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WORD TEMPLATE for BS or MS THESIS or PhD DISSERTATION

• The grad school no longer wants a blan f!rst "age so delete th!s "age#

• So$e references %o& sho&ld be aware of'

o No def!n!t!(e g&!de for BS honors thes!s b&t %o& can &se the MS)PhD g&!del!nes

*or +&st th!s doc&$ent,

o -&!de to Pre"ar!ng MS Theses and PhD D!ssertat!ons

htt"'))grad#&ar#ed&)dean)co$$ence$ent).!nal-&!deS&$$er/012#"df

o Add!t!onal !nstr&ct!ons at the end of th!s doc&$ent


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T!tle of Thes!s


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3.OR A MS THESIS OR PHD DISSERTATION4

T!tle of Thes!s

A 5thes!s)d!ssertat!on6 s&b$!tted !n "art!al

f&lf!ll$ent of the re7&!re$ents for the degree of

5Bachelor or Master of Sc!ence8 Doctor of Ph!los"h%6

b%

59o&r Na$e65school where %o&r h!ghest "re(!o&s degree was awarded8 e#g#8 :n!(ers!t% of Aransas6

59o&r h!ghest "re(!o&s "re(!o&s degree8 e#g# Bachelor of Sc!ence# !n ;o$"&ter Sc!ence68 9ear

Month 9ear < contact -rad School for correct $onth and %ear

:n!(ers!t% of Aransas

Th!s thes!s !s a""ro(ed for reco$$endat!on to the -rad&ate ;o&nc!l#

==================================== Na$e18 e#g#8 Dr# >ane Doe

Thes!s D!rector

==================================== ====================================

Na$e/ Na$e?

;o$$!ttee Me$ber ;o$$!ttee Me$ber

==================================== ==================================== Na$e2 Na$e2

;o$$!ttee Me$ber E@Off!c!o Me$ber


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3.OR A BS HONORS THESIS8 :SE THIS PA-E INSTEAD4

T!tle of Thes!s

An :ndergrad&te Honors ;ollege Thes!s

!n the

De"art$ent of ;o$"&ter Sc!ence and ;o$"&ter Eng!neer!ng

;ollege of Eng!neer!ng:n!(ers!t% of Aransas

.a%ette(!lle8 AR

Month 9ear

b%

Enter %o&r f&ll na$e here


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3.OR A BS HONORS THESIS8 :SE THIS PA-E INSTEAD4

Th!s thes!s !s a""ro(ed#

==================================== Na$e18 e#g#8 Dr# >ane Doe

Thes!s D!rector

====================================

Na$e/

;o$$!ttee Me$ber

====================================

Na$e2;o$$!ttee Me$ber


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ABSTRACT

:se Thes!sParagra"h st%le *see !nstr&ct!ons at end abo&t st%les, < &s&all% one "aragra"h


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/00@ b% 5%o&r na$e !ncl&d!ng e#g# $!ddle !n!t!als6All R!ghts Reser(ed

3Th!s "age sho&ld be !ncl&ded ONL9 !n theses that are co"%r!ghted# If %o& !ncl&de th!s "age8

change the "age n&$ber!ng for follow!ng "ages to (! !nstead of ( &s!ng the Insert/Page Numbers

co$$and#4

3BS Honors Theses ha(e a se"arate co"%r!ght release for$ !nstead of th!s "age4


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I than thes!s ad(!sor8 co$$!ttee

I also than fa$!l% and fr!ends


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction (Word sty!" #!$din% 1&.....................................................................................1

1#1 Proble$ *Word st%le' Head!ng /,########################################################################################1

1#/ Thes!s State$ent *alternat!(el% Ob+ect!(e,###########################################################################1

1#2 A""roach###############################################################################################################################1

1#? Organ!Cat!on of th!s Thes!s###################################################################################################1

'. B$c%round...............................................................................................................................'

/#1 Fe% ;once"ts########################################################################################################################/

/#1#1 Fe% ;once"t 1################################################################################################################/

/#1#/ Fe% ;once"t /################################################################################################################/

/#/ Related Wor or L!terat&re Re(!ew######################################################################################/

/#/#1 Area 1#############################################################################################################################/

/#/#/ Area /#############################################################################################################################2

). Arc*it!ctur! (or A++ro$c* or Mod! ,&................................................................................-

2#1 H!gh Le(el Des!gn################################################################################################################?

2#/ Sect!on T!tle##########################################################################################################################?

2#2 I$"le$entat!on#####################################################################################################################?

