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Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Electronic Theses and Dissertation (ETD) website is a one-stop shop for everything graduate students need for submitting their final documents electronically. The ETD Guide provides step-by-step instructions, with visual examples, to help explain the Graduate School’s formatting and production requirements. Students are encouraged to read the ETD Guide before writing and make sure to refer to the guide throughout the writing process. Using one of our ETD templates can also simplify the formatting process.

Before submitting the first ETD draft, all students should review the ETD Process page , which provides important details about each stage of the ETD review and approval process.  Also, students are encouraged to review this ETD formatting checklist , which covers some common issues.

The NC State Graduate School offers 100% electronic processing for graduate theses and dissertations. This means that all ETD reviews, ETD final submissions, Graduate School and Advisory Committee ETD approvals, and NCSU Library catalogs are electronic. The public may access NC State ETDs online on the library’s repository website.  After consulting the ETD Guide, feel free to send any questions to the ETD Reviewer ( [email protected] ).

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An Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) is a requirement for graduation from Doctoral programs and available to graduates from Masters programs.

What is an ETD?

An electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD) is a digital version of a thesis or dissertation that will be deposited in the JScholarship repository managed by the Sheridan Libraries and be available online to the public.

Universities and colleges in the United States and abroad have been moving toward this type of publication for the past decade. Johns Hopkins started its own ETD program beginning in the fall semester of 2013.

Who does this apply to?

• Required for all PhD Students
• Optional for Masters students with a required thesis; contact your graduate office for information
• Other graduate degrees: Consult with your graduate office

How and when do I submit my ETD?

• Submit after you have defended your thesis or dissertation and made all edits required by your committee
• Follow the formatting requirements
• Login with your JHED ID to the JHU ETD submission system , fill in the required metadata, and upload a PDF/A file of your thesis or dissertation
• The required PDF/A file format is different from a standard PDF. Please see the formatting requirements for further instructions

Fee Payment

The ETD submission fee is $60 and may be paid by credit card or by funds transfer from your department. The fee is due at the time of submission; payment verification is required for approval.

Pay by Credit Card – $60

IMPORTANT: If the card you are using is not your own (e.g., spouse or parent’s card), proceed with the payment at the site, but then email your name, your JHED ID, and the name of the credit card owner to [email protected] so we can link your submission with the payment.

Pay by Department Funds Transfer

NOTE: This option is available at departmental discretion. Request that the department administrator fill out the PDF form and submit it to [email protected] .

Learn More about ETDs

Video tutorials.

A video tutorial of the entire ETD process can be viewed on YouTube

Frequently Asked Questions

No. If your department does not coordinate printing and binding, you might consider Thesis on Demand or PhD Bookbinding . You can upload your PDF, and they will print it, bind it, and ship it to you.

Yes. No individual file can be larger than 512 MB, and the total size of all files cannot exceed 4 GB. If your thesis or dissertation is larger than that, please email [email protected] .

Within two months following degree conferral, ETDs are published to  JScholarship , our institutional repository. There are separate sections in JScholarship for masters theses and doctoral dissertations . If you placed an embargo on your ETD, only the metadata (author, title, abstract, etc.) will be available until the embargo period is up.

Your ETD will be published to our institutional repository, JScholarship , within two months following degree conferral. An ETD is considered published when it is deposited in JScholarship, even if it is under embargo.

Once published, changes cannot be made to your ETD. Your ETD will be published within two months following degree conferral. You are responsible for ensuring your ETD has been thoroughly proofread before you submit to the library.

Students submitting Electronic Theses and Dissertations are responsible for determining any copyright or fair use questions. For assistance, please consult the Copyright LibGuide or contact the librarian listed on the guide.

By default, ETDs are published to JScholarship within two months after you graduate. If you wish to temporarily restrict public access to your ETD, during the ETD submission process you can embargo your document for up to four years. Please note that the title and abstract of your document will still be visible during your embargo. You may release your document from embargo early or extend it up to the four-year maximum by emailing [email protected] . Once your document is publicly accessible, however, we cannot make changes to embargoes.

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Please start by reviewing the formatting requirements and submission checklist .

If you have additional questions, email [email protected] for the fastest response.

If we are unable to resolve your inquiry via email, you may request an in-person meeting. Due to the volume of ETDs, we cannot meet on deadline days, or the two days before deadlines.

Please note we do not provide formatting reviews by email, only via the submission system .

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About OATD.org

OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions . OATD currently indexes 7,221,548 theses and dissertations.

About OATD (our FAQ) .

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We’re happy to present several data visualizations to give an overall sense of the OATD.org collection by county of publication, language, and field of study.

You may also want to consult these sites to search for other theses:

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• NDLTD , the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. NDLTD provides information and a search engine for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), whether they are open access or not.
• Proquest Theses and Dissertations (PQDT), a database of dissertations and theses, whether they were published electronically or in print, and mostly available for purchase. Access to PQDT may be limited; consult your local library for access information.

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EBSCO Open Dissertations

EBSCO Open Dissertations makes electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) more accessible to researchers worldwide. The free portal is designed to benefit universities and their students and make ETDs more discoverable. 

Increasing Discovery & Usage of ETD Research

With EBSCO Open Dissertations, institutions are offered an innovative approach to driving additional traffic to ETDs in institutional repositories. Our goal is to help make their students’ theses and dissertations as widely visible and cited as possible.

