KDI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY

AND MANAGEMENT

Guide to Writing a Thesis/Dessertation

Thesis/Dessertation
Year Two Thousand Nine

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 KDI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
AND MANAGEMENT

Guide to Writing a Thesis/Dessertation

Thesis/Dessertation
Year Two Thousand Nine
 Contents

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………... 1

II. MANUALS FOR WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION ……………….. 1

A. Recommended Manuals ………………………………………………… 1

B. Guides To Writing ………………………………………….…………… 2
HANDBOOKS OF COMPOSITION
DICTIONARIES OF USAGE
GUIDES TO NONSEXIST LANGUAGE
BOOKS ON STYLE

III. A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION ..… 5

A. Writing a Thesis/Dissertation …………………………………………… 5

WORKING NOTECARDS .……………………………………………… 5
THE FIRST DRAFT……………………………………………………… 6
COHERENCE AND UNIT………………………………………………. 6
POINT OF VIEW…………………………………………………………. 7
SOME ASPECTS OF STYLE …………………………………………… 7
Sentence Structure
Abbreviations
Numbers
Italics
Contractions
Punctuation
Tense
Reference of Pronouns
Paragraphing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Wordiness
COPYREADING AND REVISION ……………………………………… 11
B. Formatting the Thesis/Dissertation ……………………….. …………… 12
FORMAT REQUIREMENTS ……………………………………………. 12
Paper
Word-Processing
Typewriters
Font Formatting
Text Formatting
Margins

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Spacing
Divisions and Sub-divisions
Footnotes
PAGE NUMBERING AND PLACEMENT ……………………………… 14
Key
Preliminary Pages
Test, Appendices, and Bibliography
ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS ……………………………………… 15
Preliminary Pages …………………………………………………… 15
Title Page
Abstract
Copyright Page (if applicable)
Dedication (optional)
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Symbols or Abbreviations
Text Pages…………………………………………………………… 18
Introduction
Body of the Thesis/Dissertation
Summary and Conclusions
Reference Material…………………………………………………... 18
Appendix or Appendices
The Bibliography
Cover Sheet
Bibliography Entries
ENDNOTES AND FOOTNOTES…………………………………………. 19
Books………………………………………………………………… 20
Article in a Scholarly Journal………………………………………... 20
Newspaper or Magazine Article……………………………………... 20
Sample First Note References: Books……………………………... 20
Sample First Note References: Articles in Periodicals……………. 23
Sample First Note References: CD-ROMS and Other Portable
Database…………………………. 24
Sample First Note References: On-line Database…………………. 25
Sample First Note References: Other Sources…………………….. 26
TABLES AND FIGURES………………………………………………….. 27
Definitions
Captions
Preparation
Oversize Tables and Figures

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Instructions
Placement
Numbering
Citations of Tables and Figures
Facing Pages
MULTI-VOLUME THESIS/DISSERTATION.…………………………… 30
USE OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS………………………………… 30
USE OF REPRINTS THESIS/DISSERTATION ………………………… 30
DEGREE COMPLETION………………………………………………… 31
Term of Intended Graduation
How to Avoid Delays and Meet the Deadlines
Responsibility of the Student
SUBMITTING YOUR THESIS/DISSERTATION………………………. 32
Copies of the Thesis
Application for Copyright (optional)
Final Note
FINAL REVIEW ………………………………………………………….. 32
Margins
Paper
Incorrect Page Numbering
Blank Page
Additional Title Page
Copy Quality
Deadline
CHECK SHEET ……..…………………………………………………… 34
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION…………………………………. 35

IV. SAMPLES……..……………………………….………………………………. 36

Sample Cover Title Page …………..….………………………………….. 37

Sample Inside Title Page………….….…………………………………… 38
Sample Abstract………….….……………………………………………… 39
Sample Copyright Page ……….…………………………………………… 40
Sample Dedication …………..…………………………………………… 41
Sample Acknowledgements ………….…………………………………… 42
Sample Table of Contents …………………….…………………………… 43
Sample List of Tables …………………...……………………………….… 44
Sample List of Figures………………..……………………………………. 45
Sample Text Pages ………………..….…………………………………… 46
Sample Appendix or Appendices………………………………………. … 47
Sample Bibliography ………………….…………………………………… 49
Note and Application Forms ………………………………………………………… 50

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KDI SCHOOL
Introduction

I. INTRODUCTION

The objective of this booklet is to provide the basic guidelines for writing a Master's
Degree thesis at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. The materials in
this booklet are derived from many different sources into a collection of various useful
references in the following areas.

MANUALS FOR WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION

- Recommended Manuals
- Guides to Writing

A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION

- Writing a Thesis/Dissertation
- Formatting the Thesis/Dissertation

All students and faculty advisors are strongly recommended to read this booklet
carefully before starting to write or evaluating a thesis. If you have any suggestions
that can further improve the content of this booklet, please convey them to the Office of
Academic Affairs.

II. MANUALS FOR WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION

A. Recommended Manuals

Each student is responsible for presenting a well-written manuscript to his/her thesis

supervisor for final approval. Each student is responsible for editing his/her
thesis/dissertation. If editorial assistance is needed, this should be obtained before the
final draft is submitted.

Students are warned that preparation of a thesis/dissertation can be an extremely

expensive undertaking. Each student should have a clear understanding in advance
with typists, printers, and any agency involved in photographic work or drawings as to
the costs involved, if you choose to utilize these types of services. The KDI School
cannot act as a referee in disputes between students and others in such matters.

If the department does not specify points of style, the student should consult any of
the following references:

Glatthorn, Allan A. Writing the Winning Dissertation : A Step-by-Step Guide. California:

Corwin Press, Inc., 1998.

Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write a Thesis. 4th ed. a. New York: Simon & Schuster
Macmillan Inc., 1998.

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Davis, Gordon B., and Clyde A. Parker. Writing the Doctoral Dissertation : A Systematic
Approach. 2nd ed. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1997.

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Rev.
6th ed. The University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Gibaldi, Joseph and Achtert, Walter S. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed. Lancaster Press,
Inc., 1994.

Council of Biology Editors Style Manual: A Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
in the Biological Sciences. Rev. 6th ed. New York, NY, 994.

The Chicago Manual of Style. Rev. 14th ed. and expanded. Chicago: University
of Chicago Press, 1993.

Campbell, William G. and Ballou, Stephen V. Form and Style: Theses, Reports, Term
Papers. 8th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.

B. Guides to Writing

A good dictionary is an essential tool for all writers. Your instructor will probably
recommend a standard American dictionary such as The American Heritage College
Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, or Random House Webster's
College Dictionary. Because dictionaries vary in matters like word division and
spelling preference, you should, to maintain consistency, use the same one throughout
your project.

You should also keep on hand at least one reliable guide to writing. A selected list of
writing guides appears below, classified under four headings.

HANDBOOKS OF COMPOSITION

Baker, Sheridan. The Complete Stylist and Handbook. 3rd ed. New York: Harper, 1984
. The Practical Stylist. 7th ed. New York: Harper, 1990.
Beene, Lynn, and William Vande Kopple. The Riverside Handbook. Boston: Houghton,
1992.
Booth, Wayne C. and, W. Gregory Marshall. The Harper and Row Rhetoric: Writing as
Thinking/Thinking as Writing. New York: Harper, 1987.
Corbett, Edward P. J. and Sheryl L Finkle. The Little English Handbook: Choices and
Conventions. 6th ed. New York: Harper, 1992

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Crews, Frederick. The Random House Handbook. 6th ed. New York: Random, 1992.
Fowler, H Ramsey and Jane E.Aaron. The Little Brown Handbook. 5th ed. New York:
Harper, 1992.
Gere, Anne R. Writing and Learning. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
Guth, Hans P. New English Handbook. 3rd ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 1990.
Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook for Writers. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford-St. Martin's,
1994.
Heffernan, James A. W. and John E. Lincoln. Writing: A College Handbook. 4th ed. New
York: Norton, 1994.
Hodges, John C., Winifred Bryan Horner, Suzanne Strobeck, and Robert Keith Miller..
Harbrace College Handbook. 12th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt, 1994.
Leggett, Glenn, David C. Mead, and Melinda G. Kramer. Prentice Hall Handbook for
Writers. 11th ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, 1991.
Lunsford, Andrea, and Robert Connors. The St. Martin's Handbook. 3rd ed. New York:
Martin's, 1995.
Marius, Richard, and Harvey S. Wiener. The McGraw-Hill College Handbook .4th ed.
New york : McGraw, 1994.
McPherson, Elisabeth, and Cowan, Gregory, Plain English Please: A Rhetoric. 5th ed.
New York: Random, 1986.
Mulderig, Gerald P. and Langdon Elsbree. The Heath Handbook of Composition. 13th ed.
Lexington: Heath, 1995.
Troyka, Lynn Quitman. Handbook for Writers. 3rd ed, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, 1993.
Watkins, Floyd C., and William B. Dillingham. Practical English Handbook. 9th ed.
Boston: Houghton, 1992.

DICTIONARIES OF USAGE

Bernstein, Theodore. The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage. New
York: Atheneum, 1965.

Bryant, Margaret M. Current American Usage: How Americans Say It and Write It.
New York : Funk, 1962.
Copperud, Roy H. American Usage and Style: The Consensus. New York: Van Nostrand,
1980.
Evans, Bergen, and Cornelia Evans. A Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage.
New York:Random, 1957.
Follett, Wilson. Modern American Usage: A Guide. Ed. Jacques Barzun. New York: Hill,
1966.

