Capstone Project!!

CAPSTONE APPLICATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT

CAPSTONE APPPLICATION PLAN

ENVM 698: INTEGRATED PROJECT

PURPOSE:

The Integrated Project (Capstone Project) is intended to bring together all previous course work and link the student to the working world. The capstone project is also an assessment of whether the goals of the program have been accomplished. The Capstone Project must be selected from an Environmental, Safety and Health or closely related topic area to appropriately judge the program goals.

METHOD:

The Capstone is accomplished through an independent study project. Students: (1) select an appropriate topic and faculty advisor, and (2) complete the project and accompanying report for grading by the advisor and program review.

Part 1.

Students shall select an area of interest within the ES&H arena. The student will complete the Capstone Prospectus, which describes the area interest and outlines the research envisioned, as well as the evaluation criteria.

The student at this time may reference the advisor with whom they wish to work. The Program Director shall review the topic and assure that the referenced advisor is appropriate for the nature of the project and willing to work with the student. The capstone may be taken for 1 or 2 credit hours. The number of credit hours will be determined based upon the amount of work involved for the project.

Part 2.

Each student shall perform a project consisting of one of the following: empirical research, case study, modeling, instrument development, or a descriptive research paper. The faculty adviser shall assist the student by directing the student in completing the work. The finished work shall consist of a written document, described below in “Guidelines”. Copies shall be provided as described in the Guidelines. Although less rigorous than a formal thesis, the finished product shall require approval from both the supervising faculty member and the Program Director.

Students lacking substantial work experience in the fields of environmental, safety and health management may serve an internship as the basis for their project or seek direction from their faculty advisor. The faculty member shall supervise an internship project or work closely with an industry representative familiar with the work. The student shall be required to prepare a written report based upon his/her internship. The supervisor and faculty advisor shall review the written product.

FACULTY CREDIT:

All faculty qualified for this program and related fields are eligible to supervise student research for this class. The individual faculty member will receive teaching load credit appropriate for the nature of the project.

GRADING:

Grading will be conducted on a point system with letter grade assigned. The attached form will be used to evaluate grading and document assessment for the goals of the program.

COMPLETION TIME:

Students may not register for the capstone project until 20 credit hours of program study have been completed. This allows the student to meet different faculty and determine an interest area. Students shall communicate with their advisor during this period to remain active.

GUIDELINES:

The following guidelines shall be used to complete the capstone project:

1. The student will decide upon an area of interest in the Environmental or Safety and Health disciplines. The area should be compatible with the electives taken in order to strengthen that knowledge OR an area compatible with the student’s general skills and interests. The following research classifications are suggested as recommended types of projects.

1. Empirical Research: A research project that includes a statement of hypothesis, data collection, statistical inference and a summary/conclusions or data reduction.

1. Case Studies: A research project that includes a statement of problems, data collection, analysis and either statistical or subjective inference, and should include conclusions and a plan of action.

1. Modeling: A project that involves developing a creative model that contributes something original to the area under consideration. The model should illustrate developed theory and practice and contribute to further learning.

For this type of project to be acceptable, there should be a review of theory and practice in the area under consideration and at least one trial experience. For example, a typical project might include the following steps (this is not the same as the required methodology for the total paper):

-Theory Exploration

-Literature Review

-Identification & Discussion of Relevant, Related Models.

-Model Design

-Trial Experience

-Conclusions

1. Instrument Development: A project that involves developing an instrument for the measurement of some dimension, unit or construct. The instrument should support developed theory and contribute to its further development and/or application.

-Theory Application

-Identification of Other Relevant Instruments

-Instrument Design

-Testing of Instruments

-Conclusion

1. Descriptive Paper: A research project that includes a statement of problem, or hypothesis, utilizing secondary research and that contributes an original conclusion that integrates material or data, in a manner that has not been previously expressed. It is our recommendation that a descriptive paper that does not include a formal hypothesis statement as defined above and serves primarily as a descriptive summary of an area, issue, etc., not be considered an acceptable ENVM 698 project. In summary, our program believes that the descriptive paper is a legitimate academic endeavor but needs careful supervision by the advisor to ensure a quality project.
   

