thesis
[Insert THESIS TITLE]
by
Student Name
Department / Program Name
EXAMINATION COMMITTEE PAGE (Mandatory)
The examination committee approves the dissertation/thesis of the Student’s Name.
[Insert the name of examiner 1]………………………………………..Committee Chair
[Insert the title and affiliation of Examiner 1]
[Insert the name of examiner 2]………………………………………..member
[Insert the title and affiliation of Examiner 2]
[Insert the name of examiner 3]………………………………………..member
[Insert the title and affiliation of Examiner 3]
[Insert the name of examiner four if exists, delete if it does not exist]…………..member
[Insert the title and affiliation of Examiner 4]
© Approval Date (Date must be the same as the year that the author received his/her thesis approval)
Student Name
All Rights Reserved
Abstract ( Mandatory)
Title of Dissertation/Thesis
Student Name
Insert Abstract text here. This is a Times New Roman font of size 12. The line space is set to 2.0. It is highly recommended to limit the number of words to 300 words for a Master’s thesis and 350 words for a Ph.D. dissertation. Any term (or numeral) with a space on either side is counted as one word. Graphs, mathematical formulas, diagrams, charts, tables, or illustrations should not be included. Please note that the abstract should be confined to a single paragraph. Follow the same margin settings as your narrative text and the exact alignment. Your abstract is mandatory and must provide a concise and informative summary or synopsis of your work, including a brief background or introduction, the research area and purpose, the procedures or methods used, the findings or results, and the conclusions.
ملخص (باللغة العربية) (Mandatory)
تحتوى هذه الصفحة على ترجمة للملخص باللغة العربية. برجاء استخدام لغة عربية فصحى وعدم استخدام البرامج او المواقع الالكترونية فى الترجمة. ينصح بالاستعانة بمتخصص حتى تكون اللغة واضحة ومفهومة!
Time new Roman, 12 font sizes, and double space lines
Author’s Biographical Sketch (Mandatory)
Times New Roman font of size 12. The line space is set to 2.0.
Insert Biographical Sketch text here. If you wish to use or paste text from another document, select it from the other document and paste it here. Make sure to keep the text-only and not the formatting from the previous document. To mark text only, choose Paste, and then from the drop-down box that will appear, select the Keep Text Only option on the right, with the icon of a clipboard and the letter A.
This is the beginning of the second paragraph.
Times New Roman font of size 12. The line space is set to 2.0Insert
Acknowledgments text here. If you wish to use or paste text from another document, select it from the other document and paste it here. Make sure to keep the text-only and not the formatting from the previous document. To keep text only, choose Paste, and then from the drop-down box that will appear, choose the Keep Text Only option on the right, with the icon of a clipboard and the letter A.
This is the beginning of the second paragraph.
The Acknowledgements page is mandatory. It follows the Abstract page. It is in the same font size and style as the text, and the vertical spacing, paragraph style margins, and alignment are the same as used in the text. Use complete sentences.
(Sample Wording)
I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. Mohammad…., and my committee members, Dr. Ahmed, Dr. Hamad, Dr. Rashed, and Professor Sultan, for their guidance and support throughout the course of this research.
My appreciation also goes to my friends and colleagues and the department faculty and staff for making my time at the University of Sharjah a great experience. I also want to extend my gratitude to the RISE, RIMHS which provided the survey instrument, and to all the Department of……. Professors and students who were willing to participate in the study.
Finally, my heartfelt gratitude is extended to my parents for their encouragement and my wife's patience and support.
In addition to the above statement please include the following:
· Acknowledge all funding sources, including funds from College of Graduate Studies, projects titles and numbers (if applicable)
· Ethical approval (if applicable).
In case you conducted research that involves animals or humans, you should include the approval from the concerned university committee.
Publications associated with this research (Mandatory)
A list of publications goes here, formatted as a full citation.
Consider including publication in an appendix, too.
