into Alpha Iota Delta and
Tau Beta Pi Honor Societies in 1994 and 1995, respectively.
.
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ATTACHMENT I. EXAMPLE OF OUTLINE OF
CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC MATERIAL
PLACED IN AN APPENDIX
APPENDIX B
VISUAL BASIC CODE, PRINTOUTS & PLOTS ON CD-ROM
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1. INTRODUCTION
Included with this T/D is a CD-ROM, which contains the VISUAL BASIC CODE of all
fourteen original warrant-pricing models, the statistical test printouts and plots from the Phase II,
Phase III and Phase IV of this study. Each module of the VISUAL BASIC CODE has been
developed using VISUAL BASIC for Microsoft Excel 97. All documents have been prepared as
Microsoft Word 97 document files (Windows 98). An outline of the contents of the CD-ROM is as
follows.
2. CONTENTS
Info.TXT
VISUAL BASIC Programs:
Code.DOC
Printouts & Plots:
Phase II.DOC
Phase III.DOC
Phase IV.DOC
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THESIS AND DISSERTATION CHECKLIST FOR STUDENTS
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title page
blank page or copyright page
abstract (not to exceed one page or 350 words whichever is less)
table of contents
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bibliography
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Avoid splitting the last entry on the page on the Table of Contents pages, Lists of Illustrations
and Tables, and on the references pages. Also avoid the creation of orphans (printing the first
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paragraph as the first line of a new page.)
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is appropriate.
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List of Illustrations and List of Tables. (Capitalization and wording should be the same in
both places).
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title but is not designated by a letter.)
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(e.g. figures and tables, etc). This applies also to one’s own previously published work
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neatness, no hand-drawn figures or tables, legibility of copied material, etc.)