2. Training Manuals/ Comprehensive Program Development and Auditing Protocols/ or Expert Systems Software Analysis
   This type of project allows for the flexibility of the student to produce original work that may benefit their employer. The final work product may be structured as a work product which is the result of research rather than a summary of research.

2) The student shall complete the prospectus form on the proposed topic and designate an advisor.
The student must select an Advisor by One of Two Ways.

1. Identify a faculty member in the department to which the topic is most clearly related. Discuss the topic with the faculty member, and after agreement with an advisor then proceed to step 4 below.

1. Contact the MSESH office for assistance in identifying faculty appropriate for the topic of interest, or assignment of faculty by the Program Director.

3) Discuss important aspects of paper with a prospective advisor. These may include:

1. Time frame for completion and weighting of grading criteria

2. Mechanical aspects such as level of detail, length, style.

3. Special problems or constraints

4. Research methods, testing, computer analysis, etc.
   

4) Do primary and/or secondary research as needed. Analyze data as appropriate for the research method(s) used.

NOTE:
All research which involves human subjects, such as when people are asked to participate in experiments, simulations, training programs, questionnaire surveys, or interviews, must have approval from The University of Findlay Human Subjects Review Board (HSRB) prior to the conduct of the study. No project involving human subjects is to proceed without the explicit approval of the board. This applies to research whether conducted solely by a faculty member, by a student under the guidance of a faculty member, or independently by the student. Guidelines for such research are available at the Office of the Graduate Studies. A copy of the HSRB’S approval must be in the student’s file prior to completion of the ENVM 698 paper.

5) Write a rough draft and submit to the advisor. Most advisors want to review the rough draft of the entire paper. Check with the advisor to determine proper procedure. Your paper, as a minimum, shall include:

-Title Page

-Table of Contents

-List of Tables (if applicable)

-List of Appendices (if applicable)

-Introduction - describe project, background research

-Body of Paper – in chapter form

-Documentation of Sources – following style selected

-Conclusion, Summary, Recommendations or Implications

-Appendices (if applicable)

-Bibliography

6) Incorporating the Capstone Advisor’s suggestions, revise the rough draft. The Capstone shall follow the requirements found in the Environmental, Safety and Health Management Student Handbook, Appendix D, Capstone Document Instructions.

7) After the Capstone Advisor approves the Capstone, he/she shall complete the grading/assessment form and forward the paper to the MSESHM Program Office for the Program Director’s Approval. The graded copy will be retained in the student’s file for 3 years after graduation.

HELPFUL HINTS

1. Be sure to consult with you advisor about the schedule for approval of your Capstone. You should be considerate of your advisor’s efforts regarding turn-around time. He/she most probably will not be able to review your paper overnight, so do not expect it. This may be crucial if you are nearing an agreed upon deadline for paper completion. Many professors have other commitments at the end of a semester and may not be available. Be sure to check with your advisor well in advance regarding his/ her availability. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange a time table for completion that is compatible with the advisor’s schedule.
   

2. Preplan your work, including likely tasks and the weighting you choose with your advisor to evaluate your project work and report.

CAPSTONE 698 – INTEGRATED PROJECT PROSPECTUS FORM

STUDENT NAME: ID#

CONTACT ADDRESS

PHONE #

DATE:

PROJECT TITLE:

DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH:

1. Problem Statement:
   
   

1. Research Effort:
   
   

Does the Project involve human or animal research? Y / N , if yes attach approval memorandum from Research Review Committee

1. Final Product Envisioned:

1. Estimated Completion Time (person hours):
   
   

2. Credit Hours:
   
   

3. Advisor Preference:

PROGRAM GOALS - EVALUATION CRITERIA:

The student and faculty advisor should predetermine the weighting of the following program goals as they apply to the nature of the capstone project. In general, each area should be evaluated to some extent, however it is recognized due to the variability of projects that each individual area may have a different emphasis.

BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE – Ability to incorporate cost counting and finance data into recommendations or decisions and/or address regulatory issues in business.

ANALYTICAL SKILLS – Ability to employ analytical tools to assess data from production, research, quality control or administrative operations.

MANAGERIAL SKILLS – Ability to manage project time and coordinate with the advisor and other project associates.

TECHNICAL SKILLS – Ability to integrate technical and regulatory knowledge of subject area into problem-solving techniques for compliance in ES&H fields.

