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- Subseries C1 - The South African Congress of Democrats, 1953 - 1962 by Tony Burman. Honours, UCT
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- Subseries C3 - The Making of the African Working Class on the Witwatersrand, 1932 - 1947, by Betram Hirson. Phd, Middlesex Polytechnic
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How to Submit your Dissertation or Thesis to the Library
If you are at the end of your Masters or Doctorate, you need a guidelines on how to submit your Dissertations & Thesis to the library:
Library Thesis submission requirements
- The Library’s ETD submission form must be submitted to the relevant Head: Faculty Administration together with one electronic PDF copy of your thesis/dissertation.
The UJ Library requires the following to be submitted:
- the final corrected and approved electronic version of the thesis (single PDF file)saved on a CD(RW) or DVD (RW);
- signed Thesis/Dissertation submission form, Annexure D (which must not be bound in the volume or included in the ETD file)
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This database provides information on approximately 170 000 South African current and completed research projects including theses and dissertations. This source now provides information on all fields of science since 1919. The records of the Union Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations (UCTD) formerly maintained by the Potchefstroom University for CHE are now included. The NAVTECH research projects are included in the database. It also includes abstracts and English titles for projects not in English.
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A LaTeX template for Engineering reports at The University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).
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Wits university engineering thesis latex template.
This package provides all the files needed to support the production and typesetting of a PhD dissertation at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). The format and styling is based closely on the requirements published by the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.
⚠️ The current status of this project is INCOMPLETE .:warning: Work is still being done to match the required university style.
Documentation
Please see the wiki for documentation. Topics discussed:
- Getting Started
- Useful Links
- Wits University Style Guide
Acknowledgments
Dean Redelinghuys for the creation of the Electrical Engineering Thesis style (1992) which is the base for this template. Jordan Suchow , for the creation of the Dissertate templates.
Mark Silverwood University of the Witwatersrand 2014
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Welcome to WIReDSpace (Wits Institutional Repository on DSpace) For queries relating to content and technical issues, please contact IR specialists via this email address : [email protected], Tel: 011 717 4652 or 011 717 1954.
Customize. That's ok. This Community hosts a collection of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) submitted by doctoral and masters' students of Wits University.
Wits Theses and Dissertations are deposited in full-text onto WIReDSpace and are accessible around the world. The General Rules of the University requires every post-graduate student to submit two final, corrected copies of the dissertation or research report or thesis in a printed format as well as a final, corrected copy in electronic format.
Finding international theses & dissertations. Please note that you may not always be able to open the full text of the thesis you find. Post-graduate students and staff can ask for help from Interlibrary loans (011 717 2350 or [email protected]) Email WHSL's Interlending. Google Scholar.
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Bibliographic records of theses and dissertations (Doctoral and Masters level) submitted to South African universities since 1918 - updated daily. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This database is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses.
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This database provides information on approximately 150 000 South African current and completed research projects including theses and dissertations. This source now provides information on all fields of science since 1919.
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This package provides all the files needed to support the production and typesetting of a PhD dissertation at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). The format and styling is based closely on the requirements published by the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.
This Guide provides information and resources about institutional repositories and Wits Institutional Repository on DSpace (WIREDSPACE). It provides guidelines on depositing in and accessing material from WIREDSPACE, as well as OA and OER Resources.
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University of the Western Cape Research Repository. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (WITS) (WIReDSPACE) Theses / Dissertations: an introduction A thesis or dissertation is a final long essay involving personal research written by a candidate for a higher degree. Generally, a thesis is the final project for the Masters degree and a ...
This Guide provides information and resources about institutional repositories and Wits Institutional Repository on DSpace (WIREDSPACE). It provides guidelines on depositing in and accessing material from WIREDSPACE, as well as OA and OER Resources.