Dctral Dissertatin and Capstne Prject Submissin Guide Part I: Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject Submissin Prcess 1. Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject apprved by cmmittee and department 4. Student receives email with any necessary revisins. If n revisins needed, see Step 7 7. Student receives email that Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject has been accepted by the Graduate Dean 2. Student submits apprved Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject via Digital Cmmns 5. Student submits revised cpy f Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject via Digital Cmmns 8. Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject is psted t Digital Cmmns Cllectin 3. Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject reviewed fr frmatting and cmpliance by Graduate Dean (r designee). 6. Revisins Reviewed
Part II: Hw t Submit Yur Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject Once yur Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject has been apprved by yur cmmittee, navigate t the fllwing website: digitalcmmns.wcupa.edu/all_dctral (please cpy and paste link int brwser) This will lead yu t the West Chester University Dctral Dissertatins and Capstne Prject cllectin Yur electrnically submitted Micrsft wrd r PDF dcument shuld include the fllwing in single file in the fllwing rder: Preliminary Pages fr yur specific dissertatin r culminating prject (please reference the frmatting sectin f the Thesis and Dctral Culminating Prjects website (https://www.wcupa.edu/_admissins/sch_dgr/thesis.aspx)) Title Page Dedicatin (ptinal) Acknwledgements Abstract Table f Cntents List f Tables (if required) List f Figures (if required Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject manuscript and references (as utlined in the Table f Cntents) Appendicies (if applicable) Find the Submit Research buttn n the left hand navigatin bar Yu must submit frm the West Chester University Dctral Dissertatins and Capstne Prject cllectin Create Digital Cmmns Accunt Yu are required t submit using yur West Chester University email address Any submissin frm a persnal email address cannt be accepted
If yu already have a Digital Cmmns accunt under a different email address, yu will need t create a new accunt under yur WCU email address If yu already have a Digital Cmmns accunt under yur WCU email address, yu can lgin and prceed t step Cmplete the Submissin Frm Must be WCU email Yu will receive an email frm nreply@bepress.cm cnfirming the creatin f yur accunt Please click the CONFIRM link Yu will nw be able t lgin Make sure yu return t digitalcmmns.wcupa.edu/all_dctral after yu lg in Yu must submit frm the West Chester University Dctral Dissertatin and Capstne Prject Cllectin If yu are nt autmatically brught t the Submissin Agreement, please click Submit Research n the left hand nav bar
Please read the submissin agreement carefully Nte yu must uplad yur apprved Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject as a Micrsft Wrd r PDF dcument fr review Make sure yur preliminary pages are in the prper rder (reference the Frmatting Style Guide and Preliminary Pages Template which can be fund n the Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject and Dctral Culminating Prjects Website (https://www.wcupa.edu/thesisdc)) Cnfirm yu agree t the terms f the Submissin Agreement and click CONTINUE
Cmplete the Submissin Frm Title Must be typed exactly as it is n yur cmmittee apprved dcument Headline Capitalizatin The First Letter f Each Wrd Capitalized Please d nt put yur title in all caps Authr This is yu, the student and shuld be aut ppulated frm yur Digital Cmmns accunt details
Date f Award will be the TERM and YEAR yur degree will be cnferred (ie, when yu graduate) Term = Summer, Fall, Spring Year = 2018 (r applicable year) Nte, Winter is an ptin n the standard Digital Cmmns frm, but it is nt an ptin fr WCU students since we d nt cnfer degrees in Winter term. Embarg Perid Length f time befre yur Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject is available t thers (i.e. pen access) thrugh Digital Cmmns. Please read this sectin clearly t assure yu select the apprpriate ptin. There are limitatins t this Digital Cmmns frm. Please nte, all abstracts will be available regardless f the embarg perid. Optin 1 Yu want yur Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject available t the public (i.e. pen access). Select the desired embarg frm the drp dwn list. Optin 2 Yu d nt want yur Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject available t the public indefinitely. Chse any embarg perid, and the answer t the next questin will verride this chice. This is a system limitatin. 1 Dcument Type Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject and Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject Restricted Chse Dissertatin, DNP Prject, r Capstne Prject - If yu selected Optin 1 per the Embarg infrmatin abve. This chice will result in yur Dctral 1 Fr academic years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, all abstracts will be available, and access t yur full manuscript is based n this selectin and acquired by request.