INTEGRATIVE SKILLS – Ability to effectively integrate the above goals into a cohesive written document or presentation package (PowerPoint, training manual, etc.)

Business Skills

Analytical Skills

Managerial Skills

Technical Skills

Integrative Skills

DATE REVIEW:

Student Signature

Advisor Signature

Program Director Signature:

APPENDIX D

CAPSTONE DOCUMENT INSTRUCTIONS

1. One copy of the Capstone shall be submitted in final form to the Capstone Advisor. The copy must be prepared on white bond paper, of at least 12-pound weight, measuring 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Because the Capstone is deposited in the Environmental, Safety and Health Management Library, it should be on archival quality, acid-free paper sufficiently durable to withstand expected handling and use. Continuous feed perforated paper is not acceptable.

2. The white paper used for the Capstone must be of uniform brand, weight, and texture throughout the thesis to ensure a professional-appearing bound copy.

3. Submission of the original copy of the Capstone is not required; a photo duplicated copy of the original is acceptable if it is clean and on white, archival quality, acid-free paper of at least 24-pound weight.

4. Candidates with any doubts about the quality of either the paper or the duplication process should bring in a copied page (or, preferably, several pages) to be checked by the Capstone Advisor before having the entire document copied.

Word Processing:

1. The Capstone that is submitted to the Capstone Advisor must be printed on one side of the page only.

2. Standard 12 point font size and Times New Roman font is preferred, but non-standard fonts and size may be used if they are fully legible and acceptable to the Capstone Advisor. Under no circumstances may script fonts be used except as a demonstration of something relating to the script; italics may be used for special emphasis, foreign words, and in the citation of titles. Ten- or twelve characters per inch spacing will ensure copy that is clearly microfilmable. Once selected, the font and size should be consistent throughout the document, including table numbers and captions, with the exception noted under "General Policy Issues" below and the exception that follows: if the body of the text is in 10 cpi/12 pt or another large size font, 12 cpi/10 pt or micro type may be used for extensive tables or footnotes and endnotes.

3. Typographical or other errors must be corrected. Special effort should be made to ensure that documents are free of error.

4. All thesis copy must be distinct and of uniform quality throughout the document. The Capstone Advisor will make the final decision on the legibility of type used in the Capstone.

Spacing:

1. Standard double spacing for the document text is preferred, but 1.5 spacing is acceptable.

2. Single spacing must be used for long quotations, long tables, footnotes, multi line captions, and bibliographic entries. Double spacing should be used between footnotes and bibliographic entries.

Margins:

1. The left margin must be at least one and on half (1 1/2) inches wide; all other margins must be at least one (1) inch wide. Adherence to these margins will leave a six-by-nine (6 x 9) inch area on each page for the text or illustrative material.

2. All page numbers must fall within marginal limits.

3. Print may extend no more than one single space below the bottom marginal line, and only then to complete a footnote or the last line of a chapter, subdivision, or figure caption.

4. The only other exceptions to the margin requirements are for the first page of each chapter or major subdivision of the document, where typing begins two (2) inches rather than one inch down from the top; for tables and figures, which may be smaller, but not larger, than overall margin requirements; and special pages, such as the ones that precede the appendix (see sample document pages below).

5. With the exception noted in item 4 above, all tables and figures, including captions, must

conform to the margin requirements. Tables and figures may be reduced photographically

to meet margin requirements.

6. A new paragraph begun at the bottom of a page must have at least two full lines of type

before a page break occurs. If too little room remains at the bottom of the page to

accommodate two lines, the entire paragraph must begin on the following page. The

preceding page may be short to allow for this adjustment. A paragraph ended at the top of

a page must have at least two full lines of type .

7. The last word on a page cannot be hyphenated. If too little room remains at the right side of the page to accommodate the full word, the entire word must be begun on the following page. The line on the preceding page may be short to allow for this adjustment.

8. Photocopying of these should be done with care to ensure that margins on all copies are

accurate and consistent.

Pagination:

1. Every page of the Capstone shall have a page number except the title page and the copyright page that follows it. If a frontispiece (usually an illustration or quotation relevant to the subject) is included before the title page, it is neither counted nor numbered.

