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2 THESIS PAPERWORK THESIS FORMAT AND STYLE Online ResourcesFormat Thesis SubmissionsPreliminary Pages Thesis Deadlines Text First DepositTables Final DepositFigures References Abstract (external) S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

1. Thesis Paperwork: Deadlines, Forms, What, Where, and When to Submit 2. Thesis Format and Style. This is a Two-part Demonstration This is a Two-part Demonstration 3

4 Room 6 Gilmore Hall Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Hours: (M-F) (8:00 Noon 1:00 5:00) Phone: (319) 335-2144

The Academic Calendar may be found online at: http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/academic-calendar. 5 Commencement Ceremony Dates Spring 2013May 17: Carver Hawkeye Arena Summer 2013August 2: Degree Conferral (No Ceremony) Deposit Deadlines First DepositFinal Deposit Spring 2013March 28May 8 Summer 2013July 3July 24 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

7 1. Create an account at: http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ 2. First time users- start at the circled area. 3. Fill out the application. Create a password and send. 4. An email will be sent to you with your new account information. When you have completed your thesis

. No hard-copy pages are required at first deposit. 8 What to Submit to 6 Gilmore Hall Ph.D. Student What to Submit to UMI One electronic copy of your thesis The thesis should be complete and in final form. It should not be a working draft. It is best to deposit as early as possible. Turn-around time is shorter with an early deposit. http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/

1 - Signed Abstract (paper) 1 - Signed Certificate of Approval (paper) 1- Abstract title page (paper) 9 What to Submit to 6 Gilmore Hall Ph.D. Student What to Submit to UMI: 1- Electronic Copy of Your Thesis Survey of Earned Doctorates http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ https://sed.norc.org/doc torate/showRegister.do.

Thesis Format Help: Kris Grinstead: (319) 335-3599 Matt Pollard: (319) 335-3432 Room 6 Gilmore Hall Thesis Technical Support: Contact the Graduate College (319) 335-0244 or 335-2144 in Room 6 Gilmore Hall Contact the Help Desk at Information Technological Service (ITS) (319) 384-4357 2800 University Capitol Centre. 10 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

UI Thesis Template: Includes University Styles http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis The Graduate College Thesis Manual: Format and Style Guidelines for the Thesis http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/graduate-college-thesis-manual http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/graduate-college-thesis-manual Publications and Forms: Degree Completion, Plan of Study, Exam Requests http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/content/publications-and-forms-for-students http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/content/publications-and-forms-for-students Thesis Template Support: Desktop Applications http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis Academic Calendar: Graduate College Deadlines http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/academic-calendar http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/academic-calendar Online Thesis Resources. 11 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

UMI ETD Submission, Viewing and Revision Site: http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Thesis and Dissertation Support at The University of Iowa http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/etds http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/etds Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) https://sed.norc.org/doctorate/showRegister.do Frequently Asked Questions: UMI-ETD Support and training - http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ - http://www.etdadmin.com/cgi-bin/main/faqhttp://www.etdadmin.com/cgi-bin/main/faq. Submit - View - Revise Dissertation/Thesis: S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

A comment review. sheet will be created. No notes will be.... written on the thesis. The thesis will be... checked for format. and style as well as. completeness. Thesis Comments. 14

ii Be sure the page numbers are centered inch from the bottom of the page. Number preliminary pages using lower case Roman numerals. Begin with ii on the first page following the Certificate of Approval. The Certificate page is not numbered.. 16

Please single-space the lines: by John Henry Doe An Abstract Of a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Graduate College of The University of Iowa May 2013 Thesis Supervisor: Professor Noah Watt The title needs to be fully capitalized Separate by and authors name, by one single space THESIS TITLE. 17 Abstract Title Page Separate An Abstract and the paragraph by one single space Instructions for the Abstract Title Page pp. 9, 20 Online Thesis Manual

a _________________ Thesis Supervisor _________________ Title and Department _________________ Date Care must be taken in the preparation of the abstract since it will appear in Dissertation Abstracts International without further editing or revision. Abstract Approved: 2 18 a ABSTRACT The abstract consists of an essay-style statement of the thesis problem, a brief exposition of the method used, a condensed summary of findings or results, and conclusions. It may not contain graphs, charts, tables, or illustrations. Reference material must be presented as full, parenthetical citations within the text. The text may begin with the major heading, ABSTRACT, in all capital letters at the top of the first page of the abstract, but the heading need not appear 1 The External Abstract The maximum length of the abstract is two, double-spaced pages. Abstract number placement The two-page maximum includes the abstract text and the approval lines Instructions for the External Abstract pp. 9, 21 Online Thesis Manual

