Summer 2006 ETD Class Schedules

** Registration Required: Register Online **

Call 412 624-HELP [4357] to cancel class.

Designated ETD Hillman Library staff will be available through http://www.library.pitt.edu/php-files/etd-support.php to assist students who need help creating their ETDs.

For general questions about formatting your document in Microsoft Word (refer to the manuals below), contact the Technology Help Desk at 412 624-HELP [4357].

For information on UMI’s guidelines for ETD submissions, visit wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/about_etds.

Getting Started with the ETD Template

This hands-on workshop will review the ETD document template in Word format and discuss specific features in accordance with the ETD Format Guidelines manual. The main focus of this workshop will be on styles, sections, and generating a table of contents.

• Getting Started, Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 2pm – 3:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Getting Started, Tuesday, June 13, 2006, 2pm – 3:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Getting Started, Tuesday, July 11, 2006, 11am – 12:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall

Download the ETD template for Microsoft Word. Download the user's guide for using the template. Download the manual for writing ETD in Word.

Converting your Thesis or Dissertation to PDF

This workshop will work with a copy of your thesis or dissertation and review the steps involved in converting the document to PDF in accordance with the ETD Format Guidelines manual. Students will also be given instruction on the process of uploading the PDF into the library's ETD online system.

• Converting to PDF, Thursday, May 25, 2006, 2pm – 3:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Converting to PDF, Thursday, June 15, 2006, 2pm -3:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Converting to PDF, Thursday, July 13, 2006, 11am – 12:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Converting to PDF, Monday, July 24, 2006, 2pm – 3:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Converting to PDF, Wednesday, July 26, 2006, 2pm – 3:30pm, 1201 Posvar Hall

Download the manual for converting your thesis or dissertation to PDF.

Getting Started with the ETD Template & Converting your Thesis or Dissertation to PDF

This is a hands-on workshop that covers material from both the Getting Started with the ETD Template and Converting your Thesis or Dissertation to PDF workshops.

• Getting Started & Converting to PDF, Wed, June 7, 2006, 10am – 12pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Getting Started & Converting to PDF, Wed June 21, 2006, 10am – 12pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Getting Started & Converting to PDF, Sat, June 24, 2006, 10am – 12pm, 1201 Posvar Hall
• Getting Started & Converting to PDF, Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 5pm – 7pm, 1201 Posvar Hall

Class descriptions and schedules are subject to change/cancellation without notice.

Visit the ETD Web Site