2. Small Roman numerals (ii, iii, iv, etc.) are used for the preliminary pages: abstract, dedication, acknowledgments, and table of contents. The title page is assigned the first small Roman numeral (i) but that number does not actually appear on the title page. The page numbers begin with ii, assigned to the abstract. The copyright page is neither counted nor numbered.

3. Arabic numerals are used for the remainder of the document, including the text and the reference material (see under "Arrangement of Contents" below). The pages are numbered consecutively beginning with 1 and continuing through to the end of the document. No other numbering scheme is acceptable; the standard scheme may not be disrupted with inserted numbers, such as 10a, 10b, 10c, etc.

4. All page numbers must be placed within the six-by-nine-inch (6 x 9 inch) frame described under "Margins" above. The page number is placed in the center bottom position throughout the entire document.

5. For Capstones of sufficient length to be bound in two volumes (usually, those exceeding 400 pages), each volume has its own title page. Both title pages are identical except for the

notation “Volume I” and “Volume II” just below the title to differentiate the two volumes. Both the Roman and the Arabic numbering systems begun in Volume I continue through Volume II. As with the title page of Volume I, that of Volume II is counted among the preliminary pages but does not bear a number. If “iv” is the last Roman numeral used in Volume I, for example, the title page of the second volume will count as page “v” and will be followed by preliminary pages “vi,” “vii,” etc. Volume I contains a comprehensive table of contents listing the contents of all volumes. Volume II (and subsequent volumes if more than two) contains a partial table of contents listing the contents of that volume only. See below under "Multi-Volume Documents".

Notation (Footnotes and Endnotes):

Notation practices differ widely among publications in the sciences, the humanities, and

the social sciences. Candidates should confer with their advisers regarding accepted practice in their individual disciplines. That advice coupled with frequent and careful reference to general style manuals will offer the most reliable guidance.

1. Use Arabic numerals to indicate a note in the text.

2. Notes may be numbered in one of two ways:

a) either consecutively throughout the entire manuscript, or

b) consecutively within each chapter.

3. Notes can be placed at the bottom of the page (footnotes), or at the end of a chapter or at the end of the document (endnotes). Once chosen, the notation style must be consistent throughout the document.

4. Notes to information within tables should be placed directly below the table to which they apply, not at the bottom of the page along with notes to the text.

5. Because notes to table information often follow numerals, lower-case letters (a, b, c) are used rather than the Arabic numerals used for text notes.

Illustrations:

Typical illustrations appearing in Capstones include tables, diagrams, drawings, charts, graphs, schemes, maps, and photographs. In order to help readers follow such illustrations in a logical fashion, it is necessary that they be placed systematically in relationship to the text and be numbered sequentially throughout the entire document, including the appendices. Sequences may be numbered consecutively by chapter using a decimal numbering system, i.e., the first table in Chapter 3 would be Table 3.1, the second would be Table 3.2, and so on. Do not use dashes or other symbols instead of decimals. Sequences may not be numbered according to subsections within chapters. If the decimal numbering system is used, the figures or tables must be located physically within the chapter, not merely discussed or referred to there. If the illustration will be at the end of the document in an appendix, it should be numbered according to the appendix numbering system if the decimal numbering system is used

Placement and types of illustrations:

1. Illustrations may be interspersed throughout the text, or clustered in sections at the end of a chapter, or at the end of the manuscript, in Appendices. Capstone candidates are encouraged to use the linking feature of PDF documents to join figures and text references to those figures in the text.

2. Some graduate degree documents use several types of illustrations, and might use more than one method of associating the illustrations with the text. For example, a document might have a series of Tables that occurs sporadically throughout the text and a series of photographs grouped at the end of the manuscript. In such a case, two numbering systems should be used (Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, and so on, and Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, and so on).

3. For each separate numbering system, a separate List (of Tables, Maps, Figures, etc.)

must be included among the preliminary pages preceding the beginning of the text.

4. If illustrations are of a mixed variety, including, for example, diagrams, maps, photographs, and tables, and if they appear in a consistent position in relationship to the text (such as interspersed with the text or clustered at the end of the manuscript), they should be referred to as figures and should be numbered in a single sequence from beginning to end. A single List of Figures must then be provided among the preliminary pages preceding the text.

