1. Resources
(Start Here--Early) |
2. Help & Documentation
(Start Here Early, Fixes for Later,
and Complete before coming
with thesis to Library)
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3. Regulations, Forms, & Policies
(Inform Yourself Early.
Complete before and bring with
thesis to Library) |
4. Submission Requirements
(Complete before coming
to Library with thesis) |
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General Information
Best Practices
♦ for Grad Students
♦ for Departments
Thesis Assistant's
Workshops
SLC Workshops page
Thesis Templates
♦ Why use the template?
♦ MSWord Templates
Other Word Templates
(Landscaped Tables
extra-lg Bi-fold pages)
♦ LaTeX Template
♦ Open Office Users
Help and Support
♦ with Writing (SLC) and
♦ books on writing theses
♦ your Liaison Librarians
♦ RefWorks/Write-n-Cite
FAQs
♦ Graduate Students
♦ Departments
♦ Undergraduates
Thesis Defence Room
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Thesis Assistant's Workshops &
Workshop Handouts
SLC Workshops page
♦ General Information
♦ Citing/Referencing
(Liaison Librarian help)
♦ Copyright permissions
♦ over-sized (11"x17") pages
♦ Hiring a Formatter/Editor
♦ Footnotes/Endnotes
♦ Tables/Figures/Equations
♦ Images/Scanning
♦ Landscaped pages
♦ Page-numbering trouble
♦ Setting PDF preferences
♦ Statistical Symbols
♦ Video Files and DVDs
See also:
Help and Support Services
LaTeX Help/Common Errors
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Deadline Dates
♦ Apply for Graduation
(early to mid final semester)
Forms
1. Supervisor Revision Memo
♦ See grad assistant (GA) for this.
♦ must be signed/dated by Super.
♦ If supervisor's date is older than
3-weeks at submission (or no
date), GA dates/signs, handprints
name/position/dept. also.
♦ must have an orig. signature
when student brings to Th.Office
♦ not necessary for M.Pub, Approval
page with 2-member committee,
or "Supervisory Committee"s
2. Partial Copyright Licence (PCL)
♦ Your online PDF will be protected
from being edited.
♦ Academics advocate "Print&Copy",
which helps others when quoting
your work. Some choose "PrintOnly,"
which at least allows others to print
and type your words. "Read Only"
makes it quite difficult for others to
quote/cite your work.
♦ no page #
♦ after thesis printed, insert after
Approval page in ARCH copy;
however, if your downloaded
Nov2011 template, switch this page
this page with the PCL page
(already in your file).
3. Declaration of PCL
♦ no page #
♦ after thesis printed, insert after
Approval page in CRIC copy;
however, if your downloaded
Nov2011 template, this page is
not needed (already in your file).
4. Ethics Statement (proof required,
see more info—must be in theses
requiring human and/or animal
ethics approval)
♦ no page #
♦ print/insert after PCL page in thesis
5. Theses Non-Exclusive Licence
(from Library Archives Canada)
We need 1 of the following versions
completed.
♦ fill-in by hand completely
(sign with ink, hand-in /w thesis)
♦ fill electronically, sign manually
(sign with ink, hand-in /w thesis)
♦ sign via digital signature
(electronic sig., hand-in & upload)
NB. Please enter full degree--e.g.,
Master of Arts (not "Masters", MA,
or "Doctorate") AND
DegreeAwarded=DefenceDate
♦ info on Theses Canada
6. Copyright Permissions
7. Postponement of Publication
♦ patent pending, publication in
process, persecution
(see DGS for advice)
♦ applies to all print & digital versions
♦ 1 year limit
♦ must be reapplied-for each year
♦ submit to DGS' office for approval
♦ submit approved form when
submitting your thesis to the Library
DGS pages and University Policies
1. Thesis Defences
♦ Preparation for Examinations
♦ Examinations (Defence)
♦ Degree Completion
2. Ethics & Intellectual Property
♦ Academic Honesty and Policy S10.01
♦ Research
♦ Ownership of Intellectual Property
♦ Links to Policies
♦ Other Resources
3. Publication of Thesis
(Graduate General Regulations)
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Deadline Dates
Submission Hours
♦ Can't come in person?
3-Steps to Submission
1. Prepare & Format Thesis
2. Online Registration
3. Thesis Package
Requirement & Page Details
1. Overall Layout
2. Document Structure
3. Common Errors
♦ Title Page (no page number)
♦ Approval Page (page = ii)
♦ Abstract (page = iii or, if
you downloaded Template
Nov2011 onward, p. iv)
♦ Acknowledgements
♦ Dedication
♦ Table of Contents
♦ List of Tables
♦ List of Figures
♦ Preface or Executive Summary
(if applicable)
♦ Chapter 1 or Introduction
(page = 1)
♦ References
♦ Appendices
• whenever possible, include
appendices in thesis file
AFTER SUBMISSION
After Submitting
♦ Errors in your thesis?
♦ Personal / Dept. Bound Copies
♦ if you wish, attend Convocation
♦ Fees/Tuition Refunds
♦ SFU theses, copyright
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