-. M!t*odoo%y R!suts $nd An$ysis (or si/i$r tit!&.............................................................0

?#1 Methodolog%#########################################################################################################################

?#/ Res&lts###################################################################################################################################

?#2 Anal%s!s#################################################################################################################################

0. Concusions................................................................................................................................

#1 S&$$ar%###############################################################################################################################G


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#/ ;ontr!b&t!ons or Potent!al I$"act######################################################################################G

#2 .&t&re Wor##########################################################################################################################G

R!2!r!nc!s.......................................................................................................................................3

A++!ndi4 A. Tit! (O+tion$&........................................................................................................5


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LIST OF FIG6RES

.!g&re 1' ;a"t!on for .!g&re 1 (!a Insert)Reference);a"t!on#############################################?

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1. INTROD6CTION (WORD ST7LE" #EADING 1&

The follow!ng !s one wa% to organ!Ce %o&r thes!s# It !s b% no $eans the onl% wa% b&t !t

"ro(!des a &sef&l te$"late#

1.1 8ro9!/ (Word sty!" #!$din% '&

*Word st%le' Thes!sParagra"h st%le, < afew "aragra"hs &" to / "ages descr!b!ng the

"roble$ or lac !n the wa% we do so$eth!ng toda%8 !ts !$"ortance8 and the !$"act of not ha(!ng

a sol&t!on#

1.' O9:!cti;! ($t!rn$ti;!y T*!sis St$t!/!nt&

1/ sentences to state the ob+ect!(e < th!s !s the central arg&$ent of %o&r thes!s# The rest

of the thes!s !s defend!ng th!s arg&$ent# It !s the state$ent that the rest of %o&r thes!s "ro(es

or arg&es for#

1.) A++ro$c*

A s&$$ar% of %o&r o(erall a""roach8 e#g#8 ;ha"ter 2# A few "aragra"hs#

1.- Or%$ni


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'. BACKGRO6ND

'.1 K!y Conc!+ts

The reader $&st &nderstand these areas of research Fe% ;once"t 1 and Fe% ;once"t / to

&nderstand th!s thes!s# Ma%be !ncl&de a few general references# M!ght be a "aragra"h or a few

"ages for each conce"t# Refer to s"ec!f!c cha"ters8 sect!ons8 s&bsect!ons and f!g&res &s!ng ca"!tal

letters8 e#g# see Sect!on /#1

'.1.1 K!y Conc!+t 1

Thes!sParagra"h < a few "ages

'.1.' K!y Conc!+t '

Thes!sParagra"h < a few "ages

'.' R!$t!d Wor or Lit!r$tur! R!;i!=1

'.'.1 Ar!$ 1

What related wor are %o& b&!ld!ng on and what !s !ts relat!on to %o&r wor < !ncl&de

se(eral +o&rnal references for each area8 as a g&!del!ne so$ewhere between 10 and ?0# :se

c!tat!ons l!e 3148 3/48 etc#

Jar!ables !n te@t and code l!e th!s MyVariable sho&ld &se the code st%le#

'.'.' Ar!$ '

Thes!sParagra"h

1 Or %o& $!ght well want to !ncl&de the deta!led l!terat&re re(!ew for areas 1 and / as s&bsect!ons

of Fe% ;once"t 1 and /#

/


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'.'.'.1 Su9su9s!ction tit! (sty!" #!$din% -&

Thes!sParagra"h

'.'.'.' Su9su9s!ction tit! (sty!" #!$din% -&

Thes!sParagra"h

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). ARC#ITECT6RE (OR A88ROAC# OR MODEL ,&

).1 #i%* L!;! D!si%n

Thes!sParagra"h

.I-:RE -OES HERE

Fi%ur! 1" C$+tion 2or Fi%ur! 1 ;i$ Ins!rt>R!2!r!nc!>C$+tion

).' S!ction Tit!

Thes!sParagra"h

Thes!sParagra"h

).) I/+!/!nt$tion

Thes!sParagra"h

Thes!sParagra"h

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-. MET#ODOLOG7 RES6LTS AND ANAL7SIS (OR SIMILAR TITLE&

how d!d %o& test whether the great th!ng %o& de(elo"ed and descr!bed !n cha"ter 2

wored and when %o& $eas&red8 how well d!d !t wor

-.1 M!t*odoo%y

Descr!be test conf!g&rat!on and test $ethodolog% *set of ste"s &sed for test!ng,

-.' R!suts

Raw res&lts !ncl&d!ng gra"hs

-.) An$ysis

What does !t all $ean


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0. CONCL6SIONS

0.1 Su//$ry

Thes!sParagra"h

Thes!sParagra"h

0.' Contri9utions ?or? 8ot!nti$ I/+$ct ?or? Si%ni2ic$nc!