5. As a concept, the Plate, which once had technical relevance in the publication process,

is obsolete. However, if a student, with the agreement of the Capstone Adviser, chooses to use Plates, this will be acceptable. Plates are numbered with capital Roman numerals, with

one number per page. Plate numbers appear at the top right. Plates may have one or more

illustration on them, and these should be numbered using a separate sequential system,

such as Figure numbers. For example, Plate III might include an illustration of Figure 5, while Plate IV might include illustrations of Figure 6 and Figure 7. Appropriate lists of Figures and Plates must then be provided among the preliminary pages preceding the text.

6. A page-length illustration must not be split to appear on two pages. However, an illustration that will not fit on one page may be continued onto subsequent pages with the appropriate notation, e.g., “Table 1 (continued),” placed at the left margin two lines above the continuation of the illustration. A line should not be drawn below an unfinished table that is continued onto the next page. If an illustration is continued onto a subsequent page, this should be indicated near the lower right of the illustration but still within the page margin.

7. When size and format require horizontal (i.e., “landscape”) placement of an illustration,

the bottom appears parallel with the outer (or right) edge of the page.

8. Illustrations of one half page or less in length may appear on the same page with the text,

separated from the text above and below by triple spacing; illustrations longer than one-half

page are better placed on a separate sheet. If an illustration is too large to appear on a

single page with its legend, the illustration number and legend are placed on the preceding page slightly above center. The page number on this half title page is placed at the bottom center.

9. Two or more small illustrations may be grouped together on a single page. Each

shall be numbered individually according to the relevant system.

10.Illustrations that cannot be reduced to fit within the six-by-nine-inch frame may be

expanded to the right by means of a fold-out sheet. The material to be folded should be

mounted on a sheet of standard 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, with the required 1 1/2-inch

margin on the left side and the fold placed 1 1/4 inches from the right side of the page.

11.The use of color is encouraged, as these are maintained in the PDF document. It must be remembered that Capstones may be photocopied and microfilmed in black and white, so that the text must adequately clarify any information dependent on color.

12.Photographs and any other illustrations that need to be mounted must be permanently

mounted on a standard 8 1/2 x 11-inch page, preferably through the use of dry-mount tissue

or dry-mount spray, which can be purchased at commercial stores in the University area.

Photo corners, tape, and staples are not acceptable as mounting devices. Rubber

cement may not be used. Photographic slides are not acceptable.

Captions:

1. Captions for illustrations are placed two lines below the last line or bottom of the illustration.

2. Every illustration must have a caption that indicates the illustration number (e.g., Figure 7, Diagram 6, and so on). In addition, captions may include a description of the illustration.

For example: Figure 9. Photograph of a leopard in the wild. Conventions for capitalization of words and punctuation within such descriptive captions vary from discipline to discipline. Whatever style is chosen must be consistent throughout the document.

3. A descriptive label may be included within the illustration itself, but a caption giving the

illustration number must also be provided. For example, within the borders of a map of Asia, there might be a label saying “Map of Asia during the time of Genghis Khan.” In addition, below the map there must be a caption indicating the illustration number (e.g., Map 6, or, alternatively, Figure 9, if the map is numbered in a series of figures, not maps).

4. A caption that is too long to be placed below an illustration without violating margin restrictions may be placed alone slightly above center on the preceding page. With this practice the illustration number must appear with both the caption and with the illustration.

Multi-Volume Documents (Capstone):

For very long documents, binding in two or more volumes is necessary. If the entire unbound document pressed down slightly measures no more than two and one half (2.5) inches, it will fit into one volume. If binding in more than one volume is necessary, careful consideration should be given to logical dividing points in the text. Generally, the division into volumes should come at the end of the last chapter that falls within the 2.5 inch limit; individual chapters are never divided between two volumes. See above under "Pagination" in this publication for multi-volume page numbering.

Arrangement of Contents:

Every graduate degree document has three major parts: 1) the preliminary pages, 2) the text, and 3) the back matter. Each major part may have several sub-sections, which shall be arranged in the order given below.

