...Thesis and Capstone Project Comparison In some ways the thesis and capstone project are similar. Both should follow the same basic outline and should represent a scholarly effort of high quality. As noted in the Graduate School requirements, "Graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Science, or Doctor of Philosophy degrees emphasize the development of the student's ability for independent scholarly work and the creation of new knowledge through research. Practice-oriented programs, which ordinarily lead to the degree of master or doctor in a particular professional field, emphasize preparation of the student for professional practice at the frontiers of existing knowledge." Both capstone projects and theses should have a clear statement of the problem or issue to be addressed; a literature review which covers the important work related to the problem, with content clearly relating to the statement of problem; analysis of results; and statement of conclusions. When there is a question as to whether the proposal is a thesis or a capstone project, the proposal shall be submitted to the EDP Program Director for a decision. This must be done prior to registering for thesis or capstone project credits. The thesis should answer a question which contributes to new knowledge and is generalizable beyond a single setting. The thesis should be analytic, should systematically analyze data, and should develop and make appropriate...
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...Smith College in 1882 only have finished and graduated in 1884 with a degree in philosophy and Greek studies, however Mary didn’t end her education there. Naturally Mary attempted to attain a job revolving around her degree, which she landed at the Wellesley College as a tutor in the Greek department. Her successes shined as a tutor for three years all the way through to a fellow colleague who offers Calkins an opportunity to expand into the psychology. Terms of advancement were for Mary to study Psychology for a year and in turn be able to teach it for the department at Wellesley. Mary had many reputable schools to have chose from to attend as a student for her second go around of studies however ended up as guest sit in student to Harvard University in lectures given by Josiah Royce and William James. Living in an era where women did have some opportunities those did not extend to women being registered students at Harvard. In her studies Calkins battled Harvard for her well-earned degree after completed all requirements at doctorate status yet failed in getting the Harvard institution to grant her such degree solely based on her sex. Although she may not have the degree itself Calkins is widely accepted as the first female to have earned a doctoral degree in the field of psychology and awarded through the University of Columbia in 1909 with Doctors of letters and in 1910 by the Smith College a Doctor of...
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...Retrieval from: http://www.voanews.com/content/air-pollution-linked-to-early-death/1739804.html 3/ Chris Woodford has been a professional science and technology writer for 25 years. After graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in natural sciences, he has gone on to write, co-write and edit a number of science education books, including the best-selling Cool Stuff series. He runs www.explainthatstuff.com, dedicated to explaining the science behind familiar, everyday things. Writes: Popular Science Author of : Atoms Under the Floorboards Retrieval from: http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/chris-woodford#sthash.UOiONgtL.dpuf 3/ Jerry Coffey is the Doctor of Philosophy is an academic degree earned in four to seven years. Many psychologists, therapists, counselors, and coaches hold a doctorate of philosophy. A PhD in psychology emphasizes theory as well as statistics and data gathering. Psychologists with a PhD are also fully trained in the assessment and treatment of all behavioral conditions. (American Psychological Association) American Psychological Assoc./Member Retrieval from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution Retrieval from:...
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...Essay- How will your college education contribute to society? I am a graduating senior at Brookwood High School in Snellville Georgia. My educational aspirations consist of acquiring a doctoral degree in philosophy, a bachelor’s degree in business and management, and earn my Juris Doctor so I can pursue my career aspirations of becoming a successful criminal defense attorney. My ultimate goal in life is to become US attorney general; however, I am certain that if I do not complete my college degree I could never have the opportunity to achieve my career goals. I decided that I will attain a career as a criminal defense attorney since my passion has always been assisting others and correcting the sometimes unfair judicial system. Therefore, I think that pursuing such a career will provide me the opportunity to help improve the community's quality of living and help them learn more about their rights as citizens. I am originally from Atlanta Georgia and have seen firsthand the effect of what a broken community looks like and the effect it has on everyone in it. My mission is to change these broken communities into more vibrant areas where everyone has the same opportunity to achieve success. I have not lived in complete poverty and I was blessed that did not happen to me, I have always wanted to help people no matter what and all of the programs I have undergone has prepared me for my future in order to make a change in this world. Programs I was involved in as well...