Table of Contents (Mandatory)
The format of the table should conform to the pagination guidelines and accurately reflect the outline and organization of the thesis. List the sections/chapters of the body of the dissertation or thesis; also list preliminary sections starting with the signature approvals page and supplementary sections such as References and Appendices. Follow numerical sequence for all chapter titles and subtitles. You are not required to include 4th level and beyond subtitles in the Table of Contents. The Table of Contents (TOC) is designed to be generated automatically from your headings. It is important not to type in this area. Instead, update the TOC right-click anywhere (not including the title) and selecting “Update Field”. You will be given the choice of “Update page numbers only” or “Update the entire table”. The former will, as it says, change only the page numbers and only for items already in the TOC; the latter will update the titles as well and will add new items in accordance with any new headings/section titles you may have created. These will be determined by the use of the appropriate styles. If a header is missing from the TOC after updating the entire table, check that the header in question is using the appropriate heading style, then update the entire TOC again.
Author’s Biographical Sketch iv
Acknowledgments vi
List of Tables viii
List of Figures x
Chapter I. Introduction 1
Statement of the problem 1
Heading 4, B-Head 2
C-Head Style and Accompanying Paragraph 3
Numbered List Style 3
Bulleted List Style 4
Block Quote Style 5
Figures 5
Figure Title Style. 5
Figure Description Style. 6
Tables 6
Table Title Style. 6
Table Cell Style. 7
Table Description Style. 7
Bibliography Entry Style 7
Purpose of the Study 9
Study questions and hypothesis 10
Thesis contribution 11
Chapter II. Literature review 12
Chapter III. Methodology 13
Chapter IV. Results 14
Chapter V. Discussion 15
Conclusions and recommendations 15
Limitations of the study 15
Future work 15
[Bibliography/References/Works Cited.] 16
Appendix 1. Title 17
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (Optional)
(Entries are listed alphabetically)
CA conditioned avoidance
(double space between entries)
CS conditioned stimulus
CVC consonant-vowel-consonant
ITI intertribal interval
MMPI Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
(capitalize only if the term is capitalized in the text)
NTIS National Technical Information Service
RT reaction time
STM short-term memory
Note: Abbreviations and acronyms should be spelled out at the first mention in the text, with the abbreviation following in parentheses. Thereafter, the abbreviation only is used. Follow the practice of your style guide for determining which terms do not require definition.
LIST OF SYMBOLS (Optional)
λ Lambda indicates usually an eigenvalue in linear algebra ϕ An angle π A mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter
List of Figures (Mandatory)
To update the List of Figures, which is a specialized TOC, right-click anywhere in it (not including the title) and select “Update Field”. You will be given the choice of “Update page numbers only” or “Update entire table”. The former will, as it says, change only the page numbers, and only for items already in the TOC; the latter will update the titles as well, and will add new items in accordance with any new figure titles you may have created. These will be determined by the use of the appropriate styles. If a figure title is missing from the list after updating the entire table, check that the figure title in question is using the Figure Title style, then update the entire TOC again.
List of Tables (Mandatory)
To update the List of Tables, which is a specialized TOC, right-click anywhere in it (not including the title) and select “Update Field”. You will be given the choice of “Update page numbers only” or “Update entire table”. The former will, as it says, change only the page numbers, and only for items already in the TOC; the latter will update the titles as well, and will add new items in accordance with any new table titles you may have created. These will be determined by the use of the appropriate styles. If a table title is missing from the list after updating the entire table, check that the table title in question is using the Table Title style, then update the entire TOC again.
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Chapter I. Introduction (Mandatory)
Introduction and Literature review chapters could be one chapter depending on your discipline.
You will need to type the chapter number manually for each chapter. Also remember that you need to use a soft return (Shift+Enter) between the chapter number and its title.
This is the beginning of the new chapter. Regarding the title, the style is Chapter Title (or Heading 2) style. The style for the body is Body Text, Body.
Whether you need a section break is largely determined by what you plan to do with the structure of your thesis. If you need more than one column (say, for columns of statistics), for example, you’ll want a section break, then another to switch back to one column.
This is the beginning of a new paragraph …………………………… ………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1.1 Background and aims
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Thesis structure
Can be changed upon agreement between the student and the supervisor.
Let the reader know how the thesis is presented. It might be appropriate to provide a 1-2 sentence description of each chapter.
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Chapter II. Literature review (Mandatory)
Introduction and Literature review chapters could be one chapter depending on your discipline.
