Dissertation Title Page: an Activity in Academic Cognitive Psychology

 The Title Page of a dissertation is one of the critical points in the process. It’s an opportunity to start by defining your research question, then present it briefly, and finally provide some contextual information about yourself as an author. Title Pages are not just for academics! Anyone who has completed a significant piece of work can benefit from thinking through their Title Page before writing. This blog post will explore what Title Pages are all about and how you can easily create your Title page.

Title pages, or dissertation title pages, in particular, can appear daunting and complicated. They don’t have to be, though! Title Pages are an opportunity for students and researchers to start by defining their research question, then present it succinctly and finally provide some contextual information about themselves as authors. For those who want a refresher on Title pages, Title pages should include:

- The Title of the dissertation or research work 

- Name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of Author(u)r(s) (e.g., Dr. Jane Smith, York University). If there is more than one author/investigator, you should list names in the same order as they appear on the Title page of previous work.

- The Title Page should be compliant with your institution’s requirements and conventions (e.g., font size, margins etc.) 

- A running head that consists of just Title information is placed at the top right corner on every new page after the title page. It should be set in abbreviated form (e.g., title, ch. Title or Title; pt. Title)

- If there is no running head on every page, then the title of this work should appear at the top right corner. However, it does not need to be included without a running head appearing.