EBSCO Open Dissertations extends the work started in 2014, when EBSCO and the H.W. Wilson Foundation created American Doctoral Dissertations which contained indexing from the H.W. Wilson print publication, Doctoral Dissertations Accepted by American Universities, 1933-1955. In 2015, the H.W. Wilson Foundation agreed to support the expansion of the scope of the American Doctoral Dissertations database to include records for dissertations and theses from 1955 to the present.

How Does EBSCO Open Dissertations Work?

Libraries can add theses and dissertations to the database, making them freely available to researchers everywhere while increasing traffic to their institutional repository.  ETD metadata is harvested via OAI and integrated into EBSCO’s platform, where pointers send traffic to the institution's IR.

EBSCO integrates this data into their current subscriber environments and makes the data available on the open web via opendissertations.org .

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Global ETD Search

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Dissertation and thesis submission (PhD, JSD, DMA, engineering master's)

Learn more about dissertation and thesis submission

Graduated and enrolled Stanford students may submit their dissertations and theses through Axess. The electronic submission process is free of charge. The service provides the ability to check your pre-submission requirements, and, when ready, you can upload a digital copy of your dissertation or thesis.  

Learn how to use the Dissertation and Thesis Center

Who is eligible?

The online Dissertation and Thesis Center in Axess is currently available to Stanford PhD, JSD, DMA, and engineering-degree students only.

What to expect

• After you have applied to graduate and have enrolled, you will see the Dissertation and Thesis Center in Axess.
• You’ll want to  prepare your work for submission , following the guidelines for format and title page.
• It may be helpful for you to check out  how to request to use copyrighted material , if you have questions.
• Next, you’ll submit your dissertation or thesis by following this helpful  checklist for submitting your dissertation or thesis .
• After submission, a  certificate of final reading will be created by your Final Reader, using the online submission workflow.
• In addition, you’ll need to  obtain approval from each member of your reading committee .
• After you have fulfilled all requirements and your dissertation or thesis has been approved by the University Registrar, it will be cataloged, preserved in the Stanford Digital Repository, and made available online via  SearchWorks , the online library catalog. 
• Please note: if embargoed, your dissertation or thesis PDF will be available only to Stanford affiliates for the duration of the embargo.

For more detailed information about submitting your dissertation or thesis online, refer to this set of dissertations and theses web pages provided by the Student Services Center.

Capstone and thesis submission (undergraduate honors, master's)

Check out the capstone and thesis submission (undergraduate honors, master's) page for information about submitting these types of theses.

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Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The UCI Libraries provides formatting and submission support for graduate theses and dissertations. Theses and dissertations may be submitted electronically (via ProQuest), or on paper. Electronic submission best serves the majority of our graduate students and is highly encouraged.

If you have questions about formatting or the submission process, read through the FAQs or email [email protected] . If you have questions or concerns that do not relate to the formatting of your manuscript, please contact Graduate Division . 

The filing deadline for a Summer 2024 degree is 5:00 pm on  Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

The formatting manual.

Please consult the  UCI Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Manual  when writing your manuscript. In addition to providing detailed information about proper formatting, the manual details the submission process and provides sample pages and templates.

Pre-Submission (Formatting) Critiques

Pre-submission critiques are available to all graduate students who would like the formatting of their manuscript looked at before final submission. You may request a pre-submission critique on a working draft of your thesis. 

Pre-Submission Critiques are no longer available for Winter Quarter 2023.

As you approach the filing deadline, the availability of formatting critiques changes as follows :

It may take up to 2 business days (M-F, excluding holidays) to receive a response to your question, critique, or ProQuest submission - especially during high-volume times in the quarter.  

Please plan accordingly; we respond to questions as they come in and cannot rush or expedite any reviews. 

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Thesis formatting overview (5 min video).

Topics covered: Pre-submission critiques, Overview of the Formatting Manual, Resources for further assistance

ProQuest submission process (7 min video)

Overview of what the thesis/dissertation submission process looks like in Proquest, addressing commonly asked questions about specific fields.

Workshop Recording  (May 2024 workshop)

1 hour workshop video

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• Slide deck of Library presentation 
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If you have any questions, please email  [email protected] .

Electronic theses & dissertations (ETDs)

Electronic dissertations and masters’ theses have been deposited in the Libra scholarly repository at the University of Virginia since 2012. Libra makes UVA scholarship available to the world and provides safe and secure storage for the scholarly output of the UVA community. Submitting your work to Libra is a graduation requirement for all graduate students whose programs have required theses and for PhD students. LibraETD is can be used by all students, undergraduate  or graduate, whose programs have optional theses or capstones.

Before you upload your thesis or dissertation, be sure you have reviewed:

Copyright Essentials for Scholarly Work  (including Graduate Students)

The ETD Submission Checklist

Older dissertation formats

All dissertations submitted to the UVA Library in CD format were deposited into Libra in early 2014. Access to these items is UVA-only, replicating the accessibility level of the originally deposited CDs.

If you are the author of one of these dissertations and would like to change the access level to be world-wide open access, please  contact us .

Paper copies

We no longer accept paper copies for the Library shelves.  Many frequently requested dissertations from the UVA collection have been added to Libra through a generous grant from Jefferson Trust. If you are the author of one of these dissertations now in Libra and would like to change the access level to be world-wide open access, please  contact us .

If your dissertation was published in paper previously and you would like it to be added to Libra, please  contact us .