Please single-space the lines: by John Henry Doe A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Graduate College of The University of Iowa May 2013 Thesis Supervisor: Professor Al Moe The title needs to be fully capitalized Separate by and authors name, by one single space Single space the paragraph THESIS TITLE. 19 Title Page Instructions for the Title Page pp. 10, 22, 23 Online Thesis Manual

20 year Copyright by YOUR NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Year of graduation Your name as listed at the Registrars Office Center vertically and horizontally single or double space. Copyright Page (optional) Instructions for Copyright pp. 10, 26 Online Thesis Manual

Single space paragraph Single space Heading Signature lines must be same length Graduate College The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL _________________________ PH.D THESIS ____________ This is to certify that the Ph.D. thesis of Selma D Bouvier has been approved by the Examining Committee for the thesis requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physics at the May 2013 graduation. Thesis Committee: _____________________________ Sarah Bellum, Thesis Supervisor _____________________________ L. Fresco _____________________________ Al Dente _____________________________ Mary Nara. 21 Left align paragraph Certificate of Approval Instructions for the Certificate of Approval pp. 11, 24, 25 Online Thesis Manual

22 year To my little son Jack who tried to smile when he saw the work presented here. Center vertically and horizontally Dedication (optional) The dedication is to be brief and single-spaced ii

23 Sorry doesnt put thumbs on the hand, Marge. - Homer J. Simpson Align the source with the right margin of the epigraph The epigraph is centered and single-spaced. The Epigraph (optional) iii Instructions for Epigraph pp. 11, 26 Online Thesis Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES.... iv LIST OF FIGURES.. v CHAPTER I. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.... 1 First-order Subhead.. 1 Second-order Subhead. 3 Third-order Subhead...11 2. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.24 First-order Subhead.24 First-order Subhead.29 APPENDIX A. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE .....41 APPENDIX B. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE .....67 REFERENCES.....78 ii 1 inch 1 inch 1 inch 1.5 inch Margins. 24 No spacing within subheadings Instructions for the Table of Contents pp.12, 27, 28 Online Thesis Manual One (12 point) space above and below major headings

List Caption Exactly as is Appears in the Text with Respect to Wording, Capitalization and Punctuation. Second Caption. For all Lists with a Column Head, Left- align all Caption Numbers. Fourth Caption. Page Numbers are to be Listed Opposite the Last Line of Text.. 25 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 23 25 26 32 37 iv Double space between captions Right align page numbers LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF MAPS. TableFigure Maps Use single- spacing within a captions Instructions for List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Maps pp. 12, 29 Online Thesis Manual

Be sure all text page Numbers appear 1 inch from the right and page. 250 inch 1 inch 250 Be sure all text page numbers appear 1 inch from the right and inch from the top of the page.. 27 The numbers should be Arabic in a 12-point font.

23 CHAPTER 22 Major divisions are divided into a numbered chapter. Followed by a DESCRIPTIVE TITLE MAJOR HEADING 28 A thesis is comprised of a series of major divisions. Each chapter and appendix is a major division. All are to be captioned in a consistent style throughout the thesis. Each major heading begins on a new page and is centered in all capital letters at the top, 1-inch margin. Spacing around major division headings is to be consistent throughout the thesispreliminaries, text, reference material.

M Archer, Walter. 2009, Book title. City : Publisher. Inghram, Gerald B. 2008. Journal article title. Journal Title 4 (March): 193-254. Whitesell, Amanda. 1966. Doctoral dissertation title, State University. REFERENCES I would like to acknowledge Linotype as a fine font. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The spacing below the major heading must be consistent throughout the thesis. CHAPTER 2 DESCRIPTIVE HEADING CHAPTER 1 DESCRIPTIVE HEADING The major headings are centered in all capital letters at the top 1 inch margin. 1 inch 1 20 320 Instructions for Major Headings pp. 13, 30, 31 Online Thesis Manual 29

The subheading scheme is left to the discretion of the author. The style must be consistent. The text, or a first-order subheading, will appear no less than a double-space below the major heading. The author is to use consistent spacing around each subheading level. This page illustrates on spacing method as well as one subheading style. 23 First order subheadings are to be included in the Table of Contents. The subheading is printed in upper-and lower-case letters. First-order Subhead MAJOR HEADING 30 Instructions for Sub-division Headings pp. 14, 30, 31 Online Thesis Manual

