You did a great job with the proposal, please do the dissertation section. According to the school, there should be at least 15 references. GUIDELINES FOR DISSERTATIONS: FORMAT FOR DISSERTATIONS: • Follow the format provided for the Proposal, as Chapters 1-4 will be the same subject matter. For the Dissertation, you will add Chapters 5 and 6. • Your chapters should be similar to this: Chapter 1- Introduction or Problem Statement Chapter 2- Review of the Literature Chapter 3- Methods (may not be applicable for all dissertations) Chapter 4- Findings or Results Chapter 5- Discussion - here is where you will provide for a discussion, explanation, analysis of your findings and results. You may form opinions, state thesis, provide your own analysis, and also discuss any limitations you felt regarding your dissertation study, as well as any need you may see for future or enhanced research. Chapter 6- Summary and Conclusions - here you will provide a short discussion that summarizes what you did and accomplished, the main findings, and a very brief conclusion to your presentation. • All dissertations must be typewritten. Handwritten dissertations will not be accepted. • Use one inch margins when writing your dissertation • All dissertations must have a cover sheet as the first page • On the Cover Sheet you must provide: 1. The Title of your Dissertation 2. Your Full Name 3. Your address 4. Your email address 5. Date of Submission • After the cover sheet, you must have a verification sheet (please include exactly what follows on your verification sheet - the following is an actual example) (title) The Influences of Supply and Demand in Physician Specialty Residencies By: John P. Doe A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Doctor of Health Care Administration Breyer State University February 2003 Faculty & amp; Administrative Approval by: (end of page) • Please be sure to keep a copy of your dissertation, as your submitted copy to the University will be kept on file indefinitely, and will not be returned to you. • Following submission of your Dissertation, you will receive official notice of its evaluation within 3-4 weeks. Such official notices will be done via email and an official letter of evaluation mailed via US postal mail. USE OF REFERENCING FOR DISSERTATIONS: Breyer State University uses the American Psychological Association Writing Manual for completed Dissertations and Thesis in Health Care Administration. Please adhere to the guidelines in the manual for referencing materials. Make sure you are using the most up to date version of the manual for your writing. Strict APA format will be used and revisions may be necessary if the documents submitted do not adhere to format. • Lengths of the Dissertation will vary depending upon the type of research used. There is no common ground standard for & quot;how many pages & quot; a dissertation should be. However, the faulty of Breyer State University believes that a dissertation of less than 50 pages probably lacks enough details to be considered for acceptance. The minimum standard has been established that the length of a dissertation be no less than 50 typed pages. FOR PROJECTS • Follow the guidelines provided above under & quot;proposals for projects. & quot; • Detail each piece of your project in sections or chapters • If you are submitting a published work, hand book, video tapings, etc, you must also submit a short written thesis according to the guidelines provided above in & quot;proposals for projects. & quot; • Use 1 inch margins • Your short written thesis must be type written. Hand written work will not be accepted. • You must include a cover page in your short thesis: • On the Cover Sheet you must provide: The Title of your Dissertation Your Full Name Your address Your email address Date of Submission • You must also provide for a Verification sheet: • After the cover sheet, you must have a verification sheet (please include exactly what follows on your verification sheet) (the following is an actual example) (title) A Handbook for Patient Safety in Skilled Care Facilities By: John P. Doe A Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Administration Breyer State University September 2001 Faculty & amp; Administrative Approval by: ________________________________________ For Doctoral Projects, please follow the same guidelines above as outlined for doctoral dissertations, regarding submission to your faculty advisor, approval, binding of the dissertation, submission of the official loose approval form, etc.