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Dissertation: Mechanics
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
- Getting Started
- Using Endnote
- Selecting a Style Manual
- Style for Economics Dissertation
- Style for Public Policy Dissertation
- Content of the Dissertation
- Details, Formatting and Mistakes to Avoid
Getting Started on Your Dissertation
You are required to use EndNote to format your dissertation. EndNote software prevents common errors in dissertations, by formatting footnotes and bibliographic entries into whatever style the student chooses, including the styles we use for dissertation formatting: APA and Turabian. It is important to begin using EndNote as soon as you begin doing research, making notes, and working on the draft of your dissertation-copying completed text into EndNote later is difficult. Georgia State University has a site license for EndNote — it can be downloaded for free or purchased on CD at the IS&T Operations Center (ground floor of Library South). An online manual is available.
These publications provide specific information on correct footnoting, bibliography, quotations and general format. Dissertations deviating in format will not be acceptable to the School unless written justification is received from your dissertation committee and prior approval is received from the Doctoral Coordinator. The use of an experienced editor is encouraged and recommended. A word of caution about using other dissertations as your guide: Don't. It is not acceptable to imitate the format of another dissertation; documents accepted in the past do not set a precedent for what will now be accepted.
Style for Ph.D. in Economics
One of the following two manuals should be used in writing your doctoral dissertation:
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, Kate L. Turabian, University of Chicago Press (most recent edition).
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. (most recent edition).
After consultation with your dissertation chair, choose one of these style manuals and follow it exclusively.
Style for Ph.D. in Public Policy
Joint public policy students should carefully follow the style guidelines outlined in the Graduate Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines of the Georgia Tech Graduate Thesis Office. For formatting questions not specifically addressed in those guidelines, use the following manual:
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, Kate L. Turabian, University of Chicago Press (most recent edition).
Next: Content of the Dissertation
