Resources for Writing and Preparing the
Applied Dissertation
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Guidelines
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Format and Style Requirements—APA Manual and
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Style Guide
Style Guide for the Applied Dissertation (2009, August) for all applied dissertations submitted to the ARC for the final-approval process after January 1, 2010—see announcement above.
Style Guide for the Applied Dissertation (2004, October) for all applied dissertations submitted to the ARC for the final-approval process before January 1, 2010—see announcement above.
Note: The Style Guide for the Applied Dissertation is in portable document format (PDF). Therefore, printed sample pages may have slight variances in font and margin size (When printing, select “None” for Page Scaling). However, you should rely on your own measurements for establishing correct font size and margins in your manuscript.
Changes in the 2009 Edition of the
Style Guide for the Applied DissertationRefer to the Web site of the Office of Academic Affairs for format requirements for assignments other than the applied dissertation (click "Academic Writing," then "FSEHS Standard Format for Assignments").
Guidelines for the Approval Page
Format Review
Format Checklist for the Applied Dissertation
This form must accompany all submissions of the applied dissertation for the Format Review.
CURRENT TURNAROUND TIME
FOR FORMAT REVIEW OF DISSERTATION:BUSINESS DAYS
The university is closed on November 26 and 27.
APA Guidelines
- Corrections to the First Printing of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition
- Clarification of APA section 3.94 (5th ed. of Publication Manual) with regard to subsequent references, within a paragraph, of a single work.
- APA Style Guide to Electronic References – Updated guidelines are available free of charge to NSU students from Distance and Instructional Library Services. Fischler School dissertation students may continue using the guidelines from the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001) to prepare their reference lists. Students who choose to follow the more recent and updated guidelines should not mix the two styles in their reference lists. Consistency within either style is expected. (Follow the guidelines of the sixth edition of APA’s Publication Manual for applied dissertations submitted to the ARC for the final-approval process after January 1, 2010.)
- APA Style Web site
- Mastering APA Style: Student's Workbook and Training Guide
- Checklist for APA Form and Style (based on 5th ed., APA manual)
- How to Cite Sources: APA Style (based on 5th ed., APA manual)
- Minilessons for APA Style (based on 5th ed., APA manual)
- APA Documentation (based on 5th ed., APA manual)
NOTE: The primary resource for APA style is the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Unofficial resources should be used only for purposes of clarification.
Abstract Descriptors
NOTE: Do not use descriptors found in the thesaurus that contain a year or years in parentheses. These descriptors are no longer valid; the parenthetical notation in the thesaurus indicates the time period when the descriptor was in use.
Writing Resources
- Academic Writing Course
- The Academic Phrasebank, from the University of Manchester (UK), provides examples of phrases commonly found in dissertations. It should not, however, be used as a model of correct APA style (e.g., reference citations).
- The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (by Lynne Truss) An educational companion to the bestselling book is in PDF.
- Copyright Law and Graduate Research (by Kenneth D. Crews)
- Copyright & Fair Use
- Eleven
Rules of Writing
- A Guide to Indispensable Writing Resources
- The
Editing and Rewriting Process
- Guide to Grammar & Writing
- Purdue
University's Online Writing Lab
- Common
Errors in English
Word Processing Help
Tips for Correct Margins in the Applied Dissertation Manuscript
Microsoft Word 2007 Training Workbook is a publication of NSU's Technology Training Services.
From the Microsoft Office Web site's Assistance Center, a step-by-step procedure for the Table of Contents shows how to insert a line of dots that leads to page numbers (for Word 2002).
These detailed instructions for pagination (Word 2003 and Word 2007) were contributed by Committee Chair David Weintraub, EdD.
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