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Fowler, Henry W. A. Dictionary of Modern English Usage. Ed. Ernest Gowers. 2nd ed.
New York: Oxford UP, 1964.
Mager, Nathan H. and Sylvia K. Mager. Prentice Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of
English Usage. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, 1992.
Morris, William and Mary Morris. Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage. 2nd ed.
New York: Harper, 1985.
Nicholson, Margaret. A Dictionary of American-English Usage Based on Fowler's
Modern English Usage. New York: Oxford UP, 1957
Weiner, Edmund S.and Joyce M. Hawkins. The Oxford Guide to the English Language.
New York: Oxford UP, 1984.

GUIDES TO NONSEXIST LANGUAGE

American Psychological Association. "Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language".

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed. Washington:
Amer. Psychological Assn., 1994. 46-60.
Frank, Francine Wattman, and Paula A. Treichler with others. Language, Gender, and
Professional Writing; Theoretical Approaches and Guidelines Usage. New York:
MLA, 1989.
International Association of Business Communication. Without Bias: A Guidebook for
Nondiscriminatory Communication. Ed. J. E. Pickens, P. W. Rao, and L. C. Roberts.
2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1982.
Maggio, Rosalie. The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-Free Usage. 1987.
Boston: Beacon, 1989.
Miller, Casey and Kate Swift. The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing. 2nd ed. New York:
Harper, 1988.
Schwartz, Marilyn, and the Task Force of the Association of American University
Presses. Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1995.
Sorrels, Bobbye D. The Nonsexist Communicator: Solving the Problems of Gender and
Awkwardness in Modern English. Englewood Cliff: Prentice, 1983.
Warren, Virginia L. "Guidelines for the Nonsexist Use of Language." American
Philosophical Association Proceedings 59. (1986): 471-84.

BOOKS ON STYLE

Barzun, Jacques. Simple and Direct: A Rhetoric for Writers. Rev. ed. New York: Harper,
1984.
Beardsley, Monroe C. Thinking Straight: Principles of Reasoning for Readers and

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Writers. 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, 1975.

Cook, Claire Kehrwald. Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing. Boston: Houghton,
1985.
Eastman, Richard M. Style: Writing and Reading as the Discovery of Outlook. 3rd ed.
New York: Oxford UP, 1984.
Elbow, Peter. Writing Without Teachers. New York: Oxford UP, 1973.
Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process. New York: Oxford
UP, 1981.
Gibson, Walker. Tough, Sweet, and Stuffy: An Essay on Modern American Prose Styles.
Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1966.
Gowers, Ernest. The Complete Plain Words. Ed. Sidney Greenbaum and Janet Whitcut.
Rev. ed. Boston: Godine, 1990.
Lanham, Richard A. Style: An Anti-textbook. New Haven: Yale UP, 1974.
Smith, Charles K. Styles and Structures: Alternative Approaches to College Writing.
New York: Norton, 1947.
Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 3rd ed. New York:
Macmillan, 1979.
Williams, Joseph M. Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 4th ed. New York: Harper,
1994.
. Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1990.

III. A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION

A. Writing a Thesis/Dissertation

WORKING FROM THE NOTECARDS

Since each student has been constantly revising his/her outline while keeping his/her
thesis statement in mind, the student's notes will reflect his/her outline. The only task
left is to organize these cards into categories in accordance with the topic headings, and
then organize the cards within these categories in the order in which he/she wants to deal
with them. It is here that the extra care and time devoted to keeping neat notecards will
payoff. The notes should be organized and neat; then, the student simply has to
reorganize them into the proper sequence. The notecards make it easier for the student
to comprehend the type of information he/she has accumulated. The student can then
tailor the notecards to those in which he/she feels relevant to his/her thesis. If the student
has done his/her job well, there will be more notes than are necessary. This is not only
to be expected but is desirable.

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THE FIRST DRAFT

Before beginning to write, the student should again clarify what his/her primary
objective is so that everything in the paper is directed toward that end. This objective
must either be stated or implied in his/her introduction, the length of which is
determined by the total length of the paper--the longer the paper, the longer the
introduction. (A preface or formal introduction usually is not necessary in shorter papers
―2,000 to 3,000 words―but is recommended in the longer ones, especially in theses.)
It is here that the reader will be informed of the purpose, tone, and attitude of the writer
so that he/she will be able to follow the argument in the body easily.

The body of the paper―the development of the introduction—is, of course, the most
important and longest part. It is here that the student presents, in an organized, coherent,
unified, forceful manner, all the material which he/she has spent countless hours
gathering. However, he/she must be cautious not to present a "cut and paste" project;
he/she must do more than simply reiterate the readings from the courses or present a
compilation of other people's thinking. The value of a paper is not judged by the
number of footnotes present or by the number of quotations used. If the paper is to have
merit and if it is to stimulate a reader, it must be written so that it reflects the student's
careful consideration and understanding of the readings, the student's contemplation of
what he/she has read, and the student's thinking on the subject, all leading to a sound
conclusion.

The length of the conclusion will, like the introduction, be determined by the length of
the body. It may range from a paragraph in a short paper to a full chapter in a thesis.
Whatever the length, it should never be necessary for the writer to say "in conclusion".
The ending should logically sum up the material presented so that there can be no doubt
that this is the end. The ideal way to write the first draft is by using a word processor.
Anyone who has ever used one knows that correcting, inserting, deleting, and moving
text requires little effort, and it eliminates the need for time-consuming rewriting. It
will also simplify the writing and placing of footnotes.

Regardless of how the student prepares the first draft, there are certain essential
references that each student should utilize. Of paramount importance is a good
dictionary (one which has recently been revised). In addition, students will find
Roget's Thesaurus and a good writer's handbook on grammar and usage of great value.
When in doubt, these sources should be fully utilized. The student will find that paying
attention to the mechanical and grammatical aspects of the first draft will enable the
student to concentrate on the important element of style in his/she revision. The first
draft should be complete, though not necessarily polished. It is important to make a
draft of the title page, introductory pages, table of contents, and bibliography for these
may also need revision before the final paper is completed.

COHERENCE AND UNITY

In order for a piece of writing to be readily understood by a reader, it must be unified

and coherent. That is to say, every item, every thought must be relevant to the primary

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thesis and all these items must be logically related to each other.

The unity of a paper is maintained by carefully organizing one's thought into

paragraphs―each paragraph expressing a separate idea through a series of related
sentences developing the idea which was expressed or implied in the topic sentence.
The student must be sure that each paragraph―and each sentence in the paragraph―is
relevant to his/her major thesis. If any idea does not aid in the development of the
thesis, then that idea―regardless of how interesting it may be in its own right―does not
belong in a unified paper.

Unity in the paper does not necessarily imply coherence. Coherence can be achieved
by several techniques: use of transitional words or phrases (such as, on the other hand, in
addition, nevertheless, furthermore); repetition of key thoughts, words, or phrases;
partial restatement of ideas; use of synonyms for key words; use of parallel grammatical
structure; consistent use of the same point of view; and logical organization of the
information and arguments. It is coherence which will enable the reader to follow the
writer's argument easily and logically.

After the writer has asked himself/herself whether each thought and idea is relevant to
the thesis statement and whether it adds something to what has already been said, he/she
should ask one additional question: Does it logically follow what precedes it, and is it
properly joined to the thought or idea that follows it? If the answer is yes, then his/her
paper will be coherent.

POINT OF VIEW

Point of view is the term generally used to indicate the point from which the paper is
written, that is, first person or third person. In very formal papers, the first person
singular "I" is not generally used; the writer usually refers to himself/herself in the third
person singular, e.g., "the author," "the researcher" "the writer". In less formal papers,
the writer may sometimes make use of the first person plural, the editorial "we".
However, usage leans more and more towards the less formal and stiff "I". Unless the
student's instructor or supervisor has some definite objection, the first person "I" is
highly recommended.

SOME ASPECTS OF STYLE

This section makes no attempt to present a complete discussion of all aspects of style
nor does it pretend to be a grammar and usage text. For a reference source that will
deal with all aspects of style, grammar, and correct usage, the student should refer, when
necessary, to a good grammar text. In all probability, his/her freshman English
handbook will serve this purpose. All that is intended here is to make the student
cognizant of some of the more troublesome areas.

Sentence Structure

(a) Errors in structure: Two of the most common errors in sentence structure, the run-
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one of these can be used stylistically, but the writer must exercise the greatest caution.
The run-on and fragment when used correctly are very effective, but if used incorrectly
are very serious errors.

The run-on is primarily an error in punctuation; that is to say, two thoughts are run
together without proper punctuation separating these thoughts. The run-on sentence
can be corrected in three ways: (1) by placing a period at the end of the first thought and
capitalizing the first word of the second thought; (2) by placing a semicolon between the
two thoughts; (3) by using a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or,
yet, so) between the two thoughts.

The fragment is an incompletely stated thought whose incompletion may be due to the
omission of the subject, the verb, or the complement. It may also be due to using a
verbal phrase in place of a verb or by not completing a thought begun with a dependent
clause. In any case, the fragment is corrected by supplying the missing part.

Other errors in structure include the dangling or misplaced modifier, awkward

phrasing, and lack of parallelism. If the writer suspects that a sentence contains any
one of these errors, handbook for proper methods of correction should be consulted.

(b) Subordination: Subordination is the technique of placing the less important

thought in a subordinate position. The dominant idea should always be expressed in
the main clause. Subordinate clauses can be adverbial, adjectival, or substantive in
function. In other words, these groups of words, containing a subject and verb, can
function in the sentence in the same manner as an adverb, adjective, or noun.
Subordinate thoughts that are not important enough to contain subject and verb should
be expressed in phrases.

(c) Variety: It is variety in sentence structure and sentence opening which avoids
monotony, makes the paper more readable, and enables the writer to express
himself/herself more effectively through the nuances in meaning reflected by the
structure.

