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The 2002-2003 Graduate Council passed the following policy that permits doctoral students in selected programs to use a multiple-article format for the dissertation: Article-style Dissertations This approach is intended primarily for doctoral students whose final, completed dissertation will consist of a number of journal-style manuscripts or articles. It is an option available only to students in certain fields. A complete list of these fields is available from the Graduate School. Article-style dissertations must be based upon research completed while the student is enrolled at The University of Alabama. For each article used, the student must be the first author, or equivalent, as defined by the discipline. The dissertation must be the student's original idea. It must be a unified work and include a sequence of articles of publishable quality around a theme, with a comprehensive review of literature demonstrating an in-depth understanding of the unifying framework. There will be introductory material to describe the studies, show how they are related, and explain their significance. There will be connecting language to bridge each study to the next, as well as a summary making clear the importance of the studies, integrating the major findings, and discussing the implications for the overall topic. These components do not have to be separate sections or chapters. They may be parts of the manuscripts or may be accomplished in an abstract. All parts of the dissertation must conform to the provisions set forth in "A Student Guide to Preparing Theses and Dissertations," except when the circumstances of a specific project require deviation. Students considering this approach should contact the Graduate School before beginning their work if they have questions concerning specific problems or deviations from traditional procedure.
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