• Dissertation Guide (SPRING 2012)


• Introduction
• Instructions for Graduate Students Applying for Graduation, SPRING 2012
• Checklist of Steps
• Common Dissertation/Thesis Format Errors
• Policy Issues: Prior to Conducting the Research
  • Use of Copyrighted Material
  • Use of Human Subjects in Research
  • Use of Animals in Research
• General Format Requirements & Manuscript Mechanics
  • General
  • Contents of the Thesis/Dissertation
  • Paper
  • Style
  • Spacing
  • Margins
  • Arrangement and Pagination
  • Elements of the Thesis/Dissertation
    • Signature Page
    • Copyright
    • Title Page
    • Preface/Acknowledgements
    • Abstract
    • Table of Contents
    • Appendices
    • Bibliography
    • Vita
  • Tables, Figures, Illustrative Materials
  • Documentation of Sources
  • Plagiarism
  • Non-Print Theses/Dissertations
  • Style Manuals
• Printing and Processing
  • Methods of Duplication
  • Multiple Volumes
  • Submission of Required Copies
  • Microfilming
• Manuscript Format Requirements
  • Single and Multiple Research Projects in a Dissertation
• Examples
  • Signature Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Title Page
  • Abstract Page
  • Table of Contents (a)
  • Table of Contents (b)
  • Vita
  • Permission to include previously published material
• Policy On Procedures for Completing a Graduate Degree
• How to grade a dissertation
• Latex Help Topics
  • Page Layout in Latex
  • User Manual
  • Sizing in Latex
  • Converting Latex to PDF
  • Latex FAQ
• From the U.S. Copyright Office
  • Copyright Basics

Dissertation and Thesis Guide

Last revised August 2011
Last web update August 2011
dgFront.htm was last modified November 04, 2008

This guide was prepared by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies. Questions concerning these guidelines or any aspect of manuscript preparation for the thesis, dissertation, or report should be directed to the Assistant Graduate Dean in the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, FA3.104, 972-883-2234.

Guide for the Preparation of Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The University of Texas at Dallas

This guide was prepared by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies. Questions concerning these guidelines or any aspect of manuscript preparation for the thesis or dissertation should be directed to the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, FA3.104, (972) 883 2034. Revised January 2012

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