32 Figure 1. A chicken. The space between the caption and figure should be uniform. Figure 2. A rat. 53 Figure Caption Spacing

33 Figure 1. A chicken. The space between the figure and surrounding material should be at least three single-spaced lines. 233 3 single-spaced lines Figure Spacing

34 Figure 1. A chicken. a. Comb: The red flesh crest on the head of the chicken. a. Place a separation line between the caption and the footnote. The line must be at least as wide as the figure and caption width. Figure Footnote For a footnote

35 Eye-protector for chickens. Figure 1. a b Source: U.S. Patent Office Patent No. 730,018 The over-all caption ties the items together. Eye-protector for chickens. 23 Two- part Figure (a) View showing the device attached to the head of the chicken. (b) Frames securing mica lenses. Figure 1. A figure with two or more illustrations, needs a general caption. Instructions for the Figures pp. 16-19 and 35-38 Online Thesis Manual

37 abcde 8033571037929 1803939972053765 16666123752646265450887 27464868385836721643 abcde 8033571037929 1803939972053765 16666123752646265450887 27464868385836721643 Table 23. Random Numbers. All tables must be completely boxed or they must all exhibit horizontal beginning and end-lines. Source: Real, Physical Review 1972

. 38 2 = 1 3 + 1 3 1729 a = 1 3 + 12 3 = 9 3 +10 3 3 = 1 3 + 1 3 + 1 3 1.6180339887* 2 6,180,339,887 * A real number followed by an asterisk. The table caption may not extend beyond the beginning line. Table 1. Real Numbers evolved over time and were informally called the counting numbers. a A very interesting number; it is the smallest number expressible as a sum of two cubes in two different ways - Ramanujan Table 1. Real Numbers evolved over time and were informally called the counting numbers. Double space between separate footnotes. Instructions for the Tables pp. 16-19 and 32-34 Online Thesis Manual

Bleak, S. M. 2011. Influences on Aggravation, Peer Relations, and Academic Follies. Journal of School Psychology. 4 (March): 193-232. Mired, Robert. 2008. Responding to Young Animals without Backbones. Adolescent Invertebrates.(June): 23-43. Vexed, Anne, and Sacknoff, Ethel. 2011. Titles: Rich Sounding Headings. Iowa City: University Press. 252 Single space within a citation Double space between citations Instructions for the References pp.15 and 39 Online Thesis Manual 39

Format Examples pp. 20 - 39 Online Thesis Manual 40

Thesis Format Help: Kris Grinstead: (319) 335-3599 Matt Pollard: (319) 335-3432 Room 6 Gilmore Hall Thesis Technical Support: Contact the Graduate College (319) 335-0244 or 335-2144 in Room 6 Gilmore Hall Contact the Help Desk at Information Technological Service (ITS) (319) 384-4357 2800 University Capitol Centre. 41 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

UMI ETD Submission, Viewing and Revision Site: http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Thesis and Dissertation Support at The University of Iowa http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/etds http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/etds Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) https://sed.norc.org/doctorate/showRegister.do Frequently Asked Questions: UMI-ETD Support and training - http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa/ - http://www.etdadmin.com/cgi-bin/main/faqhttp://www.etdadmin.com/cgi-bin/main/faq. Submit - View - Revise Dissertation/Thesis: S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

UI Thesis Template: Includes University Styles http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis The Graduate College Thesis Manual: Format and Style Guidelines for the Thesis http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/graduate-college-thesis-manual http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/theses-and-dissertations/graduate-college-thesis-manual Publications and Forms: Degree Completion, Plan of Study, Exam Requests http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/content/publications-and-forms-for-students http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/content/publications-and-forms-for-students Thesis Template Support: Desktop Applications http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis http://its.uiowa.edu/thesis Academic Calendar: Graduate College Deadlines http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/academic-calendar http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/academic-calendar Online Thesis Resources. 43 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

44 Academic Calendar: http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/acad emic-calendar http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/acad emic-calendar : Thesis Technical Support: Contact the Graduate College (319) 335-0244 or 335-2144 in Room 6 Gilmore Hall) The Graduate College Thesis Manual: Format and Style Guidelines for the Thesis http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/thes es-and-dissertations/graduate- college-thesis-manual Thesis Format Help: Contact the Graduate College Kris Grinstead: (319)335-3599) Matt Pollard: (319)335-3432 ETD Submission Viewing and Revision Site: http://dissertati ons.umi.com/ui owa/ S= stop P= previous Esc= bye

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