Basic structure of the sentence can be varied by compounding ideas or subordinating

one idea to another. It can further be affected by using items in a series; by using a
series of short sentences; by effective use of involved, involuted sentence structure; by
rearranging the normal subject-verb-complement pattern, and by varying sentence length.

Variations of sentence openings can be achieved by beginning a sentence with an

adverbial clause, a prepositional phrase, a verbal (participle, gerund, infinitive) phrase,
an expletive (a word such as there, which has no grammatical function in the sentence),
a parenthetical expression (in fact, on the other hand), an adverb, an adjective, or a
coordinate conjunction. The student should note that although any of the above will
give him/her variety, they cannot be used interchangeably, for each variation will affect
the meaning of the sentence.

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Abbreviations

Abbreviations should not be used in research papers with the exception of the names
of well-known organizations (after the name has been written out once) and for certain
instances in footnote and bibliographic entries.

Numbers

Generally, all numbers which consist of one or two words are written out. In
addition, any number which is the first word in a sentence must also be written out.

Numerals are to be used for (1) numbers consisting of more than two words, (2)
numbers used in tabulations, (3) numbers used in statistical discussions, (4) sums of
money, (5) numbers used in addresses and dates, (6) numbers used to express time of
day when used with A.M. and P.M., but not with o'clock, and (7) page numbers, volume
numbers, and chapter and verse numbers.

Italics

Italicize an item by selecting the italic type style. In a typed manuscript, italics are
indicated by underlining the item.

(a) Emphasis: Italics may be used (in lieu of question marks or capitalization) to stress
a word or phrase in the text. However, they must be used sparingly if they are to be
effective. When the writer wishes to stress a word or phrase within a direct question,
he/she may also use italics. But the writer then states in brackets (not parentheses) that
he/she has supplied the italics.

(b) Foreign terms: Foreign terms which have not been anglicized must be italicized.
Since there is disagreement, in some cases, as to which terms have been anglicized, the
writer should use a recent edition of a good dictionary as his/her guide.

(c) Titles: Titles of full-length books, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and

unpublished manuscripts are italicized. Titles of works which are part of a collection
are placed within quotation marks.

(d) Italicized works in sources: Words or phrases which appear in italics in the quoted
source must also be italicized when quoted.

Contractions

Contracted forms should not be used. The only exception occurs when they appear
in material that the writer wishes to quote. In such instances, he/she should not use sic.

Punctuation

The writer should refer to his/her handbook of grammar for all the rules concerning
the proper use of punctuation marks. Here, however, are some rules which need special

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attention.

(a) Final punctuation: Only one final punctuation mark is used. At no time will there
be a double period, or a question mark followed by a period. The only exception would
occur where the sentence ends with an abbreviation; then the period indicating the
abbreviated form is followed by the question mark or the exclamation point, but never
by another period.
(b) Punctuation preceding final quotation mark: The comma and period always
precede the final quotation mark. All other punctuation marks precede the final
quotation mark when they are part of the quotation, and follow the mark when they are
not.

(c) Parentheses and brackets in quotations: Brackets and parentheses are not to be
confused. Brackets are only to be used for the insertion of editorial comment within a
quotation. Anything appearing within parentheses is part of the original quotation.

(d) Ellipse: The omission of any part of a quotation is indicated by three spaced dots.
When the omission occurs at the end of a sentence, a fourth dot representing the period
is added.

Tense

For a detailed discussion of the function, form, and correct use of tense, mood, and
voice, the student should consult his/her handbook. However, the following points are
worth stressing:

(a) Past tense: Generally speaking, most papers are written in the past tense.
Occasionally, however, the writer may want to make use of the historical present to give
greater emphasis to his/her content. This form should be used sparingly.

(b) Present tense: Aside from its use in the historical present, the present tense is also
employed in critical comments (except biographical references where the subject is
deceased) and in stating universal truths. There is a distinct difference, for instance,
between saying "Hamlet was one of the greatest plays." and "Hamlet is one of the
greatest plays."

(c) Consistency: Although changes in tense are permissible, the writer must be careful
not to shift the tense haphazardly in his/her paper. Unnecessary shifts in tense, aside
from affecting clarity and style, will ruin the unity.

Reference of pronouns

The writer must exercise great care to make sure that when using a pronoun he/she has
either stated or clearly implied a definite antecedent. Pronouns must agree with their
antecedents in person, gender, and number. When using such indefinite pronouns as
anyone or someone, the third person singular must be used. Some people object to
using a masculine pronoun to refer to both a male and female and prefer using the

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cumbersome he/she. Unless the college style sheet requires such usage, it is better to
change the antecedent to a plural noun and then use the appropriate third person plural
pronoun.

Paragraphing

Since clarity of meaning is, to a great extent, dependent upon the logical expression of
units of thought, the student must organize his/her paragraphs effectively. Each student
should be aware of basic paragraph organization―topic sentence, development,
concluding sentence―and of the various methods of paragraph development. The
student must also pay close attention to paragraph unity and coherence and to proper
transition from one paragraph to the next.

Vocabulary

Words convey meaning, and the broader the writer's vocabulary base, the easier he/she
will be able to express his/her thoughts. The writer should be cautioned against a
slavish dependence upon the thesaurus, searching out "big" words because he/she feels
that they will be impressive. Very often the word that best expresses his/her idea is the
simplest one.

Spelling

When in doubt, refer to a dictionary for the correct, preferred spelling, even if it
means checking every word. The easiest way to check for spelling errors is with the
word processor's spell-check program. This highlights all the misspelled words in the
document, which should then be cross-checked with a dictionary.

Wordiness

Student writers tend to be extremely verbose in the presentation of their ideas.

Number of words alone does not reflect understanding, nor does it reflect thoroughness
in research or presentation of material. The student should be concise. If a paragraph
can be condensed to one sentence or the sentence can be condensed to a subordinate
clause, the clause to a phrase, or the phrase to a word, or if the word can be eliminated
altogether, the student should make the reduction. Then a 3,000-word paper will only
consist of 3,000 meaningful words.

COPYREADING AND REVISION

After the first draft has been completed, it should be set aside for several days so that
the writer can approach it with a degree of objectivity. If the student rereads the paper
immediately, it is possible that the student will not actually read what he/she has written,
but what he/she thinks has been written.

In copyreading the paper, the student should consciously check for all errors in
grammar, mechanics, structure, and style. Students should not hesitate to rewrite whole
portions of the paper if it is warranted. The writer should check for accuracy of his/her

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quotations, proper documentation, and inadvertent plagiarism. Students should make

sure that their material and argument has been presented forcefully and coherently.
Facts should be checked against the student's notes. In short, copyreading must take
into account all aspects of content, structure, and style. Before writing the final
manuscript, there should be no doubt that this is one of the best pieces of research and
writing he/she has done.

B. Formatting the Thesis/Dissertation

FORMAT REQUIREMENTS

Paper

·Unlined white paper of good quality

·A4 size, more than 70 pound weight

Word-Processing

The thesis/dissertation must be as flawless as possible with none of the following:

·overstrikes, cross-outs, lines from paste-ups, dots and shading in the background,
smudges and smears, careless erasures, and white-out stains. A thesis with any of
the above flaws will not be accepted.

The following points should also be adhered to:

·use of photo-mounting corners, staples, or transparent tape is prohibited.
·Professional copying of the unbound pages submitted to the KDI School is strongly
recommended.
·Impact or laser printers are desired.
·Dot-matrix printers are not acceptable.

Typewriters

The use of manual typewriters is not acceptable.

Font Formatting

It is important to first understand a little about fonts before selecting one for your
thesis/dissertation.

·A fixed font, such as Courier, allows each character to take up a "fixed" width of
space. Therefore an "l" and "m" would require the same amount of space.
·A proportional font, such as Arial or Times New Roman, allows each character to take
up the least amount of width required. Therefore an "l" would require less space than
an "m".

Overall, a fixed font will produce more pages of a thesis/dissertation than a proportional

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font.

·Most 12-point fonts are acceptable but can vary according to the hardware/software
being used.
·Do not confuse a font's point size with the number of characters per horizontal inch.
·Use a ruler to ensure that the font contains no more than 10 to 12 characters per
horizontal inch.
·For proportional fonts, measure in several places and use the average to calculate the
number of characters that print within an inch of text.
·All 10-point fonts are unacceptable.

Text Formatting

·The number of text lines per vertical inch is 6 single-spaced or 3 double-spaced.

·Use a ruler to measure the text lines that appear within a vertical inch.
·Non-standard fonts, such as script, are not acceptable. Common symbols, such as
those in scientific notation, may be used.

Margins

·Top, Bottom, Left and Right: 1" (2.54cm)

·A subheading at the bottom of the page must have at least two full lines of text below
it. Otherwise, the subheading should begin on the next page.
·The last word on any page should not be hyphenated. The line should be short of the
margin and the whole word typed on the following page.

Spacing

·Double-space the abstract and the general text of the manuscript, but single-space long
tables, long quotations, footnotes, multi-line captions, and bibliographical entries.
·See recommended style manuals for detailed instruction.

Divisions and Subdivisions

·If the text is to be divided into chapters or subdivided into sections, any of the
methods recommended in the style manuals may be used, provided consistency is
maintained throughout.
·The comprehensive outline (determined by the thesis supervisor and committee) of
the thesis/dissertation provides the best guide in determining the subdivisions of the
text.

Footnotes

There is a wide diversity of practice in footnoting among publications of the sciences,

humanities, and social sciences. The KDI School has no overall requirement beyond
consistency.

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·All footnotes must conform to margin and font requirements.

·The major professor will indicate current established rules of the respective field of
study.
·This advice, plus frequent and careful reference to the general style manuals, will be
the best guide.

