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Welcome to this session on submitting your thesis/dissertation
1. Please type all questions you might have in the text box on the right hand side. We will respond in the end.2. We will start at exactly 11:00.
Submitting your thesis/dissertation to
SUNScholar
Presented by Ina Smith & Paulette Talliard19 September 2013
What is SUNScholar?
• Central digital archive• Long‐term preservation• Open access
Any user can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for
indexing
Always acknowledge/cite author
Where will my thesis/dissertation end up?
http://scholar.sun.ac.za
Help make your research visible …
• Personal web page• Social media e.g. LinkedIn• Curriculum Vitae• Share with network and other experts• Research profile on Google Scholar• SU research reports• Etc.
Thesis on SUNScholar
Title search in Google ScholarLink
to re
searcher profile on
Goo
gle Scho
lar
Researcher profile on Google Scholar
Alerts: new articles submitted & when
cited
Thesis on SUNScholar –citations will be recorded here
Links to other authors covering these topics
Option to export citation. SUNScholar only the vehicle, but Google Scholar the search engine.
Links to full text in SUNScholar
Number of downloads
SU policy re theses/dissertations
• Submission is mandatory• Submit final copy (following examination & corrections) by
28 November 2013• No printed copies required• Restricted access
• Motivation to faculty secretary for submission to Senate
• Intellectual property (incl. copyright)• Copyright belongs to SU
• Plagiarism• Turnitin – Viper ‐ PlagTracker
• Language editing• Language Centre
Finalise your thesis/dissertationhttp://library.sun.ac.za >> How do I >> Submit …
Document layout
• Title page with crest (see templates on web)• Declaration (see web)• English ‐ Abstract (max. 500 words)• Afrikaans ‐ Opsomming (max. 500 words)• Acknowledgements
– Sponsors• Table of Contents• List of Figures• List of Tables• Content (e.g. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc.)• Reference List (Referencing Techniques or RefWorks)• Addenda (e.g. Addendum A, Addendum B, etc.)
SU Crest
No signature
Look & feel
• Font: Arial or Times New Roman• Font size: 10pt or 11pt or 12pt• Font colour: Black• Line spacing: Double, Single or 1.5• Borders: 2cm width open around all text areas• Paper Size: A4
Technical
• Software: MSWord/LibreOffice/OpenOffice/LaTeX• MSWord: http://office.microsoft.com/en‐us/word‐
help/training‐courses‐for‐word‐2013‐HA104030981.aspx• Submit in pdf format• File name: surname_firstwordoftitle_2013.pdf• Ready to submit!
WorkflowDept. nominates student
Student receives e‐mail
Student submits
Dept. receives e‐mail & Approves
Step 1: Nomination by department
Step 2: Submission of thesis/dissertationhttp://etd.sun.ac.za/ldap‐login
Campus loginsError – e‐mail
[email protected].: 021 808 9139/9046
Step 3: Dept. approves submission
Intranet Internet (SUNScholar)
Notify all …
Following graduation …
ETD Loader: http://etd.sun.ac.za/ldap‐loginSUNScholar: http://scholar.sun.ac.zaPortal (nomination): Helene Nieuwoudt, E‐mail: [email protected], tel.: 021 808 4577Printing: African SUNMeDIAhttp://www.africansunmedia.co.za/Graduation:MyMatieshttp://www.mymaties.com/portal/page/portal/STUDENT_PAGE_GROUP/MYMATIES_HOME/GraduationIT Help: E‐mail: [email protected] , tel.: +27 21 808 4367Copyright: Innovushttp://www.innovus.co.za/pages/english/home.phpPlagiarism detection software: Turnitin | Viper | PlagTrackerhttp://www0.sun.ac.za/webstudies/Lect_turnitin.htmlStatistical help: Centre for Statistical Consultationhttp://academic.sun.ac.za/statis_consult/index_files/Page438.htmLanguage Editing: Language Centrehttp://www0.sun.ac.za/languagecentre/
Useful links
Innovus: http://www.innovus.co.za/pages/english/home.phpHelp page: http://library.sun.ac.za/English/howdoi/Pages/Submit‐my‐thesis‐online.aspxSUNScholar help: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar
Useful links