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...Thesis Format Guidelines UGC approved: April 28, 2006 These guidelines are designed to provide the formatting requirements for all theses and project reports submitted to Mewar University. It contains the basic structure, layout, form, and style are required for the purpose, however, Candidates/ Departments may use additional requirements, if needed, provide that does not conflict with the guidelines contained in this document. 1. Thesis and Project Report Arrangement Assemble the thesis/project report in this order: 1. Cover page: includes the title, author, degree (“Thesis/Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Ph.D. of … in …”), and date. 2. Cover page color: Pink 3. Thesis/Project Approval Form. 4. Plagiarism policy compliance statement. 5. Copyright page that grants MU the right to use and reproduce fully or partially the work being presented. 6. Dedication page (optional). 7. Acknowledgments page (optional). 8. Abstract: a concise summary of the essential information of the work being presented, namely of the study’s scope, purpose and results. The reference-free single spaced abstract should not exceed two pages. 9. Table of Contents: includes all the subsections of each chapter and the list of appendices (if applicable) and page numbers. 10. List of Figures: includes figure number, caption, and the page number. 11. List of Tables: includes table number, caption, and the page number. 12. Abbreviations...
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...Shishir S., "Effective Reconfigurable Antenna Designs to Enhance Performance and Enable Wireless Powering" (2009). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 108. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/108 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact dcc@fiu.edu. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida EFFECTIVE RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA DESIGNS TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE AND ENABLE WIRELESS POWERING A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING by Shishir Shanker Punjala 2009 To: Dean Amir Mirmiran College of Engineering and Computing This dissertation, written by Shishir Shanker Punjala, and entitled Effective Reconfigurable Antenna Designs to Enhance Performance and Enable Wireless Powering, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this dissertation and recommend that it be approved. __________________________________ Kia Makki __________________________________ Syed Ahmed __________________________________ Deng Pan __________________________________ Kang Yen __________________________________ Niki Pissinou, Major...
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...VERMICOMPOST TEA: EFFECTS ON PAK CHOI (BRASSICA RAPA CV . BONSAI, CHINENSIS GROUP) GROWTH AND YIELD, PHYTONUTRIENT CONTENT AND SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN TROPICAL PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES AUGUST 2011 By Archana P. Pant Dissertation Committee: Theodore J. K. Radovich, Co-Chair Nguyen V. Hue, Co-Chair Robert E. Paull Susan C. Miyasaka Norman Q. Arancon Brent S. Sipesi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank my Co-Advisors, Dr. Theodore J. K. Radovichand Dr. Nguyen V. Hue, for their guidance, encouragement, and continuous support throughout my graduate program. I am grateful to my dissertation committee members; Dr. Robert E. Paull, Dr. Susan C. Miyasaka,Dr. Norman Q. Arancon and Dr. Brent S. Sipes for their intellectual comments, suggestions and encouragements. This research was supported by grants from the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE)and the Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture Research (TSTAR) Programs of the USDA.I appreciate the services provided by Waikiki Worm Company, HI, the Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center, University of Hawaii, Microbial Matrix Systems, OR, and the National Research Council, Saskatoon, Canada. I would like to thank Dr. Teresita Amore, Dr. J. P. Bingham and Dr. Travis Idol for granting me access to their laboratories and...
