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REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGEForm Approved OMB No. 0704-0188

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour perresponse, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gatheringand maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Sendcomments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directoratefor Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA

22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188)Washington DC 20503.

1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATEGrad Date Month Yr

3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVEREDMasters Thesis

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Upper and Lower Case 5. FUNDING NUMBERS

6. AUTHOR(S)

7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)

Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA 93943-5000

8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONREPORT NUMBER

9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) ANDADDRESS(ES)

N/A

10. SPONSORING/MONITORINGAGENCY REPORT NUMBER

11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES The views expressed in this thesis are those of the author anddo not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S.Government. IRB Protocol number ________________.

12a. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENTDistribution Statement

12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE

13. ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words)

Insert abstract here.

14. SUBJECT TERMS Type Keywords Here 15. NUMBER OFPAGES

31

16. PRICE CODE

17. SECURITYCLASSIFICATION OFREPORT

Unclassified

18. SECURITYCLASSIFICATION OF THISPAGE

Unclassified

19. SECURITYCLASSIFICATION OF

ABSTRACT

Unclassified

20. LIMITATION OFABSTRACT

UU

NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89)Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239-18


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Distribution Statement

THESIS TITLE

Authors First Name MI. Last NameRank, Branch of Service

B.A., or B.S., Name of University, Year

Submitted in partial fulfillment of therequirements for the degree of

MASTER OF ARTS OR SCIENCE IN

from the

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOLMonth Year

Author: Name Typed

Approved by: Advisor Name TypedThesis Advisor

Second Reader/Co-Advisor Name TypedSecond Reader/Co-Advisor

Chairman or Dean Name TypedChairman, Department of ---Or Dean, Graduate School of ---


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ABSTRACT

This is for the abstract. First paragraph is aligned with

the left margin (not indented).


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. DOING YOUR THESIS WITH MICROSOFT WORD ...................1A. STARTING UP ........................................1

1. This Is a Third Order Heading .................1a. Really Long Fourth Order Heading,Showing That Word Handles the Second

Line Correctly (indented 1.5) ............1B. TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................2C. FIGURES/TABLES .....................................2D. FONTS ..............................................3E. FOOTNOTES ..........................................3F. COVER PAGE, REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE, ETC. ........3G. LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................3H. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................3I.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................3

J. INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST ..........................4

II. SAMPLE ..................................................5A. SAMPLE .............................................5

1. Sample ........................................5B. SAMPLE .............................................5

1. Sample ........................................5C. SAMPLE .............................................5

1. Sample ........................................5III. SAMPLE ..................................................7

A. SAMPLE .............................................71. Sample ........................................7

B. SAMPLE .............................................71. Sample ........................................7

C. SAMPLE .............................................71. Sample ........................................7

LIST OF REFERENCES ...........................................9INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST ...................................11


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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Caption typed here....Error! Bookmark not defined.Figure 2. Title of figure..................................7


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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Caption typed here....Error! Bookmark not defined.


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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Required if your thesis contains six or more.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Required for EE, SE and OR.


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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


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I. DOING YOUR THESIS WITH MICROSOFT WORD

The style used for the title of the chapter is Heading

1. The style used for text under Heading 1 is 2nd Order

Para. First order titles are automatically capitalized,

bold and centered.

A. STARTING UP

The style used for the 2nd level heading is Heading 2

and the style used for text under Heading 2 is 2nd Order

Para. Second order titles are automatically capitalized

and bold.

1. This Is a Third Order Heading

The style used for the 3rd heading is Heading 3, and

the style used for text under Heading 3 is 3rd Order Para.

Third-order headings are to be upper-lower case and bold.

a. Really Long Fourth Order Heading, Showing

That Word Handles the Second Line Correctly

(indented 1.5)

The style used for the 4th level heading is

Heading 4 and the style used for text under Heading 4 is

4th Order Para. Fourth-order headings are to be upper-

lower case, italics and bold.

(1) Fifth Order Heading and Fifth Order

Paragraph. The title appears first with a period after,

and the text follows on the same line as the heading. The

style used for the heading and the paragraph is 5th Order

Para.


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B. TABLE OF CONTENTS

To populate your thesis into the Table of Contents,

put your cursor in the sample text of the Table of Contents

and right click. Select Update Field and then Update

Entire Table. Your thesis headings, down to the 4th Order

Level, will form a new Table of Contents automatically.

The Table of Contents should always be updated before you

submit your file for thesis review. Check for chapters on

even pages and missed letters or numbers.

C. FIGURES/TABLES

Use any figure/table format you like and be

consistent. To format the captions, use the style names:

FIGURE CAPTION and Table Caption. The styles automatically

number captions for you. To update the Lists of

Figures/Tables, right click in the gray text field, select

Update Field and then Update Entire Table.

Table 1. Caption typed here

Figure 1. Caption typed here

If your figure or table is copied from a reference,

you will need to note the source with a reference citation

in the caption. (From [x]) or From (Smith). If your

figure or table was taken from a reference and changes have

been made, you will need to note (After [x]) or After

(Smith).


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D. FONTS

This document and these styles are set to use Arial

font. There are templates available in Courier and Times

New Roman also.

E. FOOTNOTES

All footnotes must be sequential throughout the

document. In the footnote, it is not necessary to tab the

second line of the footnote. The text should wrap to the

margin when the style Footnote Text is applied.

F. COVER PAGE, REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE, ETC.

These pages are located in the front portion of this

document. The heading style used is Cover Page Heading.

This style is formatted the same as other headings but does

not display in the Table of Contents.

G. LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Required when six (6) or more acronyms are defined and

used in a thesis. List in two columns, alphabetically, with

acronym first. This list appears after the List of Tables.

H. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This is in addition to the abstract and requires much

more detail. Mandatory for OPERATIONS RESEARCH, ELECTRICAL

AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING and SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (DL).

Optional for the other curricula.

I. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Not required but generally included.


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J. INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST

1. The numbered first line uses List Number Dist List,and the lines following are styled List Number 2-DistList.

2. Every thesis, regardless of selected DistributionStatement, is distributed to DTIC and the Dudley KnoxLibrary.


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II. SAMPLE

A. SAMPLE

1. Sample

Sample text.

Sample text.

B. SAMPLE

1. Sample

Sample text.

Sample text.

C. SAMPLE

1. Sample

Sample text.

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III. SAMPLE

A. SAMPLE

1. Sample

Sample text.

Sample text.

B. SAMPLE

1. Sample

Sample text.

Sample text.

C. SAMPLE

1. Sample

Sample text.

Sample text.

Figure 2. Title of figure (figure captions always followthe figure)

Table 2. Title of table (table captions typically precedethe table)


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LIST OF REFERENCES

If your department does not have a mandatory citationstyle, you must select one and learn it.

There are links to the most commonly used citation styleson the Thesis Processing website.


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INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST

1. Defense Technical Information CenterFt. Belvoir, Virginia

2. Dudley Knox LibraryNaval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, California

3. Name of AddresseeOrganization of AddresseeCity, State

4. Name of AddresseeOrganization of Addressee

City, State






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