Preliminary Pages

The preliminary pages may consist of a frontispiece, the title page, copyright page, abstract, dedication, acknowledgments, vita, table of contents, lists of illustrations (such as a list of tables, a list of figures, or a list of plates), and a list of symbols, abbreviations, and nomenclature. Although not all of these preliminary pages are required parts of the document, specifications are given below for their preparation. Optional pages are identified as such. Specifications for preparing each of the preliminary pages follow; where practicable, samples of each kind of page have been included in the appendices and are referred to below. Each element is given in the order in which it should appear in the finished document.

Frontispiece (Optional)

Title Page (Required)

Copyright Page or Blank Page (Required)

Abstract (Required)

Dedication (Optional)

Acknowledgments (Optional but suggested)

Table of Contents (Required)

Lists of Illustrations (Required if document contains any illustrations)

Lists of Symbols/Abbreviations/Nomenclature. (Required if used but not

explained in the text in an easily accessible place.)

Title Page:

1. The title is intended to provide a meaningful description of the content of the graduate degree document. The information retrieval systems consulted by many scholars to locate theses and dissertations relating to their own work use the key words in the title. Consequently, oblique references and cryptic quotations should be avoided; word substitutes should be found for formulas, symbols, superscripts, subscripts, foreign alphabet letters, and the like.

2. The title page shows the candidate’s full legal name and degree(s) previously earned.

3. The names of the Capstone Advisor shall appear in the lower left corner of the title page. The Capstone Advisers shall be identified with a comma after the name, followed by the words “Capstone Adviser.”

Copyright:

1. For documents to be copyrighted, notice of copyright is centered in the following form on the sheet immediately after the title page:

Copyright by

Mary Jane Doe

2004

2. Documents not being copyrighted must include a blank sheet of paper in place of the

copyright page. This copyright page/blank page is neither numbered nor counted in the

preliminary pages - it simply fills space. See under "Submitting Documents" below in this

publication for further information on copyrighting graduate degree documents.

Abstract:

1. An abstract is a required part of the graduate degree document. The heading ABSTRACT (in all capital letters) is centered without punctuation two inches from the top of the page. The actual abstract begins four spaces below the heading.

2. An abstract is a summary of the thesis/dissertation to inform prospective readers about its contents. As a brief summary of the candidate’s principal research findings, the abstract should state the problem being investigated and outline the method of investigation, the results obtained, and the conclusions reached. In writing the abstract, candidates should keep in mind that it functions chiefly as a guide to students and scholars surveying research in their field. As such, it should provide a concise guide to the entire study it represents.

3. The abstract should not include internal headings or parenthetical citations of items listed in the bibliography/list of references. Figures and tables should not appear in the abstract.

Dedication:

A dedication is optional. If used, the dedication must be brief and centered on the page.

Acknowledgments:

1. Like the dedication, acknowledgments are optional. However, because it is unlikely that any Capstone can be completed without the assistance and courtesy of many individuals, it is strongly suggested that such help be acknowledged. The acknowledgment is a record of the author’s indebtedness and includes notice of permission to use previously copyrighted materials which appear extensively in the text.

2. The heading ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (in all capital letters, and without an “e” after the “g”) appears centered without punctuation two inches from the top of the page; the text begins four spaces below the heading.

Table of Contents:

1. The table of contents is a required part of the graduate degree document. The heading

TABLE OF CONTENTS (in all capital letters) appears without punctuation centered two

inches from the top of the page. The listing of actual contents begins at the left margin four

spaces below the heading. The titles of all parts, sections, or chapters and chapter numbers are listed and must be worded exactly as they appear in the body of the document. The table of contents gives the page number on which each subdivision begins.

2. Due to the likelihood that last-minute changes to the document may alter pagination, it is

important to recheck the pages given in the Table of Contents just prior to turning in the

document to the Capstone Advisor.

Lists of illustrations:

1. Lists of illustrations are required parts of the graduate degree document if it contains

illustrations. The heading LIST OF TABLES, LIST OF FIGURES, or LIST OF PLATES, or other appropriate title (in all capital letters) appears centered without punctuation two inches from the top of the page; the listing begins at the left margin four spaces below the heading. Illustrations should be identified by the same numbers and captions in their respective lists as they have been assigned in the document itself.

The Text:

The candidate and adviser will have devoted most of their attention to the text, or body, of the graduate degree document. The style must be appropriate to the subject and discipline;

punctuation, spelling, and general format should be accurate and consistent; and the body itself is generally divided into titled chapters or other large divisions.

