Writing & Submitting a Thesis: Thesis Preparation

Before submission, meticulously proofread the thesis. It's advisable to have someone unfamiliar with the material perform this task. Check for: 

• Every table, diagram, photograph and map has a caption and is referred to in the text;
• Every table, diagram, photograph and map referred to in the text is actually included;
• Every reference in the text has a citation in the bibliography;
• Every citation in the bibliography is referred to in the text;
• The conventions in the use of italics or underlining especially for foreign and scientific terms, as appropriate to the discipline, have been followed.

A range of books on writing theses and dissertations is available in the University of Waikato Library. To find them, do a subject search for Dissertations, Academic.

Teaching and Learning Librarians: 

Kate Reynolds, Krista Yuen, Dadon Rowell, Elsie Langdon, Matt Silvester, Ngāwaiata Henderson.