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A Dissertation

Submitted to the Graduate School of Maharishi University of Management

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

June 2011

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Graduate School, Maharishi University of Management

Fairfield, Iowa

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Certificate of Approval

Ph.D. Dissertation

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has been approved by the Examining Committee for the dissertation requirement of

Doctor of Philosophy degree in Management at the June [Month, Year] graduation.

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Abstract

Body of Abstract: not more than 350 words. Indent, double spaced.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Chapter I: Background of the Study

Main Thesis

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List of Tables

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Chapter I: Title is in Caps

Subtitle is in Caps

The body of the text is double spaced

The Table 1 below is a sample from a text:

Table 1: The Title is in Caps

The Title in Caps
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Subheading in Caps

See the following Figure 1[another example from a student text]:

Figure 1: Transcendental Meditation Program®Lowers Medical Costs for High-Cost Patients.

More info….

The Transcendental Meditation Program® has been shown to lowermedical costs for patients who have a history of high medical costs (Herron, 2011). Herron’s findings were collected over a 5-year period.

NOTE WELL, PhD STUDENTS: The rest of this page is being completed to show the margins required for the dissertation. Note also the page numbers which also have required margins.

Chapter II: Note: No Page Number on first page of Chapter

References

Last name, Initials. (Year). Title Goes Here with Caps Except for Articles. Journal Title, Volume #(Issue#),page(s).

PhD Candidates, please note: the above citation is an example. Carefully note the punctuation as well as where italics do and do not go. Please refer to our web-based dissertation guide for more examples or speak with the Dissertation Coordinator; call x1148.Also: do yourself a favor and get yourself ENDNOTE, which will automatically format your dissertation except for the beginning pages that are in roman numerals. You can get it at a student discount for a little over $100. It will save you myriad headaches.