Many UVA dissertations were deposited in ProQuest until 2012, and some students continue to take the option to deposit to this commercial vendor of databases and other information products. ProQuest’s  Dissertations and Theses Full Text  database contains many dissertations published in the U.S. and is used by scholars worldwide whose institutions opt to provide paid access to the database. ProQuest also sells full-text copies of dissertations directly to the public, though it is worth noting they do not share revenue from those sales with authors. NOTE: To access "online" ETD's in Proquest, you must be affiliated with an institution that subscribes to the ProQuest database.

ProQuest charges fees for submission, and they have particular formatting and copyright requirements.  Please see their  submission instructions  for details. UVA does not require thesis or dissertation deposit to ProQuest, nor does UVA have an institutional agreement with ProQuest for such deposit. Students who opt to deposit with ProQuest do so as individuals contracting with this vendor.

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ETD Overview

Since Fall 2005, the Graduate School at Baylor University has required that all theses and dissertations be electronic only and submitted online to the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection in the BEARdocs institutional repository. The purpose of this guide is primarily to provide general information related to ETD issues and information about the process of submitting ETDs to BEARdocs. The primary audience is graduate students who are preparing to submit their thesis to BEARdocs and the faculty who work with these students.  

Advantages of holding theses and dissertations in an open and online environment include:

• ETDs are more easily discoverable because the repositories are accessible to search engines like Google and others.  Google also adds content pulled from institutional repositories to Google Scholar .
• Scholars and researchers can more easily find other scholars and researchers who share similar interests.
• New research is more quickly encountered than it is in the traditional print publishing environment.
• Potential to make your name and your work more well known, which may enable getting employed more quickly.
• Plagiarism of openly accessible work is easier to detect than plagiarism of print works.
• Within the BEARdocs system, you can demonstrate interest in your thesis via the usage data provided.

For detailed information on the practices of other institutions with ETDs, the ETD community maintains this  spreadsheet .  To find electronic theses and dissertations at other institutions use the Global ETD Search  provided by the  Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations .

Using the ETD Submission System

The submission of your thesis to the ETD submission system, is a simple process and should require very little time.  Below are the basic steps for this process.  If you have any questions or encounter any problems, contact [email protected]

• Login -- with your Bear ID and password -- to the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Submission System at: http://baylor-etd.tdl.org .
• More than one entity at the university can use this submission system. To submit to the Graduate School, make sure you select Baylor -- Graduate School and make sure the button says Start Graduate School Submission before you start your submission. 
• Some personal information about you will be supplied automatically because of your Bear ID/password login. If this information is not accurate (usually issues with name changes), contact  personnel in the Graduate School so they can correct this information after you have completed your submission.
• Read the sticky notes on each page before you complete the information on that page.
• Place your mouse over the " information icon " to see the help information for each part of the submission form.
• Any part of the form flagged with an asterisk ( * ) is an area that must be completed.

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• You must agree to the license agreement .  The license agreement gives Baylor University and the Texas Digital Library (the host of the ETD submission system) non-exclusive rights to distribute (if not embargoed) the thesis and to make copies (for preservation purposes, in case we need to convert it to another format in the future).   The author/creator of the work retains all copyrights.   The license also asks that the person submitting the work guarantees that s/he is the copyright holder and that s/he has permission to use any third-party (copyright-protected) material used in the work.
• Degree Date -- Use the calendar function to select the appropriate graduation date, either May, August, or December and the appropriate year.
• Defense Date -- Use the calendar function to select the exact date of your defense.
• Submission Type -- Several options display; select either Dissertation or Thesis , whichever is appropriate for your degree.
• Committee Chairperson -- This part of the form provides the option to identify more than one person.   Only provide one name -- the name of the person who served as your advisor/mentor/chairperson/supervisor during the writing of your thesis/dissertation. Start typing that person's name. If the name appears on the list, select it. If it doesn't appear on the list, type the full name as you know it -- LastName, FirstName .
• Previously Published Material -- This section refers primarily to students whose theses have chapters that -- as a departmental requirement for graduation -- consist of the word-for-word full text of articles that have been published in peer reviewed journals . In this field, provide the complete citation for each work  using this format: Author1Lastname, Author1Firstname; Author2Lastname, Author2Firstname.  "Title of Article.  Journal Title (year) volume#: issue#, page numbers. Separate multiple citations with a semicolon.  For example: Smith, James; Jones, Sarah.  "This is the Title".  This is the Journal Title (2015) 35:4, 23-35; Smith, James.  "This is Another Title".  This is Another Journal Title (2014) 24:2, 38-50.  
• Embargo Options -- Select the same embargo option that you and your advisor selected on your " Copyright and Final Approval " form.  You may want to view the " Embargo " section of this guide for information on making that decision. 
• Primary Document -- Thesis document in the  PDF/A  format.
• Supplemental Document -- " Copyright and Final Approval " form and all documents that give permission for the use of third-party (copyright-protected) content in your thesis -- i.e., previously published journal articles that are also chapters in your work.
• Confirm and Submit -- You are provided one more opportunity to review the information and documents you've provided.  You can click on the " [edit your...] " link associated with each section if you need to make changes.  Once you have clicked on the " Confirm and Submit " button, you will not be able to make changes unless Graduate School or library personnel send you a " Needs Correction " notice.  
• At any point, you can login to the submission system to see the current status of your submission, as well as a log of comments related to your submission.  Although you can't make any changes in your submission, you can send a message to Graduate School or library personnel from within the system.
• Early in the semester after you graduate , your thesis will be " published " to the BEARdocs Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection , which means the descriptive information (including the abstract) will be findable by search engines and the full text of your thesis will be accessible -- if you have not embargoed the work .  
• Once the thesis is published in BEARdocs, the thesis will be assigned a permanent URL that you can use in your CV, on web pages, or anywhere you want to promote your thesis.  
• To obtain that URL, look for your thesis by your name in the BEARdocs  Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection  a couple of months after you have graduated.