PAGE NUMBERING AND PLACEMENT

Key

·Count: Count the page

·Number: Place a number on the page

Preliminary Pages

·Count, do not number the title page, abstract, and copyright page (if applicable).
·All other preliminary pages are counted and numbered using small roman numerals.
·Page number placement begins with the Dedication page or Acknowledgment page.
·Numbers are placed in the center of the page 0.5" from the bottom.

Text, Appendices and Bibliography

·Count and number all pages.

·Page number 1 will first appear on the Introduction page.
·Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) are placed on all pages consecutively throughout the text,
appendices, and bibliography.
·Numbers are placed in the center of the page 0.5" from the bottom.
·In theses/dissertations of more than one volume, numbering is continuous from
Volume I through all subsequent volumes.
·You may use the term "Literature Cited" or "References" instead of "Bibliography" if
that is the convention in your discipline.

Table 1 - Pagination and Sequencing Table

Page Number Listed in

SEQUENCE PAGINATION
Placement Table of Contents

Preliminary Pages Small Roman Numerals

Title Page Count/Do Not Number None No
Abstract Count/Do Not Number None No
Copyright Notice Count/Do Not Number None No

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Dedication Count/Number Bottom/Center No

Acknowledgments Count/Number Bottom/Center No
Preface Count/Number Bottom/Center No
Table of Contents Count/Number Bottom/Center No
List of Tables Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
List of Figures Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Key to Symbols or
Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Abbreviations
Arabic Numbers
Text
Starting at 1
Introduction Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Body of Thesis/Dissertation Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Summary or Conclusions Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Recommendations Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Reference Pages
Glossary Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Cover Sheets for Appendices Count/Number Bottom/Center No
Appendices Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes
Cover Sheets for Bibliography Count/Number Bottom/Center No

Bibliography Count/Number Bottom/Center Yes

ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

Every thesis/dissertation is composed of three parts:

·Preliminary Pages
·Text Pages
·Reference Material

Each part has several sections, which are to be arranged in the following order.

Preliminary Pages

·Insert a blank page at the beginning of your thesis/dissertation to protect your work.
·This page is not a part of your thesis/dissertation and should not be counted or

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numbered.

1. Title Page

·Count, do not number.

·Type the title in CAPITAL LETTERS centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space and type "By".
·Double-space and type your name, as the author, in full as it will appear on the
diploma.
·Type "A DISSERTATION" or "A THESIS" approximately 2.5" below the name.
Double-space and type:

Submitted to
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of

·Double-space and type the name of the degree awarded in CAPITAL LETTERS.
·Double-space and type the name of the department in which the degree is completed.
·Double-space and type the year in which the thesis/dissertation is completed.

2. Abstract

·Count, do not number.

·Type "ABSTRACT" centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space and type the title in CAPITAL LETTERS.
·Double-space and type the word "By".
·Double-space and type the author's name in full as it will appear on the diploma.
·Double-space twice and type the text of the abstract.
·Include a brief statement of the problem.
·Include a description of the methods, techniques, and data used.
·The major findings of the study should be included.
·The nature of the abstract will vary with the type of project reported and in some cases
might take quite a different form.
·The abstract of a master's thesis must not exceed three pages.
·The abstract must not include any figures.
·The abstract must be double-spaced and meet paper and margin requirements.
·If footnote references are necessary, they should be listed at the end of the abstract,
not at the bottom of the page.

3. Copyright Page (If Applicable)

·Count, do not number.

·If the author intends to apply for a copyright, a copyright page must be inserted

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immediately following the abstract.

·The copyright is placed anywhere on its own page in the following format:

Copyright by
ROBERT JOHN SMITH (Full legal name)
1998 (Year of publication)

4. Dedication (Optional)

·Count and number.

·If used, it should be brief and centered, top to bottom, on the page.
·Pagination sequence begins at this page with small roman numerals.

5. Acknowledgments

·Count and number.

·Most theses/dissertations include a brief statement of appreciation for, or recognition
of, any special assistance.
·Type "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS" centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space twice. Begin typing the text.
·The text must be double-spaced.

6. Table of Contents

·Count and number.

·Type "TABLE OF CONTENTS" centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space twice. Type the listings.
·The titles of the chapters or sections, and at least the primary and secondary
subdivisions should be listed. They must be worded exactly as they appear in the
body of the thesis/dissertation.
·Single-space within each entry and double-space between.
·All material that follows the Table of Contents should be listed.
·No preceding material is listed.
·Tables and figures are listed separately.

7. List of Tables

·Count and number.

·Type "LIST OF TABLES" centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space twice and type the listings which begin at the left margin.
·The List of Tables uses the captions as they appear above the tables in the text.
·Double-space between each listing.

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8. List of Figures

·Count and number.

·Type "LIST OF FIGURES" centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space twice. Type the listings.
·The List of Figures uses the captions as they appear below the figures in the text.
·Double-space between each listing.

9. List of Symbols or Abbreviations

·Count and number.

·Any form acceptable to the department, college, or style manual may be used.

Text Pages

1. Introduction

·Count and number with Arabic numerals starting with page 1, centered 0.5" from the
bottom of the page.
·The Introduction should contain a brief statement of the problem under investigation.
It should outline the scope, aim, and general character of the research.
·The Introduction may be the opening statements of the first major division
·Type "INTRODUCTION" centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space twice. Begin typing the text.

2. Body of the Thesis/Dissertation

·Count and number all pages.

·This is the substance of the thesis/dissertation, including all the divisions and
subdivisions as indicated by headings identical to those listed in the Table of Contents.

3. Summary and Conclusions

·Count and number all pages.

·These are usually treated as the last major division of the text.
·If appropriate, a final division entitled "RECOMMENDATIONS" may follow.

Reference Material

1. Appendix or Appendices

Some students will not need to include this division. It is usually added to contain
supplementary illustrative materials, original data, and quotations too lengthy for
inclusion in the text or not immediately essential to an understanding of the text.

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·Count and number all pages consecutively.

·Appendices must meet paper and margin requirements.
·Type "APPENDIX" (or "APPENDICES"), centered, top to bottom, on the page.
·The appendices may be divided into APPENDIX A, APPENDIX B, etc. depending on
the type and amount of material used.
·Each appendix may have its own cover sheet.
·Type APPENDIX A (etc.) centered at the top of the page.
·Double-space twice. Type the title of the material.
·Each appendix and its title should be listed separately in the Table of Contents.
·Tables and figures in the appendices must be numbered, captioned, and listed in the
List of Tables or List of Figures.
·All materials used in the appendices must be distinct, legible, and of professional
quality.

2. The Bibliography

Any thesis/dissertation that makes use of other works, either in direct quotation or by
reference, must contain a bibliography listing these sources. If pertinent works have
been consulted, but not specifically cited in the text, they should be separately listed as
an appendage to the bibliography and given the subheading "General References".

·Count and number.

·The Bibliography must meet paper and margin requirements.

3. Cover Sheet

·Type "BIBLIOGRAPHY", centered, top to bottom, on the page.

4. Bibliography Entries

·Type the heading "BIBLIOGRAPHY" centered at the top of the page.

·Double-space twice. Type the list of sources.
·The list of sources is single-spaced within, and double-spaced between entries.
·Standards for the presentation of bibliographies are set forth in the style manuals, or
will be prescribed by the student's major professor.
·In a Bibliographic Essay, the material is presented in paragraph form, double-spaced.

ENDNOTES AND FOOTNOTES

When you add sources to your working bibliography, be sure you have all the
publication information needed for the works-cited list. The information to be recorded
depends on the kind of source used.

Books

1. Author’s full name (last name first)

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2. Full title (including any subtitle)

3. Editor or translator (if there is one)
4. Edition (if the book is a second or later edition)
5. Number of the volume and the total number of volumes (if the book is a multi-volume
work)
6. Series name (if the book is part of a series)
7. City of publication (note only the first city if several are listed)
8. Publisher
9. Year of publication.

1. Emery Blackfoot, Chance Encounters (Boston: Serendipity Press, 1987).

Article in a Scholarly Journal

1. Author’s name
2. Title of the article
3. Title of the journal
4. Volume number (and issue number)
5. Year of publication
6. Inclusive page numbers of the article (i.e., the number of the page on which the article
begins, a hyphen, and the number of the page on which the article ends)

1. John J. Benjoseph, “On the Anticipation of New Metaphors,” Cuyahoga

Review 24 (1988): 6-10.

Newspaper or Magazine Article

1. Author’s name
2. Title of the article
3. Title of the periodical
4. Date of publication
5. Inclusive page numbers of the article or the initial page number followed by a plus
sign, as appropriate

1. Scott Spencer, “childhood’s End,” Harper’s, May 1979, 16-19.

SAMPLE FIRST NOTE REFERENCES: BOOKS

For additional information on citing the following types of sources, consult the related
sections on bibliographic entries, indicated in parentheses after the headings.

a. One Author
Blackfoot, Emery. Chance Encounters. Boston: Serendipity Press, 1987.

b. Two Authors
Weinberg, Arther, and Lila Weinberg. Clarence Darrow: A Sentimental Rebel. New
York: Putnam’s Sons, 1980.

