How to submit your thesis by Alice Beck

Submitting your thesis might sound or feel difficult but it’s actually really simple. Just follow these three steps.

1. Convert and title

• Convert the word document to pdf
• Title the document using the following format ‘PGR_submission_student surname_student first name_student number'

An example with fictional student ‘John Smith’ with student number ‘T 195765’ (the one on the back of your student card);

PGR_submission_Smith_John_T195765.pdf

2. Submit

• Go to BlackBoard home page and find the box called My Organizations
• Enter the one that says Geographical Sciences Human Geog Postgraduate E-submission
• Submit thesis to Turnitin on the ‘Final submission area’. Make sure that the file you are submitting is a pdf and NOT a Chrome HTML.
• If the document has saved as a Chrome HTML use the following instructions;

• Hover over the HTML Chrome document.
• Right click it
• Click Properties
• Click General tab
• Click Change type
• Choose Adobe Acrobat in the list
• Click OK
• Click Apply then OK
• This should reset those PDF files back to Acrobat.

3. Email about your submission

• Email the exams office(pgr-exams@bristol.ac.uk), Geog Pgadmin (geog-pgadmis@bristol.ac.uk), and your supervisors with the document attached and clarify that you have also submitted the document to Turnitin.
• If file is too big, you will need to create a Facility for the Upload of Large Files (fluff) link.

In case of any problems, ask your peers or email the admin office, happy submitting!