EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM
THESIS GUIDELINES
The master's thesis represents an original piece of work completed under the direction of an advisor and/or a thesis committee. Depending upon department policy and requirements, students receive six credits for the thesis. These six credits must be taken in the following courses:
Education Organizational Management
XXX 698 - Thesis I ORG 698 - Thesis I
XXX 699 - Thesis II ORG 699 - Thesis II
Proposal
Develop a thesis proposal in consultation with both the thesis advisor and the reader(s). The thesis proposal form must be approved and signed by both the advisor and the reader(s). Submit the Proposal Approval Form with a copy of the thesis proposal to the Graduate Division. The thesis proposal should include the following information:
Introduction
Statement of Problem/Purpose
Methods
Limitations
Bibliography
Please see the sample Thesis Proposal for an example of an approved proposal.
Thesis
In the preparation of the thesis, follow the format discussed below:
a) The title page must include the following: student’s name; thesis title; the degree to be granted and date of completion; and all required signatures.
b) Use acid-free, high quality white archival paper (8.5” x 11”), and do not punch holes in the margin.
c) A 1-1/2 inch left margin is required for binding.
d) Submit six copies with the original signatures of all thesis committee faculty members. Insert a piece of plain colored paper between copies. DO NOT CLIP OR STAPLE COPIES.
e) A copy of any accompanying audiovisual material (CDs, DVDs or similar materials) must be handed in with each thesis copy). Audiovisual materials will be catalogued by the library as supplements.
f) Photographs or other illustrations that require mounting should be mounted with dry-mount tissue to the same type of paper as used for the text.
Note: The University will bind the thesis and distribute copies as follows:
§ Student (Two copies)
§ Library Archives
§ Library (Circulation Department)
§ Thesis Advisor
§ Graduate Division
Style
In the preparation of the thesis, students must choose from one of the following manuals of style:
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001).
Joseph Gibaldi. The MLA Style Manual, Second Edition (New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998).
Note: Questions regarding these regulations should be directed to the thesis advisor or to the Graduate Division at (860) 465-5292 or (860) 465-5264.
APPENDIX A: SAMPLE PROPOSAL APPROVAL FORM
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Education/Professional Studies and
Graduate Division
Approval of Thesis Proposal
Student's Name: ______
Thesis Title: ______
______
(Advisor) (Date)
______
(Second Reader) (Date)
______
(Third Reader) (Date)
______
(Graduate Dean) (Date)
APPENDIX B: SAMPLE SIGNATURE PAGE
Eastern Connecticut State University
The Effects of Interactive Websites to Enhance Learning of Multiplication Facts
Student Name
______
Dr. , Advisor (Date)
______
Dr. , Department Chair (Date)
______
Dr. Jacob Easley II , Dean (Date)
School of Education/Professional Studies
and Graduate Division
APPENDIX C: SAMPLE TITLE PAGE
Eastern Connecticut State University
COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOUND IN THE NORTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT AREA AND THEIR USE IN A SCIENCE CLASSROOM
By
Anthony Vincent Savulis
Clark University, B.S., 1968
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the Master of Science degree at
Eastern Connecticut State University
April 1995
APPENDIX D: SAMPLE ABSTRACT
Eastern Connecticut State University
"If Words Might Serve": The Tension Between Hyperbole and
Limitation in Christopher Marlowe's Plays
Abstract
This study investigates the changing function of language in Christopher Marlowe’s plays I Tamburlaine, II Tamburlaine, The Jew of Malta, and Doctor Faustus. Like other Tudor dramatists, Marlowe used rhetorical devices enjoyed by contemporary audiences. While incorporating these devices he also departs from them, and his concern with language and the power of the spoken work becomes primary. This study analyzes the growing split between reality and the language Marlowe's characters use to interpret and to discuss that reality. This split widens as Marlowe's characters discover that language's power--to convince, to shape personal image, and to stand for actions--is accompanied by its ability to deceive, to carry double meanings, and its inability to effect magical changes in their lives. Finally this study demonstrates that as language fails Marlowe's characters, it also fails Marlowe. Yet he remains the final controller of the word because, unlike his characters, he understands language's shortcomings. His attempts, nevertheless, to transcend these limitations are examined, and the study concluded that Marlowe's final triumph is his control over his character's use of language and his ability to bend their words to his will.
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