You will need to type the chapter number manually for each chapter. Also, remember that you need to use a soft return (Shift+Enter) between the chapter number and its title.
2.1 Introduction
Introduction to the literature review as a whole
2.2 Next section
Quick introduction to contents of section
2.2.1 Sub-section
2.2.1.1 Maybe another sub-section
But don’t get too deep into subsequent sections. Think carefully about how far into sub-sections you need to go.
Before moving onto the next section, give a quick review and a teaser of what’s to come. Think of this as a form of navigation for the reader.
2.3 Another section
Introduce each new section to the reader, then use more sub-sections as required.
2.3.1 Possible sections or sub-sections
Depending on your discipline, some possible sections in this chapter might include:
2.4 Theoretical framework
2.5 Gaps in the literature
2.6 The research questions
2.7 Opportunities for contributions to knowledge
Chapter III. Methodology (Mandatory)
You will need to type the chapter number manually for each chapter. Also remember that you need to use a soft return (Shift+Enter) between the chapter number and its title.
3.1 Introduction
Introduction to methods chapter
Think about research design.
· It’s about the rigour!
· Ethics and reasoning
· Talk about WHY you did or did not do something
Justification, justification, justification!!
This is key to everything. Justify what/why you did or did not do what you did.
3.2 Section header
Introduce reader to section
3.2.1 Sub-Section
Chapter IV. Results
Results and Discussion chapters could be one chapter depending on your discipline.
You will need to type the chapter number manually for each chapter. Also, remember that you need to use a soft return (Shift+Enter) between the chapter number and its title.
This is the beginning of the new chapter. Please check the instructions in Chapter I if you would like to use sections and subsections.
Chapter V. Discussion
Results and Discussion chapters could be one chapter depending on your discipline.
You will need to type the chapter number manually for each chapter. Also remember that you need to use a soft return (Shift+Enter) between the chapter number and its title.
This is the beginning of the new chapter. Please check the instructions in Chapter I if you would like to use sections and subsections.
Chapter VI. (Mandatory)
Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
In this section, the student will state the conclusions and recommendations of his or her thesis.
In this section, the student will state the limitations of his or her thesis.
In this section, the student will state the future work.
[Bibliography/References/Works Cited.] (Mandatory)
Example of APA style:
Rush, E., McLennan, S., Obolonkin, V., Cooper, R., & Hamlin, M. (2015a). Beyond the randomised controlled trial and BMI--evaluation of effectiveness of through-school nutrition and physical activity programmes. Public Health Nutrition, 18(9), 1578–1581. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980014003322
Rush, E. C., Obolonkin, V., Battin, M., Wouldes, T., & Rowan, J. (2015b). Body composition in offspring of New Zealand women: Ethnic and gender differences at age 1–3 years in 2005–2009. Annals Of Human Biology, 42(5), 492–497.
Barnard, R., de Luca, R., & Li, J. (2015). First-year undergraduate students’ perceptions of lecturer and peer feedback: A New Zealand action research project. Studies In Higher Education, 40(5), 933–944. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2014.881343
Szcz Ę Sna, A., Nowak, A., Grabiec, P., Paszkuta, M., Tajstra, M., & Wojciechowska, M. (2017). Survey of wearable multi-modal vital parameters measurement systems. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 526. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47154-9_37
Bibliography Entry Style
The Bibliography Entry style is single-spaced with a double-space between entries and has a hanging indent of one-half inch. Please be sure to format your bibliography entries using the style guide required for your thesis type must be in APA style .
No introduction or additional text is needed, just list your references. Formatting will vary based on norms and standards from your research area.
Insert your references here. This should conform with the style you are using such as APA. Check with your Supervisor regarding the preferred style
List the appendices here. You may add several apprentices.
Use a separate page for each appendix.
Appendix A Title
Detailed experimental procedures, data tables, computer programs, etc. may be placed in appendices. This may be particularly appropriate if the dissertation or thesis includes several published papers.
Appendix B Title
Detailed experimental procedures, data tables, computer programs, etc. may be placed in appendices. This may be particularly appropriate if the dissertation or thesis includes several published papers.