What !f %o&r thes!s !s correct and %o& s&cceed !n what %o& are atte$"t!ng to do < how

co&ld !t change the wa% "eo"le do th!ngs toda% or o&r &nderstand!ng of so$e area# Th!s thes!s

contr!b&tes to the @@@ f!eld !n a n&$ber of wa%s# Short "aragra"hs or e(en b&llets l!st!ng the$#

Thes!sParagra"h

0.) Futur! Wor

Wh!le th!s thes!s "ro(!des the bas!c fra$ewor for 8 $ore wor !s needed !n se(eral

areas# Short "aragra"hs or e(en b&llets l!st!ng the$# Sho&ld be at least one "age

Thes!sParagra"hs

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REFERENCES

314 W# Str&n8 E# B# Wh!te8 R# Angell8 Elements of Style8 .o&rth Ed!t!on8 Long$anP&bl!sh!ng8 Ithaca8 N#9#8 1KKK#

3/4 A# A&thor8 Art!cle !n ;onference Proceed!ngs8 Title of Conference Proceedings8 ;!t%8State8 Month8 9ear#

324 A&thor !f an%8 Web Page T!tle8 referenced' Month date8 %ear#

References &se the Thes!s;!tat!on st%le# Pa% close attent!on to cons!stenc% !n all references# 9o&

can &se an% st%le b&t be cons!stent# ;hec o&t +o&rnal and conference reference for$ats !n %o&r

area#

• E!ther !ncl&de the f&ll a&thor na$e or abbre(!ate f!rst !n!t!als < e(er%where# .or f!rst

a&thor8 cons!der whether %o& w!ll g!(e last na$e f!rst < do th!s e(er%where# I "refer f!rst

!n!t!al f!rst then last na$e#

• P&t art!cle t!tles !n 7&otes e#g# T!tle of Art!cle8 &nderl!ne boo t!tles8 and !tal!c!Ce t!tles

of conference "roceed!ngs and +o&rnals# ;a"!tal!Ce all $a!n words of the t!tle8 not wordsl!e a or the or and &nless the% are the f!rst word#

• Incl&de "&bl!sher for boos# Incl&de "age n&$bers for +o&rnal or conference "a"ers


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A88ENDI@ A. TITLE (O8TIONAL&

A""end!ces are for tables8 l!st!ngs8 or code frag$ents that g!(e $&ch $ore deta!l than %o&

want to !ncl&de !n the thes!s !tself b&t that are !$"ortant to %o&r thes!s#


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Th!s !s the f!nal "age of a Thes!s)D!ssertat!on and sho&ld be a blan "age


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MICROSOFT WORD T6TORIAL ? REMOE T#IS 8AGE

• T&rn on Words J!ew)Na(!gat!on Pane < &se th!s to $o(e aro&nd the doc&$ent o&tl!ne#

9o& can close or o"en s&bsect!ons of th!s o&tl!ne# Jer% con(en!ent for ed!t!ng a large

doc&$ent#• T&rn on Words styles "ane *Alt;trlSh!ftS, and at the botto$ select Options and then

select Formatting in Use# There are other o"t!ons b&t th!s one !nd!cates onl% a few

for$ats are !n &se so far !n th!s te$"late#o :se st%le Heading st%le for the t!tle and Heading!" Heading#8 ### for lower le(els

of sect!on head!ngs#o -enerall%8 !n $ost doc&$ents &se the Normal st%le for al$ost all te@t "aragra"hs

*tho&gh th!s thes!s &ses st%le T$esisParagrap$ st%le wh!ch !s based on Nor$al,

b&t !ndents e(er% "aragra"h# 9o& can change !nd!(!d&al "aragra"h s"ac!ng b%

r!ght cl!c!ng and select!ng Paragrap$ or change the o(erall general def!n!t!onof an% st%le b% select!ng the st%le !n the St%les "ane to the r!ght and redef!n!ng

so$e as"ect *font8 "aragra"h s"ac!ng8 assoc!ated w!th the st%le,o If %o& "&t the c&rsor !n an area of te@t8 %o& can see wh!ch st%le !s &sed !n that te@t#