Dissertatin/Capstne Prject being available t the public per the timeframe (embarg) yu selected. Chse Dissertatin, DNP Prject, r Capstne Restricted - If yu selected Optin 2 per the Embarg infrmatin abve. This chice will result in yur Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject never being available t the public. Only yur abstract wuld be accessible. Degree Name the degree that will be cnferred t yu upn successful cmpletin f prgram Degree Only (i.e., Dctr f Public Administratin) Department the prgram that yur Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject was apprved by. Please nte Department is a standard Digital Cmmns term. Prgram f study (i.e., Educatin Planning, Plicy, and Administratin ) Nt department f study (i.e., Department f Educatin) Cmmittee Chairpersn please use the Cmmittee Chairpersn s name as printed and signed n yur apprval page (please reference preliminary pages frmatting guidelines which can be fund n the Dctral Dissertatin/Capstne Prject and Dctral Culminating Prjects Website (https://www.wcupa.edu/thesisdc)) Keywrds this is ptinal but will assist with Digital Cmmns searches
Subject Categries this is ptinal but will assist in Digital Cmmns searches Abstract please include a cpy f yur abstract in the bx prvided. This shuld match the abstract that is included in yur uplad. Please limit t a 250 max wrd cunt. Uplad Full Text Yu must select UPLOAD FILE FROM YOUR COMPUTER Uplad as a Micrsft Wrd r PDF Dcument. If yu uplad a Micrsft wrd dcument, it will be cnverted t a PDF befre publishing. We cannt accept imprted files frm remte sites at this time Make sure there is a file selected
Additinal Files This sectin is ptinal fr any additinal files. Hit Submit
Part III: Frequently Asked Questins What is the prcess fr submitting my master s thesis r dctral prject? Upn successful presentatin r defense f yur thesis r dctral prject, please cmplete the fllwing steps: Submit the Apprval Page with yur cmmittee signatures t the Graduate Schl (102 W Rsedale Ave, West Chester, PA 19383). Please wrk with yur Cmmittee Chair t have the hard cpy apprval page delivered t ur ffice via interffice mail, hand delivered, r regular mail (102 W Rsedale Ave, West Chester, PA 19382). Yu can als have it sent as a PDF attachment t THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU. If we receive a submitted master s thesis r dctral prject prir t receiving the apprval page, we will reach ut t the cmmittee chairpersn and student. Digitally submit yur master s thesis r dctral prject via digitalcmmns.wcupa.edu. fr a frmatting and cmpliance review. Please review the submissin guidelines abve. What if I need t make changes t the dcument? Yu will be able t uplad a revised Micrsft Wrd r PDF dcument via the link prvided t yu frm the pst-submissin Email. Yu may als be required t submit a revised Micrsft Wrd r PDF Dcument during the frmatting and cmpliance review prcess. If yu discver additinal edits that need t be made while yur dcument is under review, please send an email t THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU. Hw d I btain the Graduate Dean s signature? Once yur master s thesis r dctral prject has been apprved by yur cmmittee, a cpy f yur apprval page with all signatures except fr the Graduate Dean is submitted t the Graduate Schl. Once the Graduate Dean has accepted yur thesis, yur frm will be signed and placed in yur student recrd. What d I include in the dcument uplad int Digital Cmmns? Yur electrnically submitted Micrsft wrd dcument shuld include the fllwing in single file in the fllwing rder: Preliminary Pages (template available here) Title Page Dedicatin (ptinal) Acknwledgements Abstract (250 wrds max) Table f Cntents List f Tables (if required) List f Figures (if required) Thesis manuscript and references (as utlined in the Table f Cntents) Appendices (if applicable) What dcument types can I uplad? Micrsft Wrd r PDF
I d nt see my degree name listed. What d I put? Please cntact THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU and we will get this crrected as quickly as pssible. I d nt see my prgram listed. What d I put? Please cntact THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU and we will get this crrected as quickly as pssible. Hw lng is the review prcess? Anticipated review perid fr fall 2018 is 2 weeks after submissin.