Division into Chapters:

In addition to general titles like INTRODUCTION and CHAPTER 1, the chapters need substantively descriptive titles as well. In establishing this mechanical feature of the document, the author should think of the reader attempting to understand the research problem and solutions presented. The words INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION and descriptive titles should be in all capitals. Chapters should be numbered in Arabic numerals.

Preface:

A preface is optional. Normally there is no need to include a preface to the document unless the genesis of the project is important for an understanding of the work or unless the method of research is so unusual as to require some explanation.

1. The introduction to the graduate degree document may precede the first chapter (or

other large division), or it may be the first chapter.

2. If the introduction precedes the first chapter, the heading INTRODUCTION in all capitals is centered without punctuation two inches from the top of the page; any supplementary descriptive title goes on the next line, in all capitals and lower case letters, and the text begins four spaces below. In this arrangement, the next large division following the introduction is CHAPTER 1, which may or may not have a title of its own (although a title is preferable for clarity). The remaining chapters are numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and capital letters: CHAPTER 2, etc.

3. If the introduction is the first chapter, the heading CHAPTER 1 in all capitals is centered

two inches from the top of the page; the word INTRODUCTION goes two spaces below.

Generally, in this arrangement the introduction does not itself have a descriptive title. The text begins four spaces below. The remaining chapters are numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and capital letters: CHAPTER 2, etc.

Back Matter:

The back matter for graduate degree documents consists of endnotes, if this is the selected style of notation, a glossary (if warranted), appendices which are optional, and a bibliography or list of references, which is required. An index, even a brief one, is beneficial to future readers, but is optional.

Endnotes:

The recommended citation style is found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 5th Edition

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Glossary (if used):

Terms in the glossary should be listed alphabetically. Proper nouns should be capitalized, but other terms should not be. Italics should be used to indicate if glossary terms are foreign words not found in the English dictionary.

Appendices:

Reference materials, such as tables, charts, illustrative documents, folklore interview

transcriptions, and other addenda which are not integrated with the text, but which supplement and clarify the text, are often grouped in an appendix or in appendices. If used, an appendix

generally immediately follows the last chapter of the text, or the endnotes, if endnotes are used. However, the bibliography may precede the appendix

1. If the information to be appended dictates more than one appendix, the multiple appendices are identified as APPENDIX A, APPENDIX B, etc., in all capital letters.

2. Each appendix with its title must be listed separately in the table of contents as a subdivision under the heading APPENDICES.

3. Any illustrations appearing in the appendices are handled in the same manner as those in

the text; that is, they are identified and numbered consecutively with those in the text, and appear in the list(s) of illustrations in the preliminary pages.

Bibliography or List of References:

1. Any document making use of other works either in direct quotation or by reference must

contain a bibliography listing these sources. The Bibliography should also include references used in the research but not specifically cited in the document. Although individual chapters may have their own bibliographies, these do not take the place of a general bibliography at the end of the document, which should be comprehensive for the whole document.

2. Bibliography format guidelines can be obtained from standard guides or from the adviser. Like footnotes, bibliographic entries should be in a form acceptable to the Capstone Advisor.

3. The heading BIBLIOGRAPHY or LIST OF REFERENCES (in all capital letters) is centered without punctuation two inches from the top of the page; the list begins four spaces below, with the page number in the bottom center.

4. Double spacing is used between each bibliographic entry, with single spacing within

each entry.

Manuscript Preparation Checklist:

Margins:

left: 1.5 inches

right: 1 inch

bottom: 1 inch

top: 1 inch with the exception of first pages of major sections where it is 2 inches (includes

preliminary pages and back matter)

All page numbers are centered one inch above the bottom of the page and are consecutive

throughout the document

Roman numerals are used for numbering the preliminary pages, Arabic numbers are used for all other page numbers

Chapters and Illustrations are numbered with Arabic numerals and are consecutive throughout the document

All illustrations are numbered and identified two line spaces below the illustration

Appendices are labeled alphabetically, not numerically

Print is distinct and of uniform quality with no stray smudges or blurs

Paper must be white, acid free and of at least 12-pound weight

Required sections:

Abstract

Table of Contents

List of Tables, List of Figures, etc.

Major bibliography covering entire document