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...Project Report On “Process Reengineering in Doctoral Program" Doctoral programme: A doctoral programme is a research-related programme of higher education study that follows a higher education degree and leads to a doctoral degree offered by higher education institution or, in those Member States where this is in accordance with national legislation and practice, by a research organisation. Doctoral programme at Alliance University School of Business: • The Doctoral Degree Program (Ph. D.) offered by Alliance University School of Business balances solid grounding in the fundamentals of the discipline with the flexibility to combine and create new knowledge that is derived from a doctoral student's research interest. • Doctoral students are expected to pursue academically rigorous coursework and work independently on a research topic that develops and leads to the completion of a doctoral dissertation. • Doctoral students will be part of an intellectually-stimulating and demanding environment that requires participation in seminars, interactive discussions and workshops, which are delivered by research scholars, faculty and experts from the respective areas. • Doctoral students are encouraged to develop original ideas, collaborate on research projects, and present their work at major national and international conferences. Areas for Research: The doctoral study at the School of Business is offered in the following areas of...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix H Business Writing Portfolio XCOM/285 Essentials of Managerial Communication University of Phoenix Associate Level Material Appendix G |Submission Checklist | | |Cover page | | |Reflection | | |Business Writing Graphic Organizer | | | | | |Store Operations Messages | | |Business Letter | | |Memo | | |E-mail | | |E-mail Etiquette CheckPoint | | |Report | | ...
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...CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY Thesis Writing and ETD Submission Guidelines for CEU MA/MSc Theses and PhD Dissertations (Revised and adopted by the CEU Senate 7 December 2007) The thesis or dissertation is the single most important element of a research degree. It is a test of the student’s ability to undertake and complete a sustained piece of independent research and analysis, and to write up that research in a coherent form according to the rules and conventions of the academic community. As the official language of study at CEU is English, students are required to write the thesis/dissertation in English to a standard that native speaker academics would find acceptable. A satisfactory thesis should not only be adequate in its methodology, in its analysis and in its argument, and adequately demonstrate its author’s familiarity with the relevant literature; it should also be written in correct, coherent language, in an appropriate style, correctly following the conventions of citation. It should, moreover, have a logical and visible structure and development that should at all times assist the reader’s understanding of the argument being presented and not obscure it. The layout and physical appearance of the thesis should also conform to university standards. The purpose of this document is to outline the standard requirements and guidelines that a master’s thesis or PhD dissertation (hereafter the term ‘thesis’ is used to cover both MA and PhD except where the PhD...
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...THESIS MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE PREPARATION OF THESES AND DISSERTATIONS Research and Graduate Studies Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas 78363 (361) 593-2808 SPRING 2011 COPYRIGHT PRIVILEGES BELONG TO RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES Reproduction of this THESIS MANUAL requires the written permission of the Graduate Dean. FOREWORD The nature of a research study should be one in which the investigation leads to new knowledge or enhancement of existing knowledge in the student's field of study, either through acquisition of new data or re-examination and interpretation of existing data. At the graduate level, all students should learn how new knowledge is created, how experimentation and discovery are carried out, and how to think, act and perform independently in their discipline. Depending upon the degree to which the discipline has an applied orientation, the student can demonstrate mastery of the discipline through means such as research papers, literature reviews, artistic performances, oral/written presentations or case studies. The doctoral dissertation is viewed in academia as the ultimate model of documentation of the student's research. The characteristics of dissertation research include the theoretical background, description of the problem, the method which was used to solve the problem, interpretation of results and explanation of their significance. The student is expected to produce a product of excellent quality which reflects...
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...pr pr acti od ca uc l a ing sp a ects th es of is at un sw po th stg es rad is gu uate ide PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF PRODUSING A THESIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES P.GRADUATE A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Postgraduate Board January 2002 University of New South Wales Please note: the web version does not contain two sections of the printed version. The differences are due to differing formats which makes it impossible to convert some pages into a PDF format. Missing are a mock up of a UNSW Thesis/Project Report Sheet and the information in Appendix IV. A copy of the printed guide can be sent to you if you email your address to campaigns@unsw.edu.au. This missing information was taken from the Thesis Submission Pack which is available from New South Q on the Kensington campus (download from or phone: (02) 9385 3093). ABSTRACT This booklet is designed to assist research students with the practical aspects of producing a postgraduate research thesis at the University of New South Wales. As well as providing advice in regard to the University’s requirements, formatting, layout, referencing and the use of information technology, this guide also describes what some students might regard as the more arcane and ritualistic aspects of producing a PhD thesis, in particular, those associated with accepted academic conventions. A section on posture and ergonomics has also been included to help you...