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Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs): Overview

Uw master’s theses and doctoral dissertations.

"A thesis or dissertation constitutes an important contribution to scholarship. Disseminating such contributions is consistent with the University of Washington’s mission to share its scholarly work with other scholars, students, and the public. Therefore, the University views the wide and timely dissemination of thesis and dissertation results as an obligation of students.

The Graduate School requires that all theses and dissertations be deposited electronically and made available through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database , and through the University of Washington Libraries’ ResearchWorks repository service – which makes them available to other UW researchers and the general public."

- UW Graduate School's  Policy for Deposit and Dissemination of Master’s Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

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Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) collection contains records of theses and dissertations submitted electronically. Graduate students began submitting ETDs during the Spring semester of 2004. Electronic submission was optional until the Fall semester of 2004.

If your thesis or dissertation is one of the print-only works completed prior to 2004, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world. If you would like to grant permission to the Library to digitize your work, follow the instructions on the distribution consent form here . Theses and dissertations will be digitized as time allows and will not become immediately accessible.

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Examining Changes in Pain Sensitivity Following 8 Minutes of Cycling at Varying Exercise Intensities , Brandi B. Antonio

Investigating Natural Proline-rich Antimicrobial Peptides (PrAMPs) Activity Towards Klebsiella pneumoniae , Ridhwana M. Appiah

Spatial Reasoning: Modeling Cognitive Integration for Acquisitions , Nicholas Armendariz

The Role of Cellular Senescence in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs) , Sarah A. Ashiqueali

First Principles Studies of Nano-Scale Phenomena At Surfaces: From Characteristics of Single Atom Catalysts to Molecular Structure Formation , Dave I. Austin

Entropic Dynamics in Societal Systems: Integrating Social Physics, Computational Modeling, and Statistics for Understanding Social Change , Sahar A. Awaji

Resilient Cooperative Control of Cyber-Physical Systems: Enhancing Robustness Against Significant Time Delays and Denial-of-Service Attacks , Deepalakshmi Babu Venkateswaran

Fundamental Experimental Tests and Modeling of LOx/CH4 Engines at High Pressures , Jessica Baker

Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Diabetic Dyslipdemic mice is Mitigated by Stem Cell Derived Exosomes , Abha Banerjee

NeuroGaze in Virtual Reality: Assessing an EEG and Eye Tracking Interface against Traditional Virtual Reality Input Devices , Wanyea Barbel

Imaginative Immersion: Developing a Theatre of the Mind Pedagogy for an Ever-Changing Educational Landscape , Cory Kennedy Barrow

Deep Learning Informed Assistive Technologies for Biomedical and Human Activity Applications , Nasrin Bayat

A Stress Perspective of Leader-Follower Relationship Ambivalence , Ghada Baz

Comparative Analysis of Volatile Terpenoid Profiles in Agrobacterium Rhizogenes-Transformed Hairy Roots of Helianthus Annuus , Roberta Beard

A Multiscale Meshless Method for Simulating Cardiovascular Flows , Kyle Beggs

Echo , Ana Beltran

Distribution and Morphology of CGRP-IR Axons in Flat-Mounts of Whole Rat Hearts and Whole Male/Female Mouse Atria , Kohlton T. Bendowski

The Varieties of Civilian Praetorianism & the Politics of Post-Coup Regime Development , Salah Ben Hammou

Unplayable Games: A Ludoarsonist's Manifesto on Trans Play and Possibility in Digital and Analog Gaming , PS Berge

Design of Near-Zero Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity Films Demonstrated Using Atomic Layer Deposition , Sasha Novia Berriel

Advancing Policy Insights: Opinion Data Analysis and Discourse Structuring Using LLMs , Aaditya Bhatia

Applications of Plasmonic Biosensors in Chiral and Achiral Sensing , Aritra Biswas

A Case Study on the Impact of Intermediate Elementary Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Expectancy Beliefs of Students on Scaffolding Practices in Mathematics Intervention , Deborah Blakeslee

Mindful Approaches, Transforming Hearts: Cultivating Elementary Students' Positive Mathematics Identity Development Through an Equity-Based Morning Mathematics Club , Kayla N. Blankenship

Reconstructing Seasonality at the Buns Mound Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Using Oxygen (δ18O) Isotopes from Donax Variabilis , Zachary Boal

Analytical and Experimental Verification of Bistable Composite Laminates for Aerospace Applications , Maxwell J. Booth

An Examination of Frontline Service Workers' Empathy in a Cobot Team , Emily Anne Broker

Productivity Assessment of a Nanofiltration Membrane Process Treating Unaerated or Aerated Groundwater , Gabriele A. Brummer

Novel Phase Shifters Using Reconfigurable Filters , Georgiy Brussenskiy

Optical Seed Development For Yb-Fiber Laser , James G. Brutus

Campbell & The Cryptid: Mindfulness and Mediality , Elaina Buffkin

Mending a Broken Heart: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Treating Psychological Distress Following Romantic Breakups , Sabrina M. Butler

MOSafely: Building an Open-Innovation Community to Promote Adolescent Online Safety through Multi-Disciplinary Collaborations and Teen-Centered Risk Detection , Xavier V. Caddle