.or !nstance8 $an% thes!s "aragra"hs &se the T$esisParagrap$ st%le *wh!ch

!ndents for %o& so %o& do not ha(e to,#o There are onl% so $an% for$att!ng st%les !n &se and $an% $ore %&ailable Styles

and %o& can def!ne %o&r own# St%les go(ern font s!Ce8 bold8 !tal!c8 l!ne and

"aragra"h s"ac!ng8 etc# Do not get too fanc%8 s!$"le !s best# A(o!d &s!ng !ntra

and !nter l!ne s"ac!ng when %o& can &se or $od!f% st%les# If %o& $ess &" b%redef!n!ng a w!del% &sed st%le8 &se :ndo# Do not go hog w!ld w!th st%les *e(en

tho&gh %o& are at :ofA where go!ng hog w!ld sho&ld be nor$al,# A doc&$ent

w!th fewer st%les !s better a(o!d the gawd% and baro7&e#

o It !s so$et!$es &sef&l to &se the Clear %ll co$$and *near the to" of the "ane, before a""l%!ng or con(ert!ng a doc&$ent to a new st%le# Select an area of thedoc&$ent and cl!c Clear %ll wh!ch t&rns the selected area to Normal st%le#

• R!ght cl!c on the Table of ;ontents or the L!st of .!g&res to :"date .!eld# These are

created w!th the Refernces tab#

• T&rn!ng 'ie(/)uler on !s a good !dea# Learn to &se tabs and tables#

• If wor!ng w!th so$eone else8 &se Words re(!s!on $ode * )e&ie( tab,# One "erson wr!tes

a doc&$ent8 another ed!ts w!th re(!s!on $ode t&rned on# Th!s allows the f!rst "erson to

re(!ew the changed doc&$ent and s"ot the changes eas!l%# Then the% can acce"t or re+ectchanges#

• :se Insert)Page N&$bers to add "age n&$bers to a doc&$ent# Botto$ center !s a good

cho!ce# 9o& can re$o(e "age n&$bers b% select!ng the footer and then the "age n&$ber

bo@ and sh!ftdelete#

• :se Page La%o&t)Breas to !nsert "age or sect!on breas# A sect!on allows %o& to change

n&$ber!ng or headers or footers between sect!ons# 9o& can see %o&r "age breas !n

Nor$al J!ew !nstead of Page La%o&t J!ew *below the left r&ler,#


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T#ESIS DEFENSE

• ;o$"lete %o&r for$s well ahead of t!$e' Thes!s T!tle for$8 Ad(!sor% ;o$$!ttee8 Thes!s

;o$$!ttee# These for$s are on the ;S;E webs!te &nder *Under+,raduate/%d&ising #

Near the t!$e of %o&r thes!s defense8 do&ble chec that %o&r t!tle on the thes!s !s the sa$eas the one %o& t&rned !n on the for$# If not8 ref!ll o&t the thes!s t!t$e for$ and get !t to

S&san H&se%# Also8 re7&est %o&r co$$!ttees a(a!lab!b!l!t% aro&nd the t!$e %o& need todefend and once %o& all agree on a t!$e8 then sched&le a roo$ for %o&r defense *(!a S&e

H&se%,#

• Also do&ble chec w!th S&san H&se% abo&t a Degree ;hec to $ae s&re %o& ha(e

taen all the co&rses %o& need to# Also8 %o& need to f!ll o&t a for$ for grad&at!on#

• Wor on %o&r thes!s wh!le %o& wor on the corres"ond!ng research# If %o& wr!te a b!g

"rogra$ f!rst b&t ne(er as %o&self where the research !s8 %o& $a% ha(e tro&ble wr!t!ng

%o&r thes!s#

• T!$!ng'

o 9o& need to defend %o&r thes!s and t&rn !t !n one (ee- before Dead Da% < the da% before f!nals#

o 9o& need to g!(e %o&r co$$!ttee at least one wee to re(!ew %o&r thes!s#

o 9o&r co$$!ttee sho&ld not see %o&r thes!s &nt!l %o&r ad(!sor has read !t and g!(en

%o& correct!ons# That taes abo&t a wee < &nless there are a lot of changes8 then

!t $!ght tae a few "asses# So co$"lete %o&r draft thes!s aro&nd wee 1/ of the

se$ester#o .!nall%8 do not de"end on defend!ng at the last $!n&te < fac&lt% tra(el8 b&!ld !n

so$e slac to %o& t!$el!ne#o Hel"f&l h!nt' tae a ro&gh draft of %o&r thes!s *on nor$al "a"er, to the -rad

School and as the$ to re(!ew !ts for$at# Do th!s near the end before %o& "r!nt

co"!es# The% re(!ew and g!(e %o& !nstr&ct!ons on an% for$at gl!tches# Tell $e !f the% !dent!f% an% so I can f!@ the te$"late#

• Defense'

o When %o&r ad(!sor a""ro(es %o&r thes!s8 then %o& need to "re"are a "resentat!on

