Qatar University College of Engineering Thesis/Dissertation Template - how to set up title, committee page, abstract and sections

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Thesis and dissertation formatting template for Qatar University College of Engineering, providing structured guidance for completing the title area, author information, committee approval page, and dedication/acknowledgments sections. Instructions explain how to enter and update protected form fields, how to unprotect the file to enable editing, and how to ensure the automated Table of Contents, heading styles, tables, figures, references, and appendices render correctly. The template specifies abstract composition requirements and recommended length, and it standardizes text formatting such as font size and double spacing for graduate submission.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPaper Templates

FormatDOCX

Pages23

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: How to Unprotect this Document

Chapter 2: How to Use this Document

Special Heading Information for APA Style Run-In Headings

What is a Run-In Heading?

Making Run-In Headings Work with the Automated Table of Contents

Chapter 3: Formatting or Modifying Headings in a Manuscript

What Formats are Included in this Document?

Updating the Table of Contents

Correcting Capitalization Errors in Heading 1 in the Table of Contents

Removing Text from the Table of Contents that Does Not Belong

Tables and Figures

Using a Table in Your Document

Using a Figure in Your Document

References

Appendix: How to Format Appendix Pages

QATAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FORMTEXT TITLE OF THESIS, CENTERED AND DOUBLE-SPACED BY FORMTEXT YOUR NAME AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT Read all instructions first and then perform each step in this order. Select File/Save As menu options to save this document (name it: Last, First MM-DD-YY) to your computer disk. Open Word and this file. The file opens in Protected Mode. Type title above in the gray box as instructed and tab to next field (see instructions in each gray field and in the status bar). Tab and answer all questions until you return back to the title above. Please scroll to and read Chapter 1 to learn how to unprotect this document. Once the document is unprotected the gray fields will continue to display on the screen, but will not print or convert to the PDF file. Fields can then also be modified if needed. Once the document is Unprotected, scroll to Chapter 2 to read about the automatic Table of Contents, Heading Styles, Tables, Figures, References, and Appendices. To remove this box, click it, point to outer gray hash marks until you see the Move icon, click to select, and press Delete key. A FORMDROPDOWN Submitted to the College of Engineering in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of [Degree /Program Type] FORMDROPDOWN FORMTEXT Year © FORMTEXT Year. FORMTEXT Your Name. All Rights Reserved. COMMITTEE PAGE The members of the Committee approve the FORMDROPDOWN of FORMTEXT Student Name defended on [Defense Date]. FORMTEXT Name Thesis/Dissertation Supervisor FORMTEXT Name Committee Member FORMTEXT Name Committee Member FORMTEXT Name Committee Member FORMTEXT Add Member Note: the empty committee member names should be removed and for the projects paper the approval dean’s line should be removed. Approved Dean College of Engineering ABSTRACT FORMTEXT TYPE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL., FORMDROPDOWN : FORMDROPDOWN : FORMTEXT [Type year:], FORMDROPDOWN Title: FORMTEXT Type Title in Title Case [Initial Caps]: Do Not Capitalize Coordinating Conjunctions [and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet], Prepositions, and Articles Supervisor of FORMDROPDOWN : FORMTEXT Advisor’s First Name, Middle Initial, Last name only. An abstract is a concise account of the thesis or dissertation and should state the problem, describe the procedure or method used, and summarize the conclusions reached. An abstract is required for all papers. A maximum of 350 words are recommended for dissertations and a maximum of 150 for theses. Format the paragraphs with the same layout used in the document. All lines on this page are double spaced. Text formatting in the document should be uniform in terms of type size, typeface (font) and line spacing. Graduate Studies will accept 11 or 12 point text and double line spacing for body text in any standard font (Times New Roman, Courier, Arial, etc.) DEDICATION A simple, optional note dedicating the work to a single person or small group of persons. The dedication is centered, typically in italic and rarely more than 3-4 lines. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS "I would like to acknowledge the support of Qatar University for providing all the needs to achieve the requirements of this study" The Acknowledgments page is optional. This page includes a brief, professional acknowledgment of the assistance received from individuals, advisor, faculty, and institution. TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc64889188" DEDICATION PAGEREF _Toc64889188 \h iv HYPERLINK \l "_Toc64889189" ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PAGEREF _Toc64889189 \h v HYPERLINK \l "_Toc64889190" List of Tables PAGEREF _Toc64889190 \h viii HYPERLINK \l "_Toc64889191" LIST OF FIGURES PAGEREF _Toc64889191 \h ix HYPERLINK \l "_Toc64889192" Chapter 1: How to Unprotect this Document PAGEREF _Toc64889192 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc64889193" Chapter 2: How to Use this Document PAGEREF

FAQs

How do you unprotect the document so form fields can be edited?

Read Chapter 1 and follow the steps to unprotect the document. After unprotection, the gray fields remain visible but will not print or convert to PDF, and the fields become editable if modifications are needed.

What sections must be completed for the thesis/dissertation submission?

Complete the title area, author name fields, the Submitted to/degree fulfillment statement, the committee page, dedication, acknowledgments (optional), and an abstract as required.

How should the abstract be written and formatted in this template?

State the problem, describe the procedure or method used, and summarize the conclusions reached. Use the document’s double-spaced layout and follow the recommended word limits for theses and dissertations.

Sep 1, 2026

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