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requires in hard- copy. This document will be uploaded to ProQuest along with your
entire document electronically.

There is an approval page format sample in Appendix ____ acceptable for the
dissertation.

Blank or Copyright Page

(Required; not numbered). Both master‘s degree and doctoral candidates may apply for
a copyright. This can be done through the electronic submission process (via ProQuest)
or through the Library of Congress. Follow the directions on the ProQuest website
when you submit your document to apply for a copyright.

There is a sample copyright page for theses and dissertations at the end of this
document.

IEEE Preface of Forward/Dedication/Acknowledgments

According to The Chicago Manual of Style, a Foreword includes a statement about the
work by someone other than the principal author. A Preface contains the author‘s own
statement about a work, sometimes including acknowledgments and permissions. If all
you want to do is acknowledge others‘ assistance and support, then label the page
“Acknowledgements,” not “Preface.” Acknowledgements are made to recognize special
assistance or unusual permissions granted. You may wish to dedicate the work to a
special mentor, but avoid elaborate or fulsome language.

There is a sample acknowledgments page for dissertations at the end of this document.

IEEE Table of Contents

A table of contents is required in all dissertations. Most word processing software allows
you to mark each chapter heading and subscription in the text and then generate a table
of contents automatically with correct page numbers retained.

Please note that the numbering of the entries in the table of contents must be
absolutely consistent with any numbering system used in the text. Thus, if you number
subheadings within Chapter 1 as 1.1, 1.2, and so on, this same numbering must be used in
the table of contents, however, you need not number or label subheadings.

At the end of this section there is an example of the table of contents that is valid for
the dissertation.

IEEE List of Figures/List of Tables/List of Abbreviations

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