*&s&all% #""t, for %o&r co$$!ttee for the oral defense of %o&r thes!s#o 9o&r tal sho&ld be anno&nced b% S&san H&se% and g&ests *fac&lt%8 st&dents8

fa$!l%8 fr!ends, are allowed to co$e# At least %o&r co$$!ttee w!ll be there#

Note' %o& w!ll need to reser(e a roo$ for %o&r defense < see S&e H&se% tosched&le the roo$# T%"!call% defend!ng st&dents br!ng snacs to a""ease the

"rofessors#o 9o&r "resentat!on sho&ld tae ?0 $!n&tes or less# It sho&ld be /20 sl!des#

Str&ct&rall%8 !t can h&g the thes!s for$at# .or !nstance Sl!de1 < t!tle of thes!s8 %o&r na$e8 degree %o& are a!$!ng at *MS !n

;o$"&ter Sc!ence,8 %o&r ;o$$!ttee# 3at the defense %o& w!ll be

!ntrod&ced b% %o&r ad(!sor and %o& w!ll sa% the thes!s t!tle and than %o&r

co$$!ttee for ser(!ng4

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Sl!de/ < O&tl!ne < eg#8 b&llets for Proble$8 Ob+ect!(e8 Bacgro&nd8

;oncl&s!ons8 .&t&re Wor# 9o& wont s"end $&ch t!$e on th!s at thedefense8 at $ost one $!n&te

Sl!de2 < Proble$ < tr% to ee" th!s to one sl!de

Sl!de? < Ob+ect!(e < one sl!de

the Bacgro&nd !s t%"!call% se(eral sl!des the b&l of the "resentat!on !s the Arch!tect&re and Res&lts

;oncl&s!on

.&t&re Wor

&est!ons

o Plan on co$"let!ng %o&r "resentat!on se(eral da%s before %o& defend and dr% r&n

!t w!th %o&r thes!s ad(!sor#o A da% or two earl%8 as S&e H&se% to "re"are "a"erwor for %o&r defense# Also8

send %o&r co$$!ttee e$a!l re$!nd!ng the$ of the t!$e and "lace of the defense#Br!ng to %o&r defense fo&r co"!es of %o&r thes!s s!gnat&re "age8 one on the n!ce

"a"er the grad school re7&!res#

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• If %o& now !t !s not %o&r best wor8 wa!t &nt!l %o& ha(e done the wor to get !t !n good

sha"e before %o& g!(e !t to %o&r ad(!sor# Th!s !s %o&r +ob# It !s %o&r +ob to do the le(el best %o& can and then !t !s %o&r ad(!sors +ob to hel" %o& !$"ro(e !t8 $ae s&re %o& are

co$"lete8 clear8 and !t !s well wr!tten# It does not go to %o&r co$$!ttee &nt!l !t !s read%

for the$ to see !t and %o&r ad(!sor has g!(en the green l!ght#

• The "&r"ose of the co$$!ttee !s to "ro(!de other e%es# E(er% doc&$ent gets better !f %o&

can get se(eral "eo"le to re(!ew !t# Re$e$ber th!s thro&gho&t %o&r career#

•

Tae s"ec!al care that %o&r Abstract8 Proble$8 Ob+ect!(e sect!ons are es"ec!all% clear andwell stated#

• .onts'

o Tr% to a(o!d &s!ng $an% fonts8 T!$es New Ro$an w!ll do for a thes!s#

o E@ce"t!on' :se ;ode st%le *;o&r!er New font, for a""end!ces or l!nes that

conta!n code#

• P&nct&at!on'

o Note on "&nct&at!on' There !s no s"ace before a co$$a8 se$!colon8 colon8 or

"er!od# There !s one s"ace after a co$$a or se$!colon and two s"aces after a

colon or "er!od#o word*word , Q6 word *word ,

• S"ell chec %o&r thes!s

• Table of ;ontents < do&ble chec that each head!ng !s !ndented the sa$e a$o&nt and that

all $a!n words are ca"!tal!Ced# 9o& can &se the doc&$ent $a" or thes!s table of contents

to $ae s&re#

• Te@t'

o A(o!d I and $%


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o ;ons!der each word < can %o& re$o(e the word or re"lace !t w!th a stronger word

and so !$"ro(e the te@to Al$ost alwa%s a(o!d (er% or s!$!lar ad(erbs# Also8 a(o!d etc as that !s tell!ng

the reader to f!ll o&r %o&r tho&ght wh!ch offends the reader#

• A(o!d "lag!ar!s$# Short 7&otes !n and longer 7&otes !ndented8 s!ngle s"aced# See

How to a(o!d "lag!ar!s$#
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