THESIS GUIDELINES
for language learning and
applied linguistics
trial edition
THE FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
2011
PREFACE
The guidelines are written to help the students of English Department in writing their thesis. This booklet contains information for a student to write his/her thesis. Should he/she have any questions about the information in the booklet, he/she is to see his/her thesis advisor to get the explanation needed.
Many teachers gave their contribution to the completion of this booklet. Special appreciation goes to Prof Dr. Gusti Astika, Nugrahenny T. Zacharias, PhD, Purwanti Kumaningtyas M. Hum, Victoria Usadya Palupi M.A. and C.M.T Fanny Novita Atmadjaja, MA-ELT. This booklet would not be in the present condition without their hard work.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE...2
TABLE OF CONTENT ...3
INTRODUCTION ...4
GENERAL PROCEDURES ...5
CALENDAR REQUIREMENT ...6
RESPONSIBILITIES ...7
THESIS FORMAT ...9
REFERENCES AND QOUTATION ...16
FORM AND STYLE OF WRITING ...28
GRADING ...29
SAMPLE OF THESIS FORMAT...35
INTRODUCTION
A thesis is a scientific writing required for the students of English Department to complete their study and get their Sarjana Degree in teaching English at The English Department, Faculty Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University. It serves as a proof of their competency in the language and their ability in conducting an academic research.
GENERAL PROCEDURES
Procedure for writing a thesis
A student is eligible to register for a thesis when he/she has passed the pre requisite course i.e. Proposal and Report Writing. Since the thesis is a continuation of the research proposal the teacher teaching this class will automatically become the thesis supervisor who will help the student to plan the research methodology, data collection, data analysis, and the writing of the thesis.
Thesis examination
A student who has completed the thesis should consult the thesis coordinator to appoint a thesis examiner. The examiner then reviews the thesis and after completing the review, the examiner and the thesis supervisor decide on the grade using the guidelines for thesis examination. The thesis examiner may suggest a minor or major revision depending on the quality of the thesis. In either case, the thesis examiner should discuss the suggestions for revision with the thesis supervisor. The thesis supervisor, then, should discuss the revision with the student.
Thesis submission
The completed thesis is signed by the thesis supervisor and the thesis examiner then submitted to the administration office in form of soft copy in PDF format (in a CD).
CALENDAR REQUIREMENTS
There are three graduation ceremonies held by Satya Wacana Christian University in a year, one in March, one in July and another one in October. The dates are flexible. The followings are the agenda for the next three graduation ceremonies according to the new academic calendar.
For March 10, 2012 graduation ceremony: February 17
Sarjana candidate have registered for the graduation ceremony February 10
Sarjana candidate have registered for the Judicium.
(The completed thesis should be submitted before this date according to the faculty regulation for administration.)
For July 14, 2012 graduation ceremony: June 29
Sarjana candidate have registered for the graduation ceremony June 22
Sarjana candidate have registered for the Judicium
(The completed thesis should be submitted before this date according to the faculty regulation for administration.)
RESPONSIBILITIES
Thesis Writer
The thesis writer has to conduct a research based on the research proposal he/she made and write the report of the research. He /she have to consult regularly to his/her thesis supervisor to
get guidance in conducting the research and writing the report. The thesis writer has to responsible for the content of the report
of the research he/ she wrote. He/ she has to ensure that his/her report is the actual result of the research that he/she conducted, not a makeup report.
He/she also have to responsible for the originality of his/her writing. If he/she copy other person’s work there will be a sanction.
Thesis Supervisor
A Thesis Supervisor has to guide the thesis writer through the technical aspects of the project and evaluates his/her performance.
He/she is responsible to evaluate the thesis.
He or she also needs to instruct the writer in the social and ethical contexts of academic field, guides the writer through thesis assignments, and grades those assignments.
He/she has to take the writer thesis Reader’s evaluation into account when assigning grades.
He/she may suggest the readers for students’ thesis to the management.
Thesis Reader
A Thesis Reader is responsible to examine the thesis and evaluates the writers’ performance, in terms of the thesis quality. He/she has to attend students’ proposal seminars.
THESIS FORMAT
Starting 2011 all students are required to use the new format i.e., the journal article format. This format is much simpler than the previous one. The content is limited to 5000 words only. Students may choose to use one of the following formats according to their research methods.
Qualitative Thesis
A qualitative thesis should consist of:
Cover page
This page has the thesis title, purpose of writing the thesis, university logo, student's name and identification number, name of the department, the faculty and the university, and year of completing thesis.
a. Thesis title
The thesis title is written in capital letters, using Times New Roman, font size 14 symmetrically written on top of the page. b. Purpose of writing the thesis
The thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Pendidikan.
c. The university logo
The logo should be in 5cm in diameter, positioned in the middle of the page.
d. Students’ name and identification number
The complete name should be used the student’s number is written bellow
e. The name of the department, the faculty, the university should be written in capital letters, using Times New Roman, font size 14. The year of completing thesis is written bellow it.
1. Inside cover page
This page has similar information as the cover page.
2. Approval page
The approval page has the thesis title, student's name and number, name of the supervisor and examiner.
3. Copyright statement
The statement describes that the thesis is the student's original work and has never been published anywhere .The statement also describes the copyright owners.
4. Table of content
Table of content page shows an overall organization of the thesis. It provides the reader a quick way of finding a particular section of the thesis. The tables of contents are organized according to the
chapters, subchapters, