IMPORTANT NOTICES: you can now take advantage of electronic deposit option for your thesis or dissertation - for more information see section "Depositing the document" below; 2 new items were recently added to the format requirements -they are flagged below: GENERAL PROCEDURES Theses/dissertations Major Papers DEPOSITING THE DOCUMENT Deposit steps Number of deposit copies and fees FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS Senate Policy On Authorship Copyright regulations Protecting your own work Using previously copyrighted material Co-authorship Withholding of a Thesis or Dissertation Physical Format Arrangement of Elements Paper Margins Typing Pagination Title page Copyright page* Approval page Author's Declaration of Originality Declaration of Co-Authorship/Previous Publication Abstract Dedication* Acknowledgements* Table of Contents List of Tables* List of Figures* List of Appendices* List of Abbreviations* References Vita Auctoris Illustrative Material Grammar and Spelling Other Questions Samples

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GENERAL PROCEDURES

	PAPER-ONLY DEPOSIT OPTION	ELECTRONIC DEPOSIT OPTION
NUMBER OF PAPER COPIES REQUIRED*:	3 paper copies: - 1 for department - 1 for Leddy Library - 1 for microfilming (will not be bound)	1 paper copy for the department + electronic submission of pdf to WinSpace
FEES:	- binding of 2 copies: $20 per copy - microfilming: $45 TOTA: $85	- binding of 1 copy: $20 - microfilming: $45 TOTAL: $65

Senate Policy On Authorship

The University expects that all researchers will adhere to the proper standards of intellectual honesty in the written or spoken presentation of their work, and will at all times acknowledge in a suitable manner the contribution made by other researchers to their work.
Acknowledgement may be in the form of a footnote reference to the contribution or by the attribution of coauthorship. In publications arising from a research project, a footnote is considered appropriate acknowledgement to a fellow researcher for an idea or data or other factual material, for the performance of a service involving professional skill, or for assistance during the planning phase of a project.

In order to merit acknowledgement as a coauthor, a researcher must have made a substantial contribution to the project, either through the design or execution of a major part thereof. Attribution by coauthorship is an appropriate acknowledgement for substantial participation in the execution of a study designed by another person. Design of a project includes identification of problems and of the theoretical or experimental methods for their solution. Execution of a project includes the collecting and analyzing of data, the writing up of results, and the explaining of results in such a way that the final report may be written. Provision of space or facilities or financial remuneration does not constitute a basis for coauthorship. Allowing for different conventions such as alphabetical listing, coauthorship order shall normally reflect the order of importance of the contributions made by project members.

The form of acknowledgement for contribution to a project should be indicated in advance by the head of a research team and submitted for approval prior to publication or presentation in any form of the whole or any part of the project or research to all persons who made a substantial contribution to the project or research, allowing for changes in the assignment of credit on the basis of actual contribution. Disputes arising from acknowledgement of contribution to a research project, if they cannot be resolved informally, shall be referred for resolution to a board of arbitration to be constituted by the Dean of Graduate Studies in consultation with the President of the Graduate Student Society.

Physical Format

Students may choose between two types of format for the thesis or dissertation: the traditional format or the manuscript format.

(1) Traditional format
This format organizes chapters around a central problem and is normally used when no part of the thesis has been published or submitted for publication.

(2) Manuscript format
The manuscript format comprises of the text of one or more papers that have been or will be submitted for publication. These texts must follow the guidelines for format given elsewhere in this document with respect to font size, line spacing and margin sizes. The document must be more than a collection of manuscripts, however, in that all the components must be brought together into one cohesive unit, with logical progression from one chapter to the next.

Arrangement of Elements

(1) Traditional format

-Title Page
-Copyright page (if separate)
-Approval Page
-Author’s Declaration of Originality or, where applicable,
Declaration of Co-Authorship/Previous Publication
-Abstract
-Dedication (where applicable)
-Acknowledgements (where applicable)
-Table of Contents
-List of Tables (where applicable)
-List of Figures (where applicable)
-List of Appendices (where applicable)
-List of Abbreviations, Symbols,
Nomenclature (where applicable)
-Body of thesis (divided into various chapters)
-Bibliography/References (note that the Bibliography/References section can either precede or follow the Appendices)
-Appendices (include copyright releases here where applicable)
-Vita Auctoris

(2) Manuscript format

Title page
Copyright page (if separate)
Approval page
Declaration of Co-Authorship/Previous Publication
Abstract
Co-Authorship (where applicable)
Dedication (where applicable)
Acknowledgements (where applicable)
Statement of originality
Table of Contents
List of Tables (where applicable)
List of Figures (where applicable)
List of Appendices (where applicable)
List of Abbreviations, Symbols,
Nomenclature (where applicable)
Body of thesis, divided into:
Introductory chapter to the entire thesis ith its own bibliography
Each subsequent chapter presented in a manuscript format without an abstract, but with its own bibliography
Final chapter (general discussions and conclusions) to relate the separate studies to each other and to a relevant discipline or field of study. This section has its own bibliography.
Appendices
This section to contain details of methodology, tabulated data, and other pertinent data. Copyright releases from publications must be included here.
Vita Auctoris

Note: The bibliographies for each of the individual chapters should be in a consistent format throughout the thesis regardless of the citation formats of the journals in which the article has appeared or will appear.

Paper

Use paper of good quality, 8½ x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 cm). Do not use erasable paper or thin computer paper. If maps or charts necessitate the use of larger sheets of paper, see the Administrative Officer in the Office of Graduate Studies for advice.

Margins

Every page must have the same margins: 1½ inches (3.8 cm) on the left, 1 inch (2.5 cm) everywhere else. It is essential that these margins be observed, as text or diagrams extending into the margins could be destroyed in the binding process.

Typing

The pages must bear print on only one side of the sheet. The spacing of the typed lines should be at least 1½ spaces, with the exception of notes, long quotations, figure and table captions, and references. The typeface must be clear, black, and the typesize should be 10 points or larger; a smaller typeface may be used for graphs, formulas and appendices. Computer printers must produce letter quality print. If you intend to use a dot-matrix printer, please consult the Administrative Officer in the Office of Graduate Studies before printing the final version. If in doubt about acceptability of print, bring a sample to the Office of Graduate Studies.

Pagination

Each page must be assigned a page number. The number does not appear on the following preliminary pages: title page, copyright page (if separate), and approval page; nevertheless, each page must be accounted for in the numbering system. All preliminary pages (those preceding the main text of the thesis) are assigned lower-case Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.), while pages in the body of the thesis are assigned Arabic numerals (beginning with "1") which run consecutively to the end of the thesis. There are no restrictions about the position/placement of the page numbers (e.g. upper right, bottom center of page, etc.), as long as the location is consistent throughout the document.
Do not begin new pagination sequences at the beginning of appendices. If appendices include material taken from other sources on which page numbers already appear (permission to reproduce this material having been received, if necessary), they must also carry numbers conforming to the pagination of the thesis or dissertation.

The preliminary pages should appear in the following order:

Note: Those pages marked with an asterisk [*] are optional, depending on the demands of the thesis and the wishes of the author.

Title page

Assigned page number i, but not physically numbered. Format should follow that of Example 1 (for a Master's thesis, the caption should begin “A Thesis Submitted...”, for students in the Creative Writing Program – “A Creative Writing Project Submitted…”) and the wording of the caption should follow the one in Example 1, with the correct Department name and respective Degree.
In selecting your title, keep in mind that the systems used by libraries to retrieve the information contained in your document rely on title keywords. The title should therefore be accurate, specific, and brief.

Copyright page*

Assigned page number ii, but not physically numbered.
Not necessary if copyright symbol appears on the title page.

Approval page

Assigned page number ii or iii, but not physically numbered. The Approval page should have the signatures of all committee members and of the Chair of Defense. The thesis title and author name should appear at the top of the approval page too - see Examples 2(a), 2(b), or 2(c).

Begin physically numbering pages after the Approval page.

either Author’s Declaration of Originality or Declaration of Co-Authorship/Previous Publication:

Author’s Declaration of Originality
Assigned page number iii or iv and physically numbered. This form should be used in the traditional thesis format when the thesis does not include materials based on joint research or material that has been published or submitted for publication. Download the form and insert it in your thesis.

Declaration of Co-Authorship/Previous Publication
Assigned page number iii or iv and physically numbered. This statement should be used as an alternative to “Author’s Declaration of Originality”, when the thesis incorporates material based on joint research (published or unpublished), and/or when the thesis incorporates the text of one or more papers that the student has published or submitted for publication. In the case of previous publications, it is the responsibility of the student to obtain proper permission from the journal/copyright holder to use the published material in their thesis. For details refer to section “Using previously copyrighted material” earlier in this document.

This form is normally used in the manuscript thesis format (or in the traditional format, in case of co-authorship). Download the form and insert it in your thesis.

Abstract

Assigned a page number and physically numbered. All theses and dissertations must contain an abstract, which should not exceed 350 words (for Doctoral dissertations), and 150 words (for Master's theses). Failure to observe this limit will mean the abstract does not appear in Dissertation Abstracts International or Master's Abstract International.

Dedication*

Assigned a page number and physically numbered.

Acknowledgements*

Assigned a page number and physically numbered.

Table of Contents

Assigned a page number and physically numbered. The Table of Contents should follow the format of Example 3 (a) or 3 (b). All preliminary pages should be listed, except for the title page, the copyright page, the approval page and the table of contents itself. All pages following the body of the text must be listed too, including the Vita Auctoris page.

The Table of Contents must reflect exactly the typeface, spelling and wording of headings and subheadings as they appear in the text of the thesis or dissertation (see Examples 3 (a) and 3 (b)).
When subheadings are included in the Table of Contents, they may be indented differently from the chapter titles or set in another type style.

List of Tables*

- should match the Table of Contents in font size and general style. Assigned a page number and physically numbered.

List of Figures*

- should match the Table of Contents in font size and general style. Assigned a page number and physically numbered.

List of Appendices*

- should match the Table of Contents in font size and general style. Assigned a page number and physically numbered.

List of Abbreviations (or Nomenclature)*

- should match the Table of Contents in font size and general style. Assigned a page number and physically numbered.

The text of the thesis follows, divided into chapters. Remember that pages in the body of the thesis are assigned Arabic numerals (beginning with "1") which run consecutively to the very end of the thesis (including the Vita Auctoris page).
If using the manuscript format, each chapter should have its own bibliography/references section. If using the traditional format, the bibliography normally follows at the end of the text.

Back matter (the pages following the thesis body) should appear in the following order:

References (or Bibliography)

The References/Bibliography section can either precede or follow the Appendices.

Appendices*

Copyright releases from publications must be included in the Appendices.

Vita Auctoris

(or life of the author). The Vita Auctoris is a required thesis element, however, there are no specific requirements / restrictions about its format or contents: it should include as a minimum the author's name, year and place of birth, and education and degrees (for privacy concerns, students should NOT include personal information such as home address and phone numbers, full date of birth, etc.). Other information may be included, but should be directly related to the thesis or academic discipline (e.g., list of student’s publications/conference presentations resulting from their thesis research, etc.). See Examples 4 and 5. The Vita Auctoris page must be the last page of the document, it must be assigned a number and listed in the Table of Contents.


Illustrative Material

Keep illustrative material within the margins defined above. If this is not possible, such material may be inserted into a pocket at the back of the work. If this is necessary, see the Administrative Officer in the Office of Graduate Studies for assistance.
The format of tables, figures, etc. must follow one style consistently. Check with your research supervisor for advice on your program’s preferred style. If the description of a figure is too long to be placed on the same page as the figure, it may be placed on the page facing the figure.

Use of colour

Colour graphs/figures are acceptable but keep in mind that when microfilmed, all colours will appear as varying shades of grey; therefore, identification of lines on a graph must be made clearer by line symbols rather than by variation of colour. For better contrast, use cross-hatching rather than colour for shaded areas.

Illustrative material that must be drawn in ink, or hand lettered, will be reproduced satisfactorily on microfilm provided the ink is opaque and black.

Photographs

Black and white photographs are preferable to coloured since they are microfilmed more successfully; slides are not acceptable.

Grammar and Spelling

It is the student’s responsibility (and an important courtesy to the readers) to ensure that grammar and spelling conventions are observed.

Other Questions

If you have a question which has not been addressed in this manual, or you are confused about something you have read here, please come to the Office of Graduate Studies, Room 306, Chrysler Hall Tower, or call the Administrative Officer there at 253-3000, extension 2104 (svetlana@uwindsor.ca).


SAMPLES:

Example 1: Title Page
(Follow closely the wording of the paragraph beginning with “A Dissertation submitted to…” below. Note that this example is for a Doctoral dissertation; if you are writing a Master’s thesis or a major paper substitute “A Dissertation” with “ A Thesis” or “A Major Paper”, and use the correct program name and degree, e.g. “Master of Arts”, “Master of Science”, etc.)

AUTHOR'S DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ABSTRACT		iii iv
DEDICATION		v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS		vi
LIST OF TABLES		ix
LIST OF FIGURES		x
I.	INTRODUCTION	1
	Statement of the Problem	2
II.	REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE	14
III.	METHODOLOGY	35
	Questionnaire Design Reliability and Validity	37 49
IV.	FINDINGS	78
V.	DISCUSSION	79
VI.	CONCLUSIONS	94
REFERENCES APPENDIX A APPENDIX B		100 104 106
VITA AUCTORIS		108

DECLARATION OF CO-AUTHORSHIP/PREVIOUS PUBLICATION ABSTRACT		iii iv
DEDICATION		v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS		vi
LIST OF TABLES		ix
LIST OF FIGURES		x
I.	CHAPTER 1	1
	INTRODUCTION	1
	Bibliography	12
II.	CHAPTER 2	13
	Bibliography	34
III.	CHAPTER 3	35
	Bibliography	59
IV.	CHAPTER 4	60
	Bibliography	78
V.	CHAPTER 5	79
VI.	DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS	94
APPENDIX A APPENDIX B		104 106
VITA AUCTORIS		108

NAME:	Mary Scott
PLACE OF BIRTH:	Windsor, Ontario
YEAR OF BIRTH:	1976
EDUCATION	Assumption High School, Windsor 1990-1995
	University of Western Ontario, Windsor, Ontario 1995-1999 B.Sc.
	University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario 1999-2001 M.Sc.