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2001-2002 - College of Education - University of Illinois at Urbana ...

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Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.)students choosing the APA style manual, insertion <strong>of</strong> tables and figuresshould follow the Gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>College</strong> instructions r<strong>at</strong>her than thosecontained in the APA manual.Every dissert<strong>at</strong>ion in final manuscript form must be reviewed andapproved for form<strong>at</strong> by the Instructional Programs Office. It is highlyrecommended th<strong>at</strong> students turn in a draft for a preliminary form<strong>at</strong>review after completion <strong>of</strong> the preliminary oral exam. When submittinga dissert<strong>at</strong>ion for form<strong>at</strong> checking, the student must specify whicheditorial style has been selected for use. [The student should note th<strong>at</strong> twodeadline d<strong>at</strong>es for form<strong>at</strong> checks and thesis deposit are set before each gradu<strong>at</strong>iond<strong>at</strong>e. The first deadline is for the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> and the second is for finaldeposit <strong>at</strong> the Gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>College</strong>. Failure to meet either deadline may result in adelayed gradu<strong>at</strong>ion d<strong>at</strong>e. Deadlines are available each semester from theInstructional Programs Office, 120 <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> Building.) Students shouldallow a minimum <strong>of</strong> three weeks for the form<strong>at</strong> check.Dissert<strong>at</strong>ion AbstractAbstracts for dissert<strong>at</strong>ions in the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> must include asynopsis <strong>of</strong> the following inform<strong>at</strong>ion to describe fully the completedstudy:1. the problem and its theoretical and educ<strong>at</strong>ional significance;2. the research design and/or approach employed (include whereappropri<strong>at</strong>e descriptions <strong>of</strong> subjects and methods);3. an overview <strong>of</strong> the results; and4. conclusions, recommend<strong>at</strong>ions, and/or implic<strong>at</strong>ions.Final Examin<strong>at</strong>ionThe student must be registered during the term (including summer) <strong>of</strong>the final oral examin<strong>at</strong>ion in which the dissert<strong>at</strong>ion is presented anddefended before an examining committee. This committee is usually thesame one as for the preliminary oral examin<strong>at</strong>ion. Membership criteriafor the final oral examin<strong>at</strong>ion are the same as for the preliminary oralexamin<strong>at</strong>ion committee (described on page 37). The student mustpresent the dissert<strong>at</strong>ion to the final examin<strong>at</strong>ion committee for readingtwo weeks before the examin<strong>at</strong>ion; in some cases it may be morereasonable to allow three weeks.Final oral exams are oral and public. The Gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>College</strong> requires th<strong>at</strong>the final oral examin<strong>at</strong>ion form should be completed by the department39

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