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c. Three Authors
Merk, Jane S., Ida J. Fogg, and Charles A. Snowe. Astrology for the Beginning
Meteorologist. Chicago: Darkweather and Clere, 1987.

d. More than Three Authors

Ketchum, Wanda, and others. Battering Husbands, Cornered Wives. Cincinnati: Justice
and Daughters, 1990.
or
Marcus, Charlote, Jerome Waterman, thomas Gomez, and Elizabeth DeLor.
Investigations into the Phenomenon of Limited-Field Criticism. Boston: Broadview
Press, 1990.

e. Anonymous Works
The burden of Anonymity. Nowhere: Nonesuch Press, 1948.

f. Editor, Translator, or Compiler

Tortelli, Anthony B., ed. Sociology Approaching the Twenty-first Century. Los Angeles:
Peter and Sons, 1991.
Gianakakos, Peter, and William Poweska, trans. Studies of Transformation in Eastern
Europe. Buffalo, N.Y.: Touser and Blinken, 1991.
Santos, Manuel, comp. The Collected Works of Henrietta Kahn. Boston: I. J. Filbert,
1989.

g. Editor, Translator, or Compiler with an Author

Mill, John Stuart. Autobiography and Literary Essays. Edited by John M. Robinson and
Jack Stillinger. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980.

h. Authors of Forewords and Introduction

Harris, Mark. Introduction to With the Procession, by Henry B. Fuller. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1986.

i. Organization, Association, or Corporation as “Author”

International Monetary Fund. Surveys of African Economies. vol. 7, Algeria, Mali,
Morocco, and Tunisia. Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund, 1977.

j. Chapters or Other Title Parts of a Book

Thomson, Virgil. “Age and the Collage of Noises.” Chap. 8 in American Music since
1910. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.

k. Letters, Memoranda, and Similar Communications in Published Collections

U.S. Department of State. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States,
1914. Washington, D.C., 1928.
White, E. B. Memorandum to Harold Ross, 2 May 1946. In Letters of E. B. White, ed.
Dorothy Lobrano Guth, 273. New York: Harper and Row, 1976.

l. Subsequent Editions
Hazard, John No. the Soviet System of Government. 5th ed. Chicago: University of

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Chicago Press, 1980.

m. Multivolume Works
Peterspring, Caeli Love, and Ian Mills Michaelson, eds. The Flowering of Harmonious
Internationalism. 4 vols. Chicago: Marmer, 1990-93.
Parmwinkle, William. Survey of American Humor. Vol. 2, Humor of the American
Midwest. Boston: Plenum Press, 1983.

n. General Editors and volume Editors or Authors

Hefner, Hubert. The Nature of Drama. Vol. 2 of An Introduction to Literature, edited
by Gordon N. Ray. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959.

o. Series
Fairchild, Arthur H. R. Shakespeare and the Arts of Design. University of Missouri
Studies, vol. 12. Columbia, 1937.

p. Subsequent Series Numbering

Boxer, Charles R., ed. South China in the Sixteenth Century. Hakluyt Society
Publications, 2d ser., vol. 106. London, 1953.

q. Reprint Editions
Schweitzer, Albert. J. S. Bach. Translated by Ernest Newman. 1911. Reprint, New York:
Dover Publications, 1966.

r. A Book with Multiple Publishers

Harris, Neil. The Artist in American Society: The Formative Years, 1790-1860. New
York: George Braziller, 1966; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Phoenix Books,
1982.

s. A Government Publication
U.S. House. Report of Activities of the National Advisory council on International
Monetary and Financial Problems to March 31, 1947. 80th Cong., 1st sess., 1947. H.
Doc. 365.

t. The Published Proceedings of a Conference

Hall, Kira, Michael Meacham, and Richard Shapiro, eds. Proceedings of the Fifteenth
Annual Meeting of the Berkley Loinguistics Society, February 18-20, 1989: General
Session and Parasession on Theoretical Issues in Language Reconstruction.
Berkeley: Berkeley Linguistics Soc., 1989.

u. A Book in a Language Other Than English

Poche, Emanuel. Prazske Palace. Praha [Prague]: Odeon, 1977.

v. A Book Published before 1900

Dewey, John. The School and Society. Chicago, 1899.

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w. A Book without Stated Publication Information or Pagination

Malachi, Zvi, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Literary and
Linguistic Computing. [Tel Aviv]: [Fac. of Humanities, Tel Aviv U], n.d.

x. An Unpublished Dissertation
Sakala, Carol. Maternity Care Policy in the United States; Toward a More Rational and
Effective System. diss., Boston U. 1993, 94.

y. A Published Dissertation
Dietze, Rudolf F. Ralph Ellison: The Genesis of an Artist. diss., U Erlangen- Nurnberg,
1982. Enrlanger Beitrage zur Sprach und Kunstwissenschaft 70 (Nurnberg: Carl,
1982) 168.

SAMPLE FIRST NOTE REFERENCES: ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS

For additional information on citing the following types of sources, consult the related
sections on bibliographic entries.

a. Typical Journal Citation

Robertson, Noel. “The Dorian migration and Corinthian Ritual,” Classical Philology 75
(1980): 17, 19-20.

b. An Article in a Scholarly Journal that Pages Each Issue Separately

Barthelme, Frederick. “Architecture,” Kansas Quarterly 13. 3-4 (1981): 77-78.

c. An Article in a Scholarly Journal that Uses Only Issue Numbers

Peters, Christoph. “The Image of Thomas More in Twentieth-Century Plays: A
Presentation of Five More Dramas,” Moreana 109 (1992): 45-46.

d. An Article in a Scholarly Journal with More Than One Series

Daniels, John. “Indian Population of North America in 1492,” William and Mary
Quarterly. 3rd ser. 49 (1992): 300-02.
Gardinier, Suzanne. “Two Cities: On the Iliad,” Kenyon Review ns 14.2 (1992): 5.

e. An Article in a Newspaper
Milwaukee Journal, 8 February-12 March 1990.

f. An Article in a Magazine
Spencer, Scott. “Childhood’s End.” Harper’s, May 1979, 16-19.

g. An Anonymous Article
“The Decade of the Spy,” Newsweek 7 Mar. 1994: 26-27.

h. An Editorial
“Death of a Writer,” editorial, New York Times 20 Apr. 1994, late ed.: A18.

i. A Letter to the Editor

Ozick, Cynthia. letter, Partisan Review 57 (1990): 493-94.

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j. A Review
Crutchfield, Will. “Pure Italian,” rev. of Verdi: A Biography, by Phillips, Mary Jane-
Matz, New Yorker 31 Jan. 1994: 76-78.
Dunning, Jennifer, rev. of The River, chor. Alvin Ailey, “Dance Theater of Harlem,
New York State Theater, New York,” New York Times 17 Mar. 1994, late ed.: C18.
“Rev. of Anthology of Danish Literature.” Ed. Jansen F.J. Billeskov and Mitchell, P.M.,
Times Literary Supplement 7 July 1972: 785.

k. A Serialized Article
Meserole, Harrison T. and James M. Rambeau. Articles on American Literature
Appearing in Current Periodicals, American Literature 52 (1981): 688-700: 53(1981):
164-66, 348-52.
Winerip, Michael. “A Disabilities Program That Got out of Hand,” New York Times 8
Apr. 1994, late ed.: A1; pt. 3 of a series, A Class Apart: Special Education in New
York City, begun 6 Apr. 1994.

l. An Abstract in an Abstracts Journal

Sakala, Carol. “Maternity Care Policy in the United States: Toward a More Rational and
Effective System,” diss., Boston U, 1993, DAT 54 (1993): 1360B.

m. An Article in a Microform Collection of Articles

Chapman, Dan. “Panel Could Help Protect Children,” Winston-Salem Journal 14 Jan.
1990: 14, Newsbank: Welfare and Social Problems 12 (1990): fiche 1, grids A8-11.

n. An Article Reprinted in a Loose-Leaf Collection of Articles

Edmondson, Brad. “AIDS and Aging,” American Demographics Mar. 1990: 28+, The
AIDS Crisis, ed. Goldstein, Eleanor, vol. 2 (Boca Raton: SIRS, 1991) art. 24.

SAMPLE FIRST NOTE REFERENCES: CD-ROMS AND OTHER PORTABLE

DATABASES

For additional information on citing the following types of sources, consult the related
sections on bibliographic entries, indicated in parentheses after the headings.

a. Material Accessed from a Periodically Published Database on CD-ROM

Angier, Natalie. “Chemists Learn Why Vegetables Are Good for You,” New York Times
13 Apr. 1993, late ed.: C1, New York Times Ondisc, CD-ROM, UMI-Proquest, Oct.
1993.
“Guidelines for Family Television Viewing,” (Urbana: ERIC Clearing house on
Elementary and Early Childhood Educ., 1990), ERIC, CD-ROM, SilverPlatter, June
1993.
“U.S. Population by Age: Urban and Urbanized Areas,” 1990 U.S. Census of Population
and Housing, CD-ROM, US Bureau of the CENSUS, 1990.

b. A Nonperiodical Publication on CD-ROM

Orchestra, CD-ROM (Burbank: Warner New Media, 1992).

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Albatross, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., CD-ROM (Oxford: Oxford UP,
1992).
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Dejection: An Ode, The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel
Taylor Coleridge,” ed. Coleridge, Ernest Hartley, vol. 1(Oxford: Clarendon, 1912)
362-68, English Poetry Full-Text Database, rel. 2, CD-ROM (Cambridge, Eng.:
Chadwyck, 1993).

c. A Publication on Diskette
Joyce, Michael. Afternoon: A Story, diskette (Watertown: Eastgate, 1987).
Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Guidance Information System, 17th ed., diskette
(Cambridge: Riverside-Houghton, 1992).

d. A Publication on Magnetic Tape

College, Agnes Scott. Petersons College Database, magnetic tape (Princeton: Petersons,
1992).
English Poetry Full-Text Database, rel. 2, magnetic tape (Cambridge, Eng.: Chadwyck,
1993).

e. A Work in More than One Publication Medium

Perseus 1.0: Interactive Sources and Studies on Ancient Greece, CD-ROM, videodisc
(New Haven: Yale UP, 1992).

