The certificate of acknowledgment (PDF) must be in the form set forth in California Civil Code section 1189. An acknowledgment for a thesis is a short section within the thesis that recognizes the people who supported its author through their work.In today's video I'm going to show you how to complete a California Acknowledgement and a California Giraffe. The dissertation acknowledgements are where you thank the people who helped you during your thesis and dissertation process. The acknowledgements or introductory portion of the capstone should clearly detail the role and contributions of the student in coauthored works. You must acknowledge any previously published work, as well as any grants or funding received to conduct this research. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. The only pre-text pages listed in the table of contents are the "ABSTRACT" page, "ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" page, and the "LISTS" pages, (e.g.