Electronic Project Filing - Senior Design Project

After presenting your scholarly project and receiving the approval of your committee members, the first step of preparing for filing with the Monroe Library is to create a cover sheet. This page will become the first page of your project, so it's important to make sure that the information included is correct and free of errors.

To create your cover sheet, you will need to:

1A. Gather the required information for your cover sheet
1B. Download a cover sheet template (provided below)
1C. Add required information to your cover sheet

Once you have completed these steps, you will have a completed cover sheet that you will use to gather required signatures in Step 2.

To prepare your capstone project submission, you'll need to have some information handy. Required information includes:

• The title of your capstone project
• Degree and discipline
• Your name as you would like for it to appear on your capstone project
• The date on which your capstone project was approved
• Copyright information (choose one from the list below)
• Availability: Determine whether you'd like for your capstone project to be available worldwide or only to the Loyola University New Orleans community

If you are unsure about any of these or have questions about which options to select, please consult with your instructor or library liaison.

Copyright Information and Suggested Choices

OPTION 1 - General Copyright (default)

• The student retains copyright of their own thesis. Copyright occurred automatically when you created your thesis, but you may still wish to register with the Copyright Office to establish public record of the copyright claim. Regardless, appropriate copyright notice should be printed on the title page of your thesis. It should include
  • 1) the symbol © or the letter c in a circle, or the word “Copyright,”  
  • 2) year of first publication of the work, and 3) the name of the owner of the copyright.  An example is shown below.
    • © 2021, [Your Name]. All Rights Reserved.

OPTION 2 - Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial

• You also have the option to release your thesis under a Creative Commons license in order to encourage reuse of your work. If you choose a CC license, you will need to include that info on your title page as well. While there are many types of CC licenses,
• The license you grant via the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial, lets others
  • "remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially" and
  • "acknowledge you and be non-commercial."
• If you choose this option, please include the following text:
  • © 2021, [Your Name]. Licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial 4.0 license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• More info about the different categories of Creative Commons licenses is at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.

OPTION 3 - Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

• The license you grant via the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike, lets others
  • "remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially" 
  • "acknowledge you and be non-commercial" BUT
  • "may not distribute the modified material."
• If you choose this option, please include the following text:
  • © 2021, [Your Name]. Licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• More info about the different categories of Creative Commons licenses is at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.

OPTION 4 -  Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

• The license you grant via the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike, lets others
  • "remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially" 
  • "acknowledge you and be non-commercial" and
  • "must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original."
• If you choose this option, please include the following text:
  • © 2021, [Your Name]. Licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
• More info about the different categories of Creative Commons licenses is at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.

Click on the link provided below to access the cover sheet template. You will need to be logged in with your Loyola University New Orleans Google account.

When the template opens, click File, then Download. Select Microsoft Word (.docx) from the drop-down menu to download the template to your computer.

• Link: Senior Design Capstone Cover Sheet Template

At this point, you should have the information for your project filled in on your cover sheet. Ensure that all components have been completed before proceeding to Step 2 to prepare your PDF file.

Click the button below to proceed to Step 2: Gather Signatures and Save Files in PDF.

Step 2

If you have any questions, need help with getting your cover sheet set up, or would like a librarian to review your cover sheet before proceeding to the next step, please send us a message.