SAMPLE FIRST NOTE REFERENCES: ONLINE DATABASES

For additional information on citing the following types of sources, consult the related
sections on bibliographic entries, indicated in parentheses after the headings.

a. Material Accessed through a Computer Service

Angier, Natalie. “Chemists Learn Why Vegetables Are Good for You,” New York Times
13 Apr. 1993, late ed.: C1, New York Times Online, online, Nexis, 10 Feb. 1994.
“Guidelines for Family Television Viewing.” (Urbana: ERIC Clearing house on
Elementary and Early Childhood Educ., 1990), ERIC, online, BRS, 22 Nov. 1993.
“U.S. Population by Age: Urban and Urbanized Areas,” 1990 U.S. Census of Population
and Housing, online, Human Resource Information Network, 3 May 1994.

b. Material Accessed through a Computer Network

Moulthrop, Stuart. “You Say You Want a Revolution?” Hypertext and the Laws of
Media, Postmodern Culture 1.3 (1991): par. 19, online, BITNET, 10 Jan. 1993.
Readings, Bill. Translation and Comparative Literature: The Terror of European
Humanism, Surfaces 1.11 (Dec. 1991): 6, online, Internet, 2 Feb. 1992.
Steele, Ken. Special Discounts on the New Variorum Shakespeare, Shakespeare 2.124 (4
May 1991): n. pag., online, BITNET, 1 June 1991.
Hardy, Thomas. Far from the Madding Crowd, ed. Blythe, Ronald (Harmondsworth :
Penguin, 1978), online, Oxford Text Archive, Internet, 24 Jan. 1994.
Octovian, ed. Frances McSparran, Early English Text Soc. 289 (London: Oxford UP,
1986), online, U of Virginia Lib., Internet, 6 Apr. 1994.

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SAMPLE FIRST NOTE REFERENCES: OTHER SOURCES

For additional information on citing the following types of sources, consult the related
sections on bibliographic entries, indicated in parentheses after the headings.

a. A Television or Radio Program

Frankenstein: The Making of the Monster, Great Books, narr. Sutherland, Donald, writ.
Vink, Eugenie, dir. Ward, Jonathan, Learning Channel, 8 Sept. 1993.

b. A Sound Recording
Norrington, Roger, cond., Symphony no. 1 in C and Symphony no. 6 in F. by Ludwig van
Beethoven, London Classical Players, EMI, 1988.
Holiday, Billie. God Bless the Child. rec. 9 May 1941, The Essence of Billie Holiday,
Columbia, 1991.
Scott, George C. narr., World War II. audiocassette, Carmichael, 1990.
Wilgus, D. K. Southern Folk Tales, audiotape, rec. 23-25 Mar. 1965, U of California,
Los Angeles, Archives of Folklore, B. 76. 82.
Lewiston, David. liner notes, The Balinese Gamelan: Music from the Morning of the
World. LP, Nonesuch, n.d.

c. A Film or Video Recording

It's a Wonderful Life, dir. Capra, Frank, perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel
Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell, RKO, 1946.
Renoir, Jean, dir., Grand Illusion [La grande Illusion], perf. Gabin Jean and Stroheim,
Erich von, 1938, videodisc, Voyager, 1987.
Looking at Our Earth: A Visual Dictionary, sound filmstrip, Natl. Geographic Educ.
Services, 1992.

d. A Performance
Rigg, Diana, perf., Medea, by Euripides, trans. Elliot, Alistair, dir. Kent, Jonathan,
Longacre Theatre, New York, 7 Apr. 1994.
Joplin, Scott, Treemonisha, dir. Corsaro, Frank, cond. Gunther Schuller, perf. Carmen
Balthrop, Allen, and Curtis Rayam, Houston Grand Opera, Miller Theatre, Houston,
18 May 1975.

e. A Musical Composition
Beethoven, Ludwig van, Symphony no. 8 in F, op. 93.

f. A Work of Art
Rijn, Rembrandt van, Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York.
Cassatt, Mary, Mother and Child, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, American Painting:
1560-1913, by Pearce, John (New York: McGraw, 1964) slide 22.

g. A Letter, a Memo, an E-Mail Communication, or a Public Online Posting

Woolf, Virginia, to Eliot, T. S., 28 July 1920, letter 1138 of the Letters of Virginia Wolf,
ed. Nicolson, Nigel and Trautmann, Joanne, vol. 2 (New York: Harcourt, 1976) 437-

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38.
Benton, Thomas Hart, letter to Charles Fremont, 22 June 1847, John Charles Fremont
Papers, Southwest Museum Lib., Los Angleles.
Morrison, Toni, letter to the author, 17 May 1992.
Lancashire, Ian, e-mail to the author, 1 Mar. 1994.
Moore, Bill, memo to assessment liaisons, State Board for Community and Technical
Colls., Olympia, WA, 29 May 1992.
Shaumann, Thomas Michael, Re: Technical German, 5 Aug. 1994. Online posting,
newsgroup comp. Edu. Languages. Natural, Usenet, 7 Sept. 1994.

h. An Interview
Fellini, Federico, The Long Interview, Juliet of the Spirits, ed. Kezich, Tullio, trans.
Greenfield Howard (New York: Ballantine, 1966) 56.
Updike, John, interview with Scott Simon, Weekend Edition, Nat'1. Public Radio,
WBUR, Boston, 2 Apr. 1994.
Pei, I. M., personal interview, 22 July 1993.

i. A Map or Chart
Washington, DC, map (Chicago: Rand, 1992).
The First Aid Card, chart (n.p.: Papertech, 1988).

j. A Cartoon
Chast, Roz, cartoon, New Yorker 11 Apr. 1994: 58.
Trudeau, Garry, Doonesbury, cartoon, Star-Ledger [Newark] 3 Jan. 1994: 24.

k. An Advertisement
Chanel for Men, advertisement, GQ Dec. 1993: 125-26.

l. A Lecture, a Speech, or an Address

Atwood, Margaret. “Silencing the Scream, Boundaries of the Imagination Forum,” MLA
Convention, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, 29 Dec. 1993.
Terkel, Studs, address, Conf. on Coll. Composition and Communication Convention,
Palmer House, Chicago, 22 Mar. 1990.

m. A Manuscript or Typescript
Twain, Mark, notebook 32, ts., Mark Twain Papers, U of California, Berkeley, 50.

TABLES AND FIGURES

1. Definitions

·The word "Table" designates tabulated numerical data used in the body of the
thesis/dissertation and in the appendices. Tables consist of an arrangement of facts,
figures, and values in an orderly sequence usually in rows or columns.
·The word "Figure" designates all other nonverbal material used in the body of the
thesis/dissertation and in the appendices, such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs,
plates, drawings, recording discs, diagrams, etc.

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2. Captions

·Captions are the descriptive titles of tables and figures and are generally one line of
type.
·Every table must bear a number and caption.
·The captions as they appear with the tables and figures must be identical in every way
with their listing in the preliminary pages.
·If the caption is too long to be placed below the figure, a facing page is inserted.

3. Preparation

·Tables and figures must be of professional quality.

·Diagrams, drawings, figures, etc. must be sufficiently clear, sharp, and large enough to
be easily readable and suitable for micro-filming.
·Computer printout tables and figures must be fully legible.
·Printouts must be given numbers and captions identifying them as tables.
·Printouts must be reduced to standard 8.5''x 11" size or placed on oversize, 11" x 17"
paper, and inserted as a fold-out (See Oversize Instructions below).
·Photographic reduction may be necessary. (No more than 3-5% reduction is suggested,
further reduction may lead to unintelligible print quality).
·All tables and figures, including the caption, must meet margin, font and format
requirements.
·Photographs smaller than 8.5" x 11" should be firmly mounted with rubber cement.
·Photo mounting corners, transparent tape, or staples are not acceptable.
·In copies and on microfilm all colors appear as shades of gray, at best, and some
colors disappear. Cross-hatching may be necessary to symbolize color distinctions.
·If photographs are used, black and white prints should be made from the original
negative for all copies of the thesis/dissertation.

4. Oversize Tables and Figures

·If charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, etc. are unable to be presented on 8.5" x 11" paper,
they may be placed on 11" x 17".
·Paper quality must meet paper and margin requirements.

5. Instructions

·Set your margins to accommodate cutting the 11" x 17" paper.

·Cut .75" off from the 17" length, making the final page size 11" x 16.25"
·Fold to within 0.5" from the left edge of the paper.

6. Placement

·Tables and figures are inserted as near as possible to the text they illustrate or may be

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placed in the appendices.

·Tables and figures of one-half page or less in length may appear on the same page
with text. If larger than half-page, they must be placed on their own page.
·Two or more small tables or figures may be placed together on a single page.
·Wide tables or figures may be placed broadside. The table should be placed so that
the top of the table is nearest the 1.5" binding side. The placement of the table or
figure, vertical or horizontal, does not alter the position of the page numbering
requirements set forth in this guidebook.
·The number of the table and its caption are placed above the top line of the table.
·The number of the figure and its caption are placed below the last line or bottom edge
of the figure.

7. Numbering

· Tables/figures are numbered in separate series. Each table/figure has a number in its
own series. Each series is numbered consecutively:

Figure 16 Figure 17

Note: Other systems of numbering may be required or strongly preferred by some

departments. These are acceptable if used consistently.

· If any table continues on subsequent pages, the caption is not repeated and the top
line should read:

Table 16 (cont'd).

· The page on which the table/figure appears is numbered consecutively with the main
text.
· This page number is used in the List of Tables or List of Figures.

8. Citations of Tables and Figures

· When making a reference to a table/figure in the body of the text, the full word and
number should be used, thus:

Figure 53 Table 26

9. Facing Pages

· Count and number.

· A facing page contains the caption for a table/figure that is too long to be placed on
the same page as the table/figure.
· The caption is centered, top to bottom, on the page.
· Margins for this page are: Left and Right 1" (2.54cm)
· The number of the table/figure must appear both with the caption and the table/figure.

