THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE SCHOOL

A Student Guide to

Preparing Electronic Theses and Dissertations

• INTRODUCTION
• STATEMENT OF REVIEW POLICY
• SEMINAR ON COMPLETING A THESIS OR DISSERTATION 
• GENERAL GUIDELINES
  • Developing a Thesis or Dissertation
  • Use of Copyrighted Materials
  • Copyright Information
  • Protection of Human Subjects
  • Academic Misconduct
  • ETD vs. Paper Formatting
• PARTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT OF AN ETD
  • Parts of a Thesis
  • Parts of a Dissertation
  • Illustrative Materials
  • Supplementary Files
  • IRB Certification
• PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT OF AN ETD
  • Language
  • Style Guides
  • Alternate Style Guides
  • Using Other Dissertations
  • Style Guide Matters
  • Article Style Dissertations
  • Format
  • Submission
• MOST COMMON ERRORS

IMPORTANT NOTE: In addition to this manual, students should refer to The University of Alabama Student Affairs Handbook, which presents the official University policy on academic misconduct, including established disciplinary measures.

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