Niña de Cristal | Girl of Glass , Camila Cal Mello

Dress to Impress: New Composition Instructors' Interpretations and Embodiment of Professionalism as Displayed through Dress , Jacqueline C. Cano Diaz

Steps of Theatrical Design: A Resource for Activating Educators to Teach Design in High Schools , Chandler Caroccio

On Vulnerabilities of Building Automation Systems , Michael Cash

The Art And Business Of Documentary Filmmaking: Insights From “La Buena Cosecha” And Its Role In Highlighting Latino Contributions To The United States , Melanie Cedeno-Lopez

Expanding the Capabilities of 3d Microelectrodes Arrays with A Multi-Material Palette and A 6-Well Flex Circuit System , Omar S. Cepeda Torres

Exploring The Removal Potential of Multi-pollutants from Water Matrices with Innovative Speciality Adsorbents in A Field-scale Filtration System , Jinxiang Cheng

A Limit Order Book Model for High Frequency Trading with Rough Volatility , Yun S. Chen-Shue

Spectral Approaches for Characterizing Heterogeneity in Infectious Disease Models , Seoyun Choe

Associations Between Fall Risk and Physical Activity in Older Adults and A Cable-Driven Ankle Perturbation System to Induce Slip and Trip Perturbations , Renoa Choudhury

Transcriptomic Underpinnings of Diversification, Phenotypic Plasticity, and Disease Response In Non-Model Amphibians , Nicholas Christodoulides

Statistical Analysis of the Cellular Structure in Normal and Oblique Detonation Waves , Robyn Cideme

Examining how pejorative stereotypes about Black women shape their experiences in physics Ph.D. programs , Camille A. Coffie

An Intersectional Examination of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Educational Outcomes in Children in The U.S. , Josalie C. Condon

ASPIRA and the Young Lords: Examining Their Impact on Fostering a Puerto Rican Cultural Identity in New York City During the 1960s and 1970s , Asmara M. Cortes-Caba

The Uglier Animals , Fernanda Coutinho Teixeira

The Case for Photothermal Spectroscopy in the Future of Planetary Science Missions , Christopher T. Cox

A Meta-Analysis of Cannabis Research: Is there Evidence of Lasting Neurocognitive Effects? , Mark J. Crisafulli

What Fishing Tackle Should I Bring Today?: Safety Harbor Resource Collection Tools as Adaptations to Aquatic Environments , Richard J. Davis III

Cultivating Green Public Spaces and Backyard Gardens Amid COVID-19: An Anthropological Study of Metro-Orlando Gardeners , Chelsea N. Daws

The Black Hair Experience: Exploring the Workplace Experience for Black Women with Natural Hair and Hairstyles , Shameika D. Daye

An Ethnography of the Self-Determination of Students with Disabilities when Participating in High-Level Mathematics Tasks in an Inclusive Classroom , Diane M. DelliBovi

Multi Species Time Histories of Ammonia Hydrogen Blended Mixtures Inside a Shock Tube , Christopher W. Dennis

A Content Analysis of the Mathematics Curriculum Progression for Students Taking Algebra I and Geometry Honors Before High School , Yeidi Diaz Reyes

Immigant Twists: The Hunt for Heritage, Healing and the Twist of DNA in Poetic and Hybrid Forms , Colleen Dieckmann

Models of Information Diffusion and The Role of Influence , Chathura JJ Don Dimungu Arachchige

Design and Perception of Diverse Virtual Avatars in Immersive Environments , Tiffany D. Do

Comical, Familial, Satirical: Exploring Visual Culture Through Portraiture and Graphic Narrative , Matthew D. Dunn

Analyzing the Use of Plain Language in Brief Summaries on ClinicalTrials.gov , Megan J. Eddington

Work Motivation and Occupational Attitudes: An Application of Self-Determination Theory Among Rangers , Richard L. Elligson Jr

Design And Implementation Of a High-Power Fiber Amplifier For Diamond Raman Laser Pump , Ryan Ellis

Academic Resilience and Wellness as Predictors of Imposter Syndrome in First-Generation Graduate Students , Timothy Eng

Connecting in Crisis: Exploring Online Informal Communications in Florida’s Unemployment Struggle , Anna V. Eskamani

Low-rank Matrix Estimation , Xing Fan

ON THE CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC SYSTEMS IN EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS , Wayne Williamtine Farrell

Nonlinear Beam Deflection and Optical Properties of Semiconductors and Semimetals , Sanaz Faryadras

Improving Osteological Sex Estimation Methods for the Skull: Combining Morphological Traits and Measurements Utilizing Decision Trees and Random Forest Modeling , Morgan Ferrell

Prompt Engineering: Toward a Rhetoric and Poetics for Neural Network Augmented Authorship in Composition and Rhetoric , Christopher Foley

Using Geographic Information Systems To Examine Unmet Healthcare Needs Among Transgender and Non-Binary Young Adults in Florida , Nino Franklin

Non-Destructive Nylon Microplastics Analysis Using Room-Temperature Fluorescence Spectroscopy , Noah M. Froelich

Exploring Multi-isotopic Intra- and Inter-individual Skeletal Variation within Single Interred and Commingled Contexts in Geographically Distinct Populations , Stephanie Fuehr

Design and Validation of a Myoelectric Bilateral Cable-driven Upper Body Exosuit and a Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Motor Controller for an Upper Extremity Simulator , Jirui Fu

Human Performance in Context: Exploring the Effect of Social Support on Vigilance , Allison E. Garibaldi

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Access a large collection of theses and dissertations. The NDLTD is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations.