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MULTI-VOLUME THESES/DISSERTATIONS

Any thesis/dissertation that is thicker than 1.75" must be divided into multiple
volumes. Students should take into consideration that cotton rag paper is thicker than
standard printer paper. If a thesis/dissertation is 1.5" thick on standard printer paper,
chances are the final copy on cotton rag will be close, if not over, the 1.75" thickness.

Each volume should be separated at the end of a major division. The Volume I, II,
etc., title page (not counted or numbered) is placed at the beginning of each volume and
is identical except for the words Volume I, Volume II, which should be placed just below
the title.
· All preliminary pages will remain in Volume I.
· In numbering the text and reference pages, numbering is continuous from Volume I
through all subsequent volumes.

(Example)

A STUDY ON FINANCIAL STABILITY IN EMERGING MARKETS WITH

CAPITAL MOBILITY

VOLUME I
By

Sung-Bong Ahn

USE OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS

The student is required to obtain permission from the author or publishers to quote
extensively from copyrighted material. Such permission is usually granted on
condition that acknowledgment is made. If payment is required, it is to be borne by the
student. Permission for the use of any such materials must be obtained before the
thesis/dissertation is submitted to the KDI School.

USE OF REPRINTS IN THESES/DISSERTATIONS

· Reprints may be used in the body of a thesis/dissertation if the student is either the
primary author or has been primarily responsible for the publication. This assumes
the student has had primary responsibility for the research as well as the preparation
and the editing of the manuscript.
· Reprints must be sufficiently clear and of a size that, when bound, lend themselves to
micro-filming. Two-sided reprints are not acceptable.
· Such reprints, if used, must constitute only a subsidiary part of the thesis/dissertation.
Their approval as part of the thesis/dissertation must be secured by an explicit vote of
the committee.
· Some discussion and/or other documentation in addition to the reprint(s) must be

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included within the body of the thesis/dissertation.

· The thesis/dissertation must contain a suitable preliminary format, which includes the
title pages, table of contents, and other appropriate preliminary elements. It must
also include an introduction and statement of the current status of the area of inquiry,
statement of the problem, the methodology (if not in the reprint itself), summary of
the total concern of the various documents so that there is a coherent summation for
the thesis/dissertation and it must have a final reference list or bibliography which
will assemble in one place all pertinent and appropriate reference material.
· As noted above, the student is solely responsible for securing permission to use
copyrighted material in his/her thesis/dissertation.

DEGREE COMPLETION

1. The term of intended graduation:

a. Obtain a packet of forms from the Office of Academic Affairs prior to submitting
the thesis/dissertation.

b. Verify deadline dates for the term.

2. How to Avoid Delays and Meet the Deadlines

Each document will be reviewed for quality of print, correct formatting and
appropriate page numbering. A single document can take anywhere from 10 to 20
minutes to process, depending on the size and number of errors encountered. Most are
accepted, but a small number must be returned to the students for corrections.

· Paper
The final copy must be on the unlined white paper of good quality, A4 size.

· Preliminary Copy
Bring a preliminary copy of the thesis/dissertation to your thesis supervisor for
proofreading before printing the final copy. It only takes a couple of minutes to review a
document for correct formatting. An appointment may be necessary.

· Bookplate
Must be typed, and signed/dated by the major professor, thesis supervisor, or the head
of the department.

3. Responsibilities of the Student

· Program requirements, course credits, and deferred credits normally will have been
completed, with the exception of thesis/dissertation credits, before the beginning of
the final term.
· The student should distribute an appropriate number of unbound copies (5 copies) of
the thesis/dissertation to the Thesis Evaluation Committee for the term in which
graduation is anticipated.

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· The thesis/dissertation must be acceptable to the thesis/dissertation director

(Chairperson of the Thesis Evaluation Committee).
· The pages of the thesis/dissertation may be placed in a folder or file, but is not to be
bound at this point.

SUBMITTING YOUR THESIS/DISSERTATION

The following materials must be presented to the KDI School:

1. Copies of the thesis

· Prepare 5 copies of your thesis/dissertation which are dated and signed by a

committee member.
· The thesis must be prepared in accordance with the specifications detailed in this
guidebook.
· Changes, corrections, or additions suggested by the thesis/dissertation supervisor or
committee are to be incorporated before submission to the KDI School.

2. Application for Copyright (Academic Thesis Release Form)

· Students and their major professors should give careful consideration to the
desirability of registering the copyright.

3. Final Note

· Be sure you have saved your work on disk and have a hard-copy before submitting
your thesis/dissertation to the KDI School.
· Once a thesis/dissertation has been submitted to the KDI School, it becomes a
permanent copy belonging to the KDI School.

FINAL REVIEW: MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN SUBMITTING A THESIS/

DISSERTATION

1. Margins

· Margin specifications are typically not met throughout the entire thesis/dissertation.
The Preliminary Pages, the Text, and the Reference Material are three major parts of the
thesis/dissertation. All pages MUST meet margin requirements.

2. Paper

· Unlined white paper of good quality

· A4 size, more than 70 pound weight

3. Incorrect Page Numbering

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The preliminary pages are numbered with small roman numerals. The text is
numbered with Arabic numerals starting at page 1 with the Introduction or Chapter 1.
The page of reference material is continuously numbered throughout.

4. Blank Page

The blank page at the beginning of the thesis/dissertation is not numbered or counted.

5. Additional Title Page

The additional title page cannot be submitted without the Major Professor or
supervisor's name, two single-spaced lines below the year. The extra title page will be
submitted to the Academic Affairs Office for final degree certification.

6. Copy Quality

If the thesis/dissertation contains black smudges, photocopy lines, etc., it will not be
accepted. Theses/dissertations must be flawless and of professional quality. A
thesis/dissertation submitted with flaws will be rejected.

7. Deadline

The summer and fall deadline for submitting a thesis/dissertation is not negotiable.
Extensions or exceptions cannot be made.

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CHECK SHEET

When a thesis is submitted to the KDI School, a staff member will use a check list
similar to the one below to verify that the thesis has been formatted correctly. If
corrections need to be made, they will be noted on the form and returned to the student.
It is strongly recommended that the student bring a preliminary copy of his/her
thesis/dissertation to the Office of Academic Affairs for review prior to printing the final
version on expensive cotton rag paper.

1. PAPERWORK:

Name Comparison
Citizenship
Signatures
Title Page with Thesis supervisor's name at bottom
Abstract (max of 3 pages, double-spaced)

2. CONTENTS OF THESIS:
Unlined white paper of good quality, A4 size
Title Page
Abstract (Double-spaced)

Copyright (Optional)
1.0” Left, Right, Top, Bottom Margins
12-point fonts (both titles and contents)
Quality of copy
Sequence of Page Numbering
Darkness of Print
Minimum 30 pages (Recommended)

3. COMMENTS:

:
Student's Name: _________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Checked by:_____________________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________________________________

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REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

To avoid a last-minute problem in receiving your degree, use this checklist to make
sure that you have completed all of the requirements.

- Check your records, have you:

·Completed and passed all courses as outlined in your Guidance Committee Report?

· Remember, you need to be enrolled during the term in which you defend your thesis.
A term is defined as the first day of classes until, but not including, the first day of
classes for the next term.

- Pick up a packet of forms for completing your thesis/dissertation from Academic

Affairs, the KDI School

- Submit a final copy of your approved thesis/dissertation to the KDI School prior to
the deadline for the expected term of graduation.

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IV. SAMPLES

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Sample Cover Title Page

A STUDY ON FINANCIAL STABILITY IN EMERGING MARKETS WITH

CAPITAL MOBILITY

By

Sung-Bong Ahn

THESIS

Submitted to
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of

MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY

2001

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Sample Inside Title Page

A STUDY ON FINANCIAL STABILITY IN EMERGING MARKETS WITH

CAPITAL MOBILITY

By

Sung-Bong Ahn

THESIS

Submitted to
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of

MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY

2001

Professor Jong-Il You

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Sample Abstract

ABSTRACT

A STUDY ON FINANCIAL STABILITY IN EMERGING MARKETS WITH

CAPITAL MOBILITY

By

Sung-Bong Ahn

As globalization spawned over the world, the economy of most countries in the world
became heavily interdependent on one another. In the financial sector, emerging market
countries such as Korea and Thailand experienced massive capital inflows in recent
years. These countries also liberalized their financial markets for foreign investors to
move their funds into their respective countries. Capital inflows are evaluated to have
contributed the growth of developing countries where capital accumulation is necessary.
Countries in Latin America and Asia could have driven their economic development
strategy with the help of foreign capital. Capital inflows, however, once investors lose
their confidence in being paid back, immediately turn away into capital flight. In fact, in
1997, several Asian countries had to face serious financial collapse when their ability to
pay loans back was in doubt.

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Sample Copyright Page (Optional)

Copyright by
Sung-Bong Ahn (Full legal name)
2001 (Year of publication)

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Sample Dedication (Optional)

Dedicated to Claire Jung

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Sample Acknowledgements (Optional)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many people have given their precious time, good thinking and generous support to
this book. First of all, I want to thank the indefatigable staff of the International
Education Association – in particular, Kyung-Hwa Jung, Hak-Pyo Hong, Hyun-Joo Kim
and Mi-Na Kim – who organized the Conference in September 1997. We also want to
express our gratitude to Moo-Young Kim, the President of Playland for his moral and
financial support. Woon-Gi Hwang, the President, and Gyu-Ree Kim, the Vice-President,
of the Korea Advanced-Thinkers’ Committee at the time of the Conference offered
thoughtful advice from the beginning to the end of entire project. We are grateful to
Jung-Suk Oh of Dae-Han Ilbo(Daily) for his participation and summarizing the event in
a highly powerful and convincing manner.

