Welcome to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' Electronic Theses & Dissertation site. These pages are dedicated to help you find all the information you might require in order to format and successfully submit your graduate thesis for examination and publication electronically.
Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) are prepared as text-based PDF files. ETDs can contain non-text elements such as sound, video, and hypertext links. ETDs are available through Scholarship@Western, Western's digital library repository, and also released to the world-wide web with priority in many search engines, enabling scholars worldwide to locate, search, and download the University of Western Ontario's ETDs.
The most significant benefit is the dramatic increase (50-250%) in citation impact that results from electronic publishing. This leads to increased rewards from universities, in the form of promotion and increased salary, and from granting agencies.
Other benefits include:
- publicity for research - authors of electronic theses become more widely known and their reputations are enhanced
- easy worldwide access to your theses for colleagues and collaborators
- easy worldwide access to theses for job and grant applications
- a raised profile for research institutions
- reduced costs at the point of graduation since there is no need to have multiple copies printed.
For an overview of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation process at The University of Western Ontario, please refer to any area from our site dedicated to supporting ETD at Western:
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Preparation and formulation of powder coating for application of enamelled wire, Liuyin Xia
Pricing and Trading American Put Options under Sub-Optimal Exercise Policies, William Wei Xing
Further applications of higher-order Markov chains and developments in regime-switching models, Xiaojing Xi
Characterization of EIF2Be and Its Interaction with RGS2, William H. Xue
Thomas Hobbes on Punishment, Arthur L. Yates
Hydrogel-based Nanocomposites and Laser-assisted Surface Modification for Biomedical Application, Pei Yin
An Outcome-Based Approach for Ensuring Regulatory Compliance of Business Processes, Quanjun Yin
Examining Assistive Technology Use, Self-concept, and Motivation, as Students with Learning Disabilities Transition from a Demonstration School into Inclusive Classrooms, Gabrielle D. Young
Heavy Handed: A Multi-Level Approach to Understanding Regional Variation In The Use of Force By Police, Zachary R. Young
The Language Learning of Refugee Students in Canadian Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, Hongfang Yu
Improved Non-Linear Solution of Dip Coating Flow, Omar Bin Yusuf
National Identity Perceptions and the Experiences of 1.5 Generation Youth with English Learning and First Language Loss, Olena Yuzefova
Experiences of Socio-Spatial Exclusion Among Ghanaian Immigrant Youth in Toronto: A Case Study of the Jane-Finch Neighbourhood, Mariama Zaami
Motivation in Goal Orientation and Motivational Climate in Elite Wheelchair Tennis Players, Laurence M. Zalmanowitz
The Effects of Neonatal Immune System Activation with Lipopolysaccharide on Adolescent and Adult Anxiety Behaviours in Male and Female Rats, Alina Zaltzman
Protection and Control of Active Distribution Networks and Microgrids, Mohammad Amin Zamani
Acercamiento interartístico a la pintura de género de Murillo y el pícaro literario del Siglo de Oro. Personajes que reflejan una realidad social, Jimena Zambrano
Health Implications of a Delayed Transition into Adulthood, Lisa K. Zaporzan
Impact of Goal Compatibility on Self-Care Adherence Among Patients with Congestive Heart Failure, Karen M. Zhang
Kinetics of O2 Reduction on Oxide-covered Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys, Xiangrong (Sarah) Zhang
3D Velocity Retrieval and Storm Tracking Using Multiple Radars, Yong Zhang
Roles of PGC-1α/PPARs pathway in regulating insulin sensitivity in mouse skeletal muscle cells under prolonged hypoxia, Yunyan Zhang