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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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Ph.D. Dissertation
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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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List of Figures
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Chapter I: Title is in Caps
Subtitle is in Caps
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Table 1: The Title is in Caps
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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.