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Sample Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………... 1

II. MANUALS FOR WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION ……………….. 1

A. RECOMMENDED MANUALS ………………………………………… 1

B. GUIDES TO WRITING ………………………………………….……… 2

Handbooks of Composition
Dictionaries of Usage
Guides to Nonsexist Language
Books on Style

III. A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION ..… 5

A. WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION ………………………………... 5

Working from Notecards .……………………………………………… 5
The First Draft ..………………………………………………………… 5
Coherence and Unity ...…………………………………………………. 6
Point of View ……………………………………………………………. 7
Some Aspects of Style ...………………………………………………… 7
Sentence Structure
Abbreviations
Numbers
Italics
Contractions
Punctuation
Tense
Reference of Pronouns
Paragraphing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Wordiness
Copyreading and Revision ……………………………………………. 11

B. FORMATTING THE THESIS/DISSERTATION ……………………….. 12

Format Requirements …………………………………………………. 12
Paper
Word-Processing
Typewriters
Font Formatting

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Sample List of Tables (Optional)

LIST OF TABLES

1. Kenya : Provincial boundaries 34

2. Western Province : District and division boundaries and ecological zones 36

3. Western Province : Location boundaries and research sites 39

4. Conversion of Chinese Romanization 41

5. Hebrew Alphabet and Transliteration 59

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Sample List of Figures (Optional)

LIST OF FIGURES

1. Elections in Gotefrith Province, 1999-1910 46

2. Smoking among American Adults, by age 52

3. Smokers and Nonsmokers, by sex 68

4. Smoking among American Adults, by age and sex 77

5. Smoking History of American Adults, by Age and Sex 88

6. Smoking among Adult Americans, by Type of Background, Urban or Rural 101

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Sample Text Pages

INTRODUCTION

The Introduction should contain a brief statement of the problem under investigation. It

should outline the scope, aim, and general character of the research. The Introduction

may be the opening statements of the first major division. Type "INTRODUCTION"

centered at the top of the page. Double-space twice. Begin typing the text.

MANUALS FOR WRITING A THESIS/DISSERTATION

This is the substance of the thesis/dissertation, including all the divisions and

subdivisions as indicated by headings identical to those listed in the Table of Contents.

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

These are usually treated as the last major division of the text. If appropriate, a final

division entitled "RECOMMENDATIONS" may follow.

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Sample Appendix or Appendices

APPENDICES

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Sample Appendix or Appendices

APPENDIX A

Smoking among American Adults, by Age

Age N Smoke (%) Don’t Smoke (%)

18 - 32 1,722 30.6 69.4
33 - 47 2,012 37.1 62.9
48 - 62 1,928 35.2 64.8
63+ 1,646 30.5 69.5
Total 7,308

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Sample Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Tortelli, Anthony B., ed. Sociology Approaching the Twenty-first Century. Los Angeles:
Peter and Sons, 1991.

Gianakakos, Peter, and William Poweska, trans. Studies of Transformation in Eastern

Europe. Buffalo, N.Y.: Touser and Blinken, 1991.

Santos, Manuel, comp. The Collected Works of Henrietta Kahn. Boston: I. J. Filbert,
1989.

Mill, John Stuart. Autobiography and Literary Essays. Edited by John M. Robinson and
Jack Stillinger. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980.

Harris, Mark. Introduction to With the Procession, by Henry B. Fuller. Chicago:

University of Chicago Press, 1986.

International Monetary Fund. Surveys of African Economies. vol. 7, Algeria, Mali,

Morocco, and Tunisia. Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund, 1977.

Thomson, Virgil. “Age and the Collage of Noises.” Chap. 8 in American Music since
1910. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.

U.S. Department of State. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States,
1914. Washington, D.C., 1928.

White, E. B. Memorandum to Harold Ross, 2 May 1946. In Letters of E. B. White, ed.

Dorothy Lobrano Guth, 273. New York: Harper and Row, 1976.

Hazard, John No. the Soviet System of Government. 5th ed. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 1980.

Peterspring, Caeli Love, and Ian Mills Michaelson, eds. The Flowering of Harmonious
Internationalism. 4 vols. Chicago: Marmer, 1990-93.

Parmwinkle, William. Survey of American Humor. Vol. 2, Humor of the American

Midwest. Boston: Plenum Press, 1983.

Hefner, Hubert. The Nature of Drama. Vol. 2 of An Introduction to Literature, edited

by Gordon N. Ray. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959.

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NOTE:

1. Yr 1998, 1999 Students, pls note that our School name has changed from :
“School of Public Policy and Global Management, KDI” to “KDI School of
Public Policy and Management”

2. Yr 1998, 1999 Students, pls note that names of your majors has changed to
EP : Master of Economics and Public Policy
SM : Master of Strategy and Global Management
IR : Master of International Relations and Political Economy
GD : Master of Growth and Development Studies

3. Yr 2000 Students, pls note that names of your majors has changed to
EP : Master of Public Policy
SM : Master of Business Administration
IR : Master of Public Policy
GD : Master of Public Policy

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 Request for Arranging a Thesis Supervisor

Name: Student ID:

E-mail:
Indicate Program (Check ∨)
MPP MBA MFDI MAM Ph.D.

Temporary thesis topic:

Thesis content:

Requested Thesis Supervisor

Name E-mail / Phone Number

I hereby request the above professor as my thesis supervisor

Date . , 200
Thesis Supervisor : (Sign)
Program Chair : (Sign)
KDI SCHOOL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: 1. The dean shall appoint the thesis supervisor based on the approval and
recommendation of the student's thesis supervisor and program chair.
2. The student shall be appointed his/her requested thesis supervisor depending
upon the content of the thesis and number of students requesting the same
professor.
3. A thesis supervisor may have up to 10 students.
4. Make a copy and submit it to the requested Thesis Supervisor.
 Thesis Submission Plan

* Please set your schedule your thesis writing and submission plan.

Date
Activities
(MM-DD-YYYY)

Date . , 200

Submitted by (signature)

Approved by Thesis Supervisor (signature)

 Proposal for Thesis

Name: Student ID:

Indicate Program (Check ∨)

MPP MBA MFDI MAM Ph.D.

Email Address: ____________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________
Telephone: _________________________________________________________

Thesis Supervisor

Thesis Title

Intended
Submission Date

Attached is my thesis proposal. Please review it for approval.

Date . , 200

Submitted by (signature)

Approved by Thesis Supervisor (signature)

To the Dean of KDI School of Public Policy and Management

 Format of Thesis Proposal

* Thesis proposal must be 4 or more pages (A4 Paper Size)

1. The purpose of your thesis

2. The Methods and Strategies of your research
3. Tentative Chapter Headings
4. Bibliography
 Request for Changing a Thesis Supervisor

Name: Student ID:

Indicate Program (Check ∨)

MPP MBA MFDI MAM Ph.D.

Changing Thesis Supervisor

Current Thesis Supervisor

New Thesis Supervisor

Reasons for Changing

I hereby request to change my Thesis Supervisor for the above-stated reasons. Please
review it for approval.

Date . , 200

Submitted by _____________________ (sign)

Current Thesis Supervisor _____________________ (sign)

New Thesis Supervisor _____________________ (sign)

Program Chair _____________________ (sign)

To the Dean of KDI School of Public Policy and Management

 Request for Thesis Evaluation

Name : Student ID :
Indicate Program (Check ∨)
MPP MBA MFDI MAM Ph.D.

Email Address : (Tel: )

Mailing Address :

Thesis Supervisor

Thesis Topic

I hereby request for evaluation of the thesis.

Date . , 200
Submitted by (sign)
Approved by Thesis Supervisor (sign)
Approved by Program Chair (sign)

To the Dean of KDI School of Public Policy and Management

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thesis Submission Receipt
Name : Program :
Recipient : (sign)

Date : . , 200

KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Academic and Student Affairs
 Recommendation from the Thesis Supervisor
for Thesis Evaluation

Student Name : Student ID :

Indicate Program (Check ∨)
MPP MBA MFDI MAM Ph.D.

Email Address : (Tel: )

Mailing Address :

Thesis Topic

The above-stated student is eligible to submit a thesis for Master's Degree and therefore I
hereby recommend his/her thesis.

Comments on the thesis

Date . . 200

Thesis Supervisor (sign)

Program Chair (sign)

To the Dean of KDI School of Public Policy and Management

 Academic Thesis Release Form

KDI School of Public Policy & Management Program : MPP Date of Graduation :
Name Student ID
Email Tel.
Mailing Address
Title of Thesis

I hereby grant the KDI School of Public Policy and Management nonexclusive permission to
release the above-named thesis.

The above-named thesis is to be released with the following status:

1. Reproduction for make-up of database content and dissemination of the contents of
the thesis on the internet and other channels are permitted.
2. Reproduction in parts or changes made to the presentation of the thesis are
permitted. Changes made to the contents of the thesis are strictly prohibited.
3. Any reproduction and dissemination of the thesis for commercial use is strictly
prohibited.
4. The release period shall not expire as long as there are no requests by the author to
make any adjustments or cancellation to the release status.
5. In case your thesis was transferred to copyright ownership or was released to the
public, the institution that released the thesis must be notified within one month.
6. The KDI School will not be held from and against any and all claims, damages,
liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by the author due to any violation of rights
committed against the author during the authorized release of the thesis period.
7. The affiliated institution is granted nonexclusive permission by the above-named
school to reproduce and disseminate the thesis as stipulated above.

I, (your name), knowingly and voluntarily permit the KDI School of Public Policy and
Management to the full use of the above-named thesis for reproduction and dissemination.

, 200
Name & Signature Date

To the Dean of the KDI School of Public Policy and Management

Note: Point 7 must be included and clearly stipulated on all academic thesis release forms from every
participating university.