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Title
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These are the Dissertations and Theses
Regulations 2006. |
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Date of effect
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These regulations are effective from
1 January 2007. |
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Definitions
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In these regulations |
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dissertation means
a piece of written work that reports on the findings of a theoretical
or empirical investigation and is undertaken in accordance with
the regulations for an honours or first masters degree |
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first masters degree means
a masters degree except the Master of Philosophy |
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thesis means
a piece of written work undertaken in accordance with the regulations
for a first masters degree and equivalent to at least 90 points
at 500 level, or a piece of written work undertaken in accordance
with the regulations for a Master of Philosophy or doctoral degree.
A thesis is externally examined and if passed is considered to embody
research of a kind and standard appropriate for the thesis to be
lodged permanently in the University Library and University digital repository
and is publicly accessible (unless embargoed under section 14 of
these regulations). |
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Word limit for dissertations
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The maximum word limit for a dissertation
is determined by the Faculty/School in which the dissertation is
undertaken, and published in the Faculty/School graduate handbook. |
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Word limit for first
masters theses
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Unless the Dean of the Faculty/School
in which the thesis is undertaken approves otherwise in the case
of an individual student or subject, the maximum word limit for
a first masters thesis is 50,000 words. |
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Word limit for Master
of Philosophy (MPhil) theses
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Unless the Postgraduate Studies Committee
approves otherwise in an individual case, the maximum word limit
for an MPhil thesis is 50,000 words. |
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Word limit for doctoral
theses
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Unless the Postgraduate Studies Committee
approves otherwise in an individual case, the maximum word limit
is |
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for a PhD thesis, 100,000
words |
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for an EdD or SJD thesis, 60,000 words. |
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Submission
of dissertations
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When his or her dissertation
is ready for examination, the student must submit two copies to
the relevant Chairperson of Department. |
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Dissertations are not required to
be bound, but must be formatted and presented in accordance with
relevant Faculty/School policy as published in the Faculty/School
graduate handbook. |
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The relevant Dean may agree to accept
part or all of a dissertation solely in digital form, as prescribed
in subsections 13(2) and 13(3) of these regulations. |
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Print format
of theses
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The thesis must be printed |
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in 12 pt type |
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in 1½ or double spacing |
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on A4 paper of at least 60 gsm. |
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The thesis may be printed
on either one or both sides of the page. |
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Margins for all pages (before binding),
including those on which photographs or diagrams are mounted, must
be as follows: |
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inner 40mm |
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outer 30mm |
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top/bottom 20-25mm. |
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Each bound copy of the thesis
must include an abstract of no more than 500 words, immediately
following the title page and written in a form suitable for publication. |
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Submission
of first masters theses
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When it is ready for examination,
three bound copies of the thesis must be submitted by the student
to the Assessment Office. |
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The three copies must be fully bound
as prescribed in section 12 of these regulations. |
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The thesis must be accompanied by
a declaration, signed by the student’s chief supervisor, stating |
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whether the thesis is, in
the supervisor’s opinion, ready for examination, and |
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that the thesis embodies the student’s
own work, carried out under the supervisor’s direct supervision. |
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At the time of submission
of the thesis in fully-bound form, the student must also submit
a digital copy of the thesis, as prescribed in subsection 13(1)
of these regulations.1 |
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The fully-bound copies and digital
copy must be accompanied by a declaration signed by the student
and the student’s chief supervisor, stating that the fully-bound
copies and the digital copy are the same (subject to the provisions
of subsections 13(2) and 13(3) of these regulations). |
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As prescribed in subsections 13(2)
and 13(3) of these regulations, the relevant Dean may agree to accept
part or all of a thesis solely in digital form. |
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After a thesis has been examined and
passed |
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one of the fully-bound copies will
be lodged permanently in the University Library, |
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the digital copy will be lodged permanently
in the University’s digital repository, |
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and, unless the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
has approved an embargo under section 14 of these regulations, the
printed and digital copies will be publicly accessible. |
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A fully-bound copy of the thesis is
retained by the relevant department. |
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First masters students are reimbursed
by the relevant department for the reasonable cost of the printing
and binding of the copy retained by the department. |
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The third fully-bound copy is returned