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...Beyond supply and demand: Assessing the Ph.D. job market by Elka Jones G reg O’Malley got a taste of the job market for Ph.D. graduates when he supervised several of them after earning his bachelor’s degree. “It was incredible to me that they had gone through so many years of rigorous training,” says O’Malley of his subordinates at his postbaccalaureate publishing job, “only to be working under someone who’d barely finished his undergrad work.” Still, the experience failed to deter him from pursuing a graduate degree of his own: O’Malley currently is enrolled in his second year of the history Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins University. 22 22 Occupational Outlook Quarterly ● For O’Malley and thousands of others, the desire for a doctorate outweighs concern about the job market that awaits after graduation. Most Ph.D. candidates are willing to dedicate themselves to intensive research and study because they enjoy the subject matter. Winter 2002-03 Statistics also show other, more tangible payoffs for Ph.D. recipients when they enter the labor force. Unemployment rates are consistently lower and earnings are significantly higher for people with a Ph.D. degree than they are for people with lower levels of educational attainment. As chart 1 shows, doctoral degree holders in 2001 had an unemployment rate of slightly more than 1 percent and median annual earnings of $66,000—considerably Elka Jones is an economist in the Office of ...
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...TITLE IN ALL CAPS A dissertation submitted to Kent State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Your Name Graduation Date Dissertation written by Your Name M.S., Some University, USA, 20XX B.S., Some University, USA 19XX Approved by ___________________________________ , Chair, Doctoral Dissertation Committee ___________________________________ , Members, Doctoral Dissertation Committee ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Accepted by ___________________________________ , Chair, Department of Computer Science ___________________________________ , Dean, College of Arts and Sciences TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES II LIST OF TABLES II DEDICATION II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 1.1 Problem Description and Motivation Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.2 Research Hypothesis and Questions Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3 Research Contributions Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.4 Organization of the Dissertation Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.5 Bibliographical Notes Error! Bookmark not defined. CHAPTER 2 COLLEGE STYLE GUIDE 2 2.1 Style Guide and Instructions for Thesis and Dissertation 2 2.1.1 Reasons for Regulations 2 2.1.2 Responsibilities 2 2.1.3 Approval 2 2.1.4 Paper 2 2.1.5 Copies and Binding 2 2.1.6 Font Styles 2 2.1.7 Margins 2 2.1...
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...MZUMBE UNIVERSITY (CHUO KIKUU MZUMBE) GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THESIS OR DISSERTATION Prepared by: The Directorate of Research, Publications, and Postgraduate Studies P.O. Box 63 Mzumbe Morogoro, Tanzania Tel: +255 (0) 23 2604380/1/3/4 Fax: +255 (0) 23 2604382 E-mail: mu@mzumbe.ac.tz Website: www.mzumbe.ac.tz TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION ONE INTRODUCTION .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.1 Preamble .. .. .. .. .. 1.2 Thesis versus dissertation .. .. .. 1.3 Objectives of the thesis or dissertation option 1.4 Non-thesis /Non- dissertation option. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 SECTION TWO FONTS, MARGINS, SPACING, PARAGRAPHS, PAGINATIONS, ETC. 2.1 Typing and spacing .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.2 Dissertation/ Thesis title and its chapters.. .. .. .. 2.3 Fonts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.4 Paragraphs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.5 Language .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.6 Treatment of abbreviations .. .. .. .. .. 2.7 Quotations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.8 Pagination .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.9 Margins .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.10 Capitalisation and bolding of words .. .. .. .. 2.11 Tables and their numbering .. .. .. .. .. 2.12 Figures, diagrams, graphs, charts, illustrations, and photographs SECTION THREE THESIS/DISSERTATION OUTLINE 3.1 Sequencing the major parts .. 3.2 Details of the preliminary items 3.3 Headings .. .. .. 3.4 Length of the thesis/dissertation 3.5 Final submission .. .. SECTION FOUR DOCUMENTATION 4.1 Documentation styles .. .. 4.2 APA style for in-text citations 4.3 APA style for references...
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