ALL COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS COMPLETING A PROJECT MUST ADHERE TO THESE GUIDELINES.
A thesis is legally classified as a publication. Thus, authors
should take care to void violating the United States copyright laws.
Standard styles and reference credit should be given for quoted
or paraphrased text within the narrative. Authors should receive
permissions from the copyright holder for figure and tables taken
from copyrighted sources. Evidence of written permission must be
included in the thesis.
Project Document Requirements
The project document requirements are exactly the same as the thesis
requirements except for the following:
1. There is no binding requirement except that the student and
his/her project director should bind the project document within
the department with the cover page similar to the Title and Approval
Page but with no signatures.
2. Paper may be ordinary high quality 20 lb paper.
3. All source code used in the project must be included in the appendix.
4. The binding of the project must be complete before graduation
is certified.
Other Issues and Requirements
Document Length
The length of the thesis or project is not important in itself.
If the contents are acceptable, the text of the document may be
from 10 to 1000 pages.
Attendance at Colloquia and Seminars
Attendance is generally required of all full time students at colloquia
and seminars.
Thesis/Project and Supplemental Materials on CD
Required along with the bound thesis or project is
a CD containing all electronic materials that deal directly with
the documentation (word processor files, graphics, source code,
models, program binaries, and so forth). Thesis students should
give the completed CD to the Graduate Director at the same time
as the receipt for binding. Project students should hand in the
CD at the same time as the bound project document.
Exceptions to Requirements
All exceptions to the requirements in this document must be approved
by the Computer Science Graduate Committee and placed in its minutes.
