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Remove this page and insert the signature page of the Dissertation Defense Outcome Form, found on the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.kennesaw.edu/graduate/current-students/forms.php\" \\h \u0014Graduate College webpage\u0015 with all signatures and the student ID / email address redacted.\nREMOVE THIS PAGE BEFORE SUBMITTING\nTemplate Guide\nStudents must use \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/customize-or-create-new-styles-d38d6e47-f6fc-48eb-a607-1eb120dec563\" \u0014Microsoft Word Styles\u0015 to ensure accessibility. The required Style Settings are described below.\nTitle: Times New Roman, 16 pt font, Bold, All Caps, double spaced (not used on final submission to IR / Digital Commons)\nSubtitle Title Page: Times New Roman, 14 pt font, All Caps, single spaced\nBody Text: Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced\nHeading 1: Times New Roman, 14 pt font, bold, double spaced\nSubtitle Body (Heading 2): Times New Roman, 12 pt font, bold, single spaced\nFigure/Table Caption: Times New Roman, 12 pt font, italicized, single spaced\nMargins: 1in margins for all sides of document\nAll figures must have alternative text (alt-text) provided. Lack of alt-text will result in rejection of dissertation by the Graduate College. Guidance for adding alt-text can be found at \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-alternative-text-to-a-shape-picture-chart-smartart-graphic-or-other-object-44989b2a-903c-4d9a-b742-6a75b451c669\" \\h \u0014support.microsoft.com\u0015.\n\u000fDEDICATION\nThis is example text. This thesis is dedicated to my dear son John Doe. Thank you for providing me with constant inspiration.\nThe dedication should be single spaced, italicized, and printed in 12 pt. font.\nThe dedication should be no longer than 7-10 lines.\nThis page is optional.\n\u000f\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\nIndent paragraph.  This is a brief paragraph expressing recognition of and appreciation for special professional assistance extended to you by academic personnel, agencies, and institutions.  Acknowledgements may not exceed three pages.\n(Notice: If any part of the thesis/dissertation has been published before, the following two\nparagraphs should be included without alteration; if you have no previously published material, then delete the two paragraphs).\n“This Doctoral Dissertation was produced in accordance with guidelines which permit the inclusion as part of the Doctoral Dissertation the text of an original paper, or papers, submitted for publication. The Doctoral Dissertation must still conform to all other requirements. It must\ninclude a comprehensive abstract, a full introduction and literature review, and a final overall\nconclusion. Additional material (procedural and design data as well as descriptions of\nequipment) must be provided in sufficient detail to allow a clear and precise judgment to be\nmade of the importance and originality of the research reported.\nIt is acceptable for this Doctoral Dissertation to include as chapters authentic copies of papers already published, provided these meet type size, margin, and legibility requirements. In such cases, connecting texts, which provide logical bridges between different manuscripts, are mandatory. Where the student is not the sole author of a manuscript, the student is required to make an explicit statement in the introductory material to that manuscript describing the student’s contribution to the work and acknowledging the contribution of the other author(s). The approvals of the Supervising Committee attest to the accuracy of this statement.”\nThis is the first page with a page number.\nIt will appear at the bottom center of the page and be a lower-case roman numeral,\neither ii, iii, or iv depending on if you included the dedication and acknowledgement pages.\nCenter the month & year you will graduate (NOT the month of your defense) above the page number on your final page of acknowledgements.\nDecember 2020\nABSTRACT\nIndent paragraph.  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