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Learn More About Electronic Versions of Dissertations, Theses and Reports
What is an Electronic Version of the Dissertation, Thesis or Report?
Similar to paper...
The ETD is similar to its paper predecessor and
has figures, tables, footnotes, and references. The title page includes
your name, the name of your school, and the names of your committee
members. The major
organization of the chapters relate why the work was done, how the
research relates to previous work as recorded in the literature, the
research methods used, the results, and the interpretation and discussion
of the results, and a summary with conclusions.
Only different...
The ETD provides a technologically advanced medium
for expressing and disseminating your ideas. You prepare your ETD using
popular word processor or document preparation system(s), linking relevant
multimedia objects, without the requirement to submit copies on cotton
bond paper. Consequently, ETDs are frequently less expensive to prepare.
They are also easier to access and distribute.
Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Organizations, Articles, and Papers