to the student once the examination process is complete. |
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Submission
of MPhil and doctoral theses
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When it is ready for examination,
two soft-bound copies of the MPhil thesis or three soft-bound copies
of the doctoral thesis must be submitted by the student to the Postgraduate
Studies Office. |
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A soft-bound thesis comprises soft
covers with either a plastic spiral or staple and tape binding,
but in all other respects must be as prescribed in section 12 of
these regulations. |
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The thesis must be accompanied by
a declaration, signed by the student’s chief supervisor, stating |
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whether the thesis is, in the supervisor’s
opinion, ready for examination, and |
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that the thesis embodies the student’s
own work, carried out under the supervisor’s direct supervision. |
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A student must substitute two fully-bound
copies before he or she is entitled to have the relevant degree
formally conferred. |
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When the thesis is submitted in fully-bound
form the student must also submit a digital copy of the thesis,
as prescribed in subsection 13(1) of these regulations.1 |
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The fully-bound copies and digital
copy must be accompanied by a declaration signed by the student
stating that the fully-bound
copies and the digital copy are the same (subject to the provisions
of subsections 13(2) and 13(3) of these regulations). |
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The Postgraduate Studies Committee
may agree to accept part or all of a thesis solely in digital form,
as prescribed in subsections 13(2) and 13(3) of these regulations. |
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After a thesis has been examined and
passed |
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one of the fully-bound copies will
be lodged permanently in the University Library, |
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the digital copy will be lodged permanently
in the University’s digital repository, |
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and, unless the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
has approved an embargo under section 14 of these regulations, the
printed and digital copies will be publicly accessible. |
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A fully-bound copy of the thesis is
retained by the relevant department. |
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Full binding
of theses
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The cover of a fully-bound
thesis must be black buckram. |
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The binding must be either sewn or
glued. |
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The spine and cover of the binding
must be lettered in gold with the initials and name of the author
and the title or short title of the thesis. |
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The final dimensions of the bound
thesis must be |
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width 210-215mm |
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length 290-300mm. |
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Digital format
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The format for submission of |
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the digital copy of a thesis required
under subsection 10(6) of these regulations or |
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the digital form of all, or part,
of a dissertation or thesis provided for in subsections 13(2) and
13(3) of these regulations |
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is set out in the University publication
Writing
and Submitting a Dissertation or Thesis at the University of Waikato which
is available from the Library’s Information Desk. |
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The relevant Dean (in the case of
a dissertation or first masters thesis) or the Postgraduate Studies
Committee (in the case of an MPhil or doctoral degree) may agree
to accept a dissertation or thesis solely in digital form, where
the nature of the research is such that it is not appropriate for
the dissertation or thesis to be submitted in a printed form. Approval
of the use of digital format in this way should be sought by the
candidate at an early stage of enrolment in the dissertation or
thesis. |
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The relevant Dean (in the case of
a dissertation or first masters thesis) or the Postgraduate Studies
Committee (in the case of an MPhil or doctoral degree) may agree
to accept part of a dissertation or thesis solely in digital form, where
there are tables of data or other information that are effectively appendices
to the dissertation or thesis. |
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Once examined and passed, a thesis,
or part of a thesis, which is submitted solely in digital form will
be publicly accessible through the University’s digital repository,
unless embargoed under section 14 of these regulations. |
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Embargoes
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Because freedom to exchange
ideas and to publish acquired knowledge are fundamental to the purposes
of a university, restrictions on freedom of access to dissertations
and theses are acceptable only in very limited circumstances approved
by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor. |
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Embargoes of dissertations or theses,
either in part or in full, are subject to written approval of the
Deputy Vice-Chancellor. |
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Embargo of a dissertation or thesis
is likely to be approved only under the following circumstances: |
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if it is pending publication |
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if it is pending the filing of a patent |
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to allow for a sponsor to comment |
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to protect pre-existing commercial
secrets of a sponsor |
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if there is a pre-existing contractual
obligation |
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if restriction is necessary under
the Privacy Act 1993 or the Official Information Act 1982. |
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An embargo will be approved
only for a limited period. |
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If the Deputy Vice-Chancellor has
approved an embargo, only the author, title, abstract and other
meta-data of the full digital copy held by the University will be
publicly accessible through the University’s digital repository. |
Note:
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The requirement to submit a digital copy
applies to students who enrolled or re-enrolled in a thesis on or
after 1 January 2006.
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