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The Center for Research Libraries actively collects foreign dissertations and provides them to member institutions through interlibrary loan.

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The primary purpose of a thesis or dissertation is to train the student in the process of scholarly research and writing under the direction of members of the Graduate Faculty. After the student has graduated and the work is published, it serves as a contribution to human knowledge, is useful to other scholars, and perhaps even to a more general audience.

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Electronic thesis and dissertations (eTDs) expand the creative possibilities open to students and empower students to convey a richer message by permitting video, sound, and color images to be integrated into their work. Submitting and archiving eTDs helps students to understand electronic publishing issues and provides greater access to students' research. Through the Web, people from any place on the globe can link directly to eTD collections at Penn State and other universities.

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This collection contains University of Texas at Austin electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The collection includes ETDs primarily from 2001 to the present. Some pre-2001 theses and dissertations have been digitized and added to this collection, but those are uncommon. The library catalog is the most comprehensive list of UT Austin theses and dissertations.

Since 2010, the Office of Graduate Studies at UT Austin has required all theses and dissertations to be made publicly available in Texas ScholarWorks; however, authors are able to request an embargo of up to seven years. Embargoed ETDs will not show up in this collection. Most of the ETDs in this collection are freely accessible to all users, but some pre-2010 works require a current UT EID at point of use. Please see the FAQs for more information. If you have a question about the availability of a specific ETD, please contact [email protected].

Some items in this collection may contain offensive images or text. The University of Texas Libraries is committed to maintaining an accurate and authentic scholarly and historic record. An authentic record is essential for understanding our past and informing the present. In order to preserve the authenticity of the historical record we will not honor requests to redact content, correct errors, or otherwise remove content, except in cases where there are legal concerns (e.g. potential copyright infringement, inclusion of HIPAA/FERPA protected information or Social Security Numbers) or evidence of a clear and imminent threat to personal safety or well-being.

This policy is in keeping with the  American Library Association code of ethics  to resist efforts to censor library resources, and the  Society of American Archivists code of ethics  that states "archivists may not willfully alter, manipulate, or destroy data or records to conceal facts or distort evidence."

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Submitting the electronic copy of your master's thesis

Submitting your master's thesis.

In most study programmes at KU Leuven, it is required to submit a hard copy (in paper) of your master's thesis. Information on this matter can be found on your faculty's student portal , where you can also find other practical guidelines with regard to submitting your thesis (deadlines, formal requirements, etc.).

Apart from the paper copies, you are required to submit an electronic copy of your master's thesis as well, using the web application 'Master's thesis' in your   KU Loket . If you have registered your master's thesis in your individual study programme (ISP) this application will be shown under the 'Student' menu.

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Guidelines for the web application 'Master's thesis' in KU Loket

• Under the section ' Master's thesis ', select the thesis for which you would like to upload information. If you have registered only one master's thesis in your ISP, this field will automatically contain the correct information.
• Fill in the metadata of your master's thesis, and subsequently click 'Save' at the bottom of the page.
• Enter your master's thesis' title under ' Original title ', and the title's language under 'Original language of the title'. You only have to submit a translated title (and its language) on the right side of the page if that is required by your faculty (check the faculty's guidelines on its student portal). The original title of your thesis will be shown on official documents such as your diploma supplement and list of exam results.
• Click on ' Add Supervisor ' to enter the name of your supervisor. Only add a co-supervisor if one has been assigned to you by your faculty. If the name of your supervisor or co-supervisor does not show up in the pop-up screen when searching for it (probably because they are not employed at KU Leuven), you cannot submit it through the web application. In those cases, the name will be added by the faculty.
• Under ' Number of pages ', enter the number of pages of your thesis (excluding appendices).
• Under ' Summary ', submit the abstract of your master's thesis (max. 3500 characters). You only have to submit a translated summary on the right side of the page (and the language in which that summary was written) when that is required by your faculty (check the faculty's guidelines).
• After saving the metadata, you can upload your files (master's thesis and appendices). Once again click on 'Save' after doing so.
• Click on 'Add file' and indicate which type of file you would like to upload. Choose ' Main text ' if you want to submit the main text of your thesis.

Please note :

Evidently, you can submit no more than one file of the type 'Main text'.

This file has to be submitted in PDF format with a maximum size of 40 MB.

You cannot upload your master's thesis after your faculty's submission deadline has passed.

• If you want to upload appendices as well, click on 'Add file' once more and subsequently select ' Appendix '. You can submit several appendices and formats other than PDF files are also allowed.
• In the file overview , you can see which files you have already uploaded (file name, size, type and date). By clicking on the red X you can remove files. If a file is shown in the overview, it is uploaded correctly. You do not need to click on 'Send', clicking on the 'Save' button is sufficient for uploading a file. Please note : you will not receive a message confirming that your upload was succesful.  

I have problems with uploading my master's thesis. Who can I contact about this?

Consult the answers to the questions below before contacting anyone. It is very well possible you might already find a solution to your problem there. If after that you still do not succeed in uploading your thesis, contact your faculty. Please mention your operating system (Windows, Mac OS 10.1, ...) and your browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, ...), and add a screenshot if possible.

Are there any rules regarding the file name?  

Yes, there are a few rules regarding the file name:

• File names may only contain letters, numbers, underscores (_) and hyphens (-). Spaces and special characters are not allowed.
• File names must be unique for every uploaded file.
• File names may contain no more than 50 characters.

Do I have to click 'Send' as is the case in the ISP? Will I receive a confirmation that my master's thesis was uploaded?  

You do not have to click 'Send'. By clicking 'Save' the entered metadata and added files are uploaded in the system. In the file overview you can check which files have been uploaded. After having clicked 'Save' you will see a pop-up window which lists the (mandatory) information you have already submitted and indicates whether or not your master's thesis is complete. You will not receive a confirmation of a succesful upload. 

I cannot select 'Main text' when I want to upload a file. What to do?

• Have you already uploaded another file of the type 'Main text'? If so, remove this file first.
• Have you filled in (and saved) the original title, the number of pages and the summary under 'Metadata'? If not, do this first.

Has the submission deadline passed? If so, you can no longer upload your master's thesis. Contact your faculty for more information.

I cannot select 'Appendix' when I want to upload a file. What to do?  

• Has the submission deadline passed? If so, you can no longer upload appendices. Contact your faculty for more information.

When can I submit the electronic copy of my master's thesis?  

You can only upload files of the types 'Main text' and 'Appendix', as well as metadata regarding the summary and the number of pages, in the weeks prior to the submission deadline (in most cases this is a period of five weeks, but less might be possible as well). Metadata regarding the title and promotor can be added before this period, and so can files of the type 'Other files' (progress reports, provisional title pages, etc.).

How can I submit my master's thesis for a second time (after failing in the first examination opportunity)?  

Remove the files of the types 'Main text' and 'Appendix' if you have submitted those during your first examination opportunity. Afterwards, you can upload a new version of your master's thesis (and appendices). 

What is the maximum size of my files?

The maximum size of the PDF file containing your master's thesis is 40 MB. If your file exceeds this limit, it probably contains high resolution images. In that case, you are advised to adjust the resolutions. In total (including appendices) you may upload 300 MB of files.

Is it normal that uploading my files takes so long?  

The time necessary to upload a file depends on the file size, your internet connection and the system load. Some numbers as a guideline:

• Telenet Whoppa: approximately 2 minutes for 100 MB;
• Kotnet: approximately 15 minutes for 100 MB;
• network KU Leuven (e.g. library, PC rooms): less than one minute for 100 MB.

What happens with the electronic copy of my master's thesis?  

• Assessment : the electronic copy is used to be read by the evaluators of your thesis.
• P lagiarism detection : all master's theses at KU Leuven are systematically screened for signs of  plagiarism .

Institutional repository : master's theses are recorded by the university library, and electronically disclosed, a few months after your graduation, through  Limo  (only for Limo users within the KU Leuven network), unless your thesis is subject to an embargo. Master's theses submitted from academic year 2023-2024 onwards, and for which a result of 14/20 or higher has been obtained, will be publicly available for one person whoc accesses Limo (not only for Limo users within the KU Leuven network).

How can I request an embargo on access to my master's thesis?  

If your master's thesis for some reason cannot be disclosed to the public, you can request an embargo by submitting  this form . Consult your faculty's student portal for specific information on your faculty's procedure. If your request has been validated and processed by your faculty, the embargo will be shown under the 'Metadata' section of the KU Loket application.

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What a Thesis Paper is and How to Write One

From choosing a topic and conducting research to crafting a strong argument, writing a thesis paper can be a rewarding experience.

It can also be a challenging experience. If you've never written a thesis paper before, you may not know where to start. You may not even be sure exactly what a thesis paper is. But don't worry; the right support and resources can help you navigate this writing process.

What is a Thesis Paper?

A thesis paper is a type of academic essay that you might write as a graduation requirement for certain bachelor's, master's or honors programs. Thesis papers present your own original research or analysis on a specific topic related to your field.

“In some ways, a thesis paper can look a lot like a novella,” said Shana Chartier , director of information literacy at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). “It’s too short to be a full-length novel, but with the standard size of 40-60 pages (for a bachelor’s) and 60-100 pages (for a master’s), it is a robust exploration of a topic, explaining one’s understanding of a topic based on personal research.”

Chartier has worked in academia for over 13 years and at SNHU for nearly eight. In her role as an instructor and director, Chartier has helped to guide students through the writing process, like editing and providing resources.

Chartier has written and published academic papers such as "Augmented Reality Gamifies the Library: A Ride Through the Technological Frontier" and "Going Beyond the One-Shot: Spiraling Information Literacy Across Four Years." Both of these academic papers required Chartier to have hands-on experience with the subject matter. Like a thesis paper, they also involved hypothesizing and doing original research to come to a conclusion.

“When writing a thesis paper, the importance of staying organized cannot be overstated,” said Chartier. “Mapping out each step of the way, making firm and soft deadlines... and having other pairs of eyes on your work to ensure academic accuracy and clean editing are crucial to writing a successful paper.”

How Do I Choose a Topic For My Thesis Paper?

What your thesis paper is for will determine some of the specific requirements and steps you might take, but the first step is usually the same: Choosing a topic.

“Choosing a topic can be daunting," said Rochelle Attari , a peer tutor at SNHU. "But if (you) stick with a subject (you're) interested in... choosing a topic is much more manageable.”

Similar to a thesis, Attari recently finished the capstone  for her bachelor’s in psychology . Her bachelor’s concentration is in forensics, and her capstone focused on the topic of using a combined therapy model for inmates who experience substance abuse issues to reduce recidivism.

“The hardest part was deciding what I wanted to focus on,” Attari said. “But once I nailed down my topic, each milestone was more straightforward.”

In her own writing experience, Attari said brainstorming was an important step when choosing her topic. She recommends writing down different ideas on a piece of paper and doing some preliminary research on what’s already been written on your topic.

By doing this exercise, you can narrow or broaden your ideas until you’ve found a topic you’re excited about. " Brainstorming is essential when writing a paper and is not a last-minute activity,” Attari said.

How Do I Structure My Thesis Paper?

Thesis papers tend to have a standard format with common sections as the building blocks.

While the structure Attari describes below will work for many theses, it’s important to double-check with your program to see if there are any specific requirements. Writing a thesis for a Master of Fine Arts, for example, might actually look more like a fiction novel.

According to Attari, a thesis paper is often structured with the following major sections:

Introduction

• Literature review
• Methods, results

Now, let’s take a closer look at what each different section should include.

Your introduction is your opportunity to present the topic of your thesis paper. In this section, you can explain why that topic is important. The introduction is also the place to include your thesis statement, which shows your stance in the paper.

Attari said that writing an introduction can be tricky, especially when you're trying to capture your reader’s attention and state your argument.

“I have found that starting with a statement of truth about a topic that pertains to an issue I am writing about typically does the trick,” Attari said. She demonstrated this advice in an example introduction she wrote for a paper on the effects of daylight in Alaska:

In the continental United States, we can always count on the sun rising and setting around the same time each day, but in Alaska, during certain times of the year, the sun rises and does not set for weeks. Research has shown that the sun provides vitamin D and is an essential part of our health, but little is known about how daylight twenty-four hours a day affects the circadian rhythm and sleep.

In the example Attari wrote, she introduces the topic and informs the reader what the paper will cover. Somewhere in her intro, she said she would also include her thesis statement, which might be:

Twenty-four hours of daylight over an extended period does not affect sleep patterns in humans and is not the cause of daytime fatigue in northern Alaska .

Literature Review

In the literature review, you'll look at what information is already out there about your topic. “This is where scholarly articles  about your topic are essential,” said Attari. “These articles will help you find the gap in research that you have identified and will also support your thesis statement."

Telling your reader what research has already been done will help them see how your research fits into the larger conversation. Most university libraries offer databases of scholarly/peer-reviewed articles that can be helpful in your search.

In the methods section of your thesis paper, you get to explain how you learned what you learned. This might include what experiment you conducted as a part of your independent research.

“For instance,” Attari said, “if you are a psychology major and have identified a gap in research on which therapies are effective for anxiety, your methods section would consist of the number of participants, the type of experiment and any other particulars you would use for that experiment.”

In this section, you'll explain the results of your study. For example, building on the psychology example Attari outlined, you might share self-reported anxiety levels for participants trying different kinds of therapies. To help you communicate your results clearly, you might include data, charts, tables or other visualizations.

The discussion section of your thesis paper is where you will analyze and interpret the results you presented in the previous section. This is where you can discuss what your findings really mean or compare them to the research you found in your literature review.

The discussion section is your chance to show why the data you collected matters and how it fits into bigger conversations in your field.

The conclusion of your thesis paper is your opportunity to sum up your argument and leave your reader thinking about why your research matters.

Attari breaks the conclusion down into simple parts. “You restate the original issue and thesis statement, explain the experiment's results and discuss possible next steps for further research,” she said.

Find Your Program

Resources to help write your thesis paper.

While your thesis paper may be based on your independent research, writing it doesn’t have to be a solitary process. Asking for help and using the resources that are available to you can make the process easier.

If you're writing a thesis paper, some resources Chartier encourages you to use are:

• Citation Handbooks: An online citation guide or handbook can help you ensure your citations are correct. APA , MLA and Chicago styles have all published their own guides.
• Citation Generators: There are many citation generator tools that help you to create citations. Some — like RefWorks — even let you directly import citations from library databases as you research.
• Your Library's Website: Many academic and public libraries allow patrons to access resources like databases or FAQs. Some FAQs at the SNHU library that might be helpful in your thesis writing process include “ How do I read a scholarly article? ” or “ What is a research question and how do I develop one? ”

It can also be helpful to check out what coaching or tutoring options are available through your school. At SNHU, for example, the Academic Support Center offers writing and grammar workshops , and students can access 24/7 tutoring and 1:1 sessions with peer tutors, like Attari.

"Students can even submit their papers and receive written feedback... like revisions and editing suggestions," she said.

If you are writing a thesis paper, there are many resources available to you. It's a long paper, but with the right mindset and support, you can successfully navigate the process.

“Pace yourself,” said Chartier. “This is a marathon, not a sprint. Setting smaller goals to get to the big finish line can make the process seem less daunting, and remember to be proud of yourself and celebrate your accomplishment once you’re done. Writing a thesis is no small task, and it’s important work for the scholarly community.”

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Meg Palmer ’18 is a writer and scholar by trade who loves reading, riding her bike and singing in a barbershop quartet. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English, language and literature at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and her master’s degree in writing, rhetoric and discourse at DePaul University (’20). While attending SNHU, she served as the editor-in-chief of the campus student newspaper, The Penmen Press, where she deepened her passion for writing. Meg is an adjunct professor at Johnson and Wales University, where she teaches first year writing, honors composition, and public speaking. Connect with her on LinkedIn .

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