The Theme of the Capstone Thesis Project
“Why and how would a 21st century public safety administrator aspire to act as a “trusted leader” who builds healthy working relationships, manages dissent, and uses evidence-based management? What are the challenges in adopting this stance to make our government work?”
Formatting Requirements for All Capstone Thesis Projects
Sequence
Title Page
• (Title of your paper, your name, course number and name, date)
• Separate page
• Does NOT count toward the 15-20 page limit
Table of Contents
• Separate page
• Does NOT count toward the 15-20 page limit
Executive Summary
• Separate page
• Not more than 1 page
• Counts toward the 15-20 page limit
Body of the Paper
• Please use sub-heads per instructions
• Counts toward the 15-20 page limit
End notes / Bibliography/Works Cited
• Separate page(s)
• Does NOT count toward the 15-20 page limit
Required Appendix re: Peer Review
• Counts toward the 15-20 page limit
Mechanics and Other Reminders:
All papers must be typewritten and double-spaced. Papers should use 12-point font size in Times New Roman. Please leave one (1) inch margins on the right, left, bottom, and top of the papers. Be sure the pages are numbered. Use left-justification.
This Website will take you to previous capstone projects to give you an example of how to set up the paper.
http://www.rand.org/topics/public-safety.html