The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
Students who wish to use copyrighted materials in a thesis or dissertation must show that they have the ability to republish those materials. One argument students can use is that their use is “fair use.” This provision of US Copyright allows the reuse of materials if certain conditions are met. Students sometimes think that all educational use of materials is fair use, but a recent court case illustrates that this is not true.
In order to use copyrighted materials in a thesis or dissertation, there are three simple steps:
The Graduate School has helpful resources online, including a seminar from our copyright librarian. Check them out!
The Executive Committee of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) is soliciting nominations for the 2013 MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards to recognize and reward distinguished scholarship and research at the master’s level. Michigan Tech may nominate one candidate.
Eligible students will have earned a master of science degree between October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Please see our web page for complete details on eligibility and application procedures. Nominations are due no later than 4pm, October 9th to Debra Charlesworth in the Graduate School.
This article from Inside Higher Ed’s blog will show you how to love your dissertation (or thesis). Writing can be an overwhelming task, and everyone can use tips on how to manage the writing process and motivate yourself to do just a little bit every day. These tips also apply to any large-scale project, like writing a proposal or journal article.
One of the pieces of advice that we often give students is that the best dissertation is a finished dissertation. Focus on completing your degree and starting the next stage in your career rather than seeking perfection.
Some word processors will generate lines (such as those found in tables) and/or text in a combination of red and green that will appear black on the screen, but will appear in color to the bindery that will print your document. Depending on how other items are created and/or inserted into your document, grey-scale figures may also appear in a combination of red and green.
This tutorial will show one way to convert color items in a PDF file to black and white. These instructions have been provided by the bindery that prints Michigan Tech dissertations, theses, and reports, but they are not foolproof. You may find that certain items do not properly convert to black and white. In that case, it is recommended to:
Creating high quality images and embedding all fonts are two requirements of creating a thesis or dissertation. These two requirements will ensure that your document is presented at the highest quality and that the document appears the same on any computer, regardless of the fonts that are available. This tutorial will show how to check and select the conversion settings in Word to make sure your document meets the requirements.
Having bookmarks that replicate the table of contents (TOC) is a helpful feature to navigate a thesis or dissertation. Bookmarks allow the reader to see a TOC wherever they are in the document, and navigate easily to that section of the document. This tutorial will show you how to create bookmarks using Word and Adobe Acrobat on the PC. This tutorial assumes that you are using the Graduate School’s template to create your dissertation or thesis.
Having a table of contents (TOC) with hyperlinks is one requirement of the procedures to submit a thesis or dissertation. Hyperlinks allow a reader to click on any part of your table of contents and navigate directly to that page. This tutorial will show you how to create a hyperlinked table of contents using Word and Adobe Acrobat on the PC.
Nominations are now closed for the 2012 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award.
This year, nominations are being accepted from dissertations in the fields of:
Michigan Tech may nominate one student in each field. PhD students who have completed all of their degree requirements between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2012, are eligible.
A nomination packet must include the following required items:
A nomination packet may also include the following optional items:
Nominations must be delivered to Debra Charlesworth in the Graduate School no later than 4 p.m. on June 28; e-mail nominations are preferred. Contact Debra (ddc@mtu.edu) if you have any questions about the competition. See also the Council for Graduate School’s announcement page.
The fields of competition for 2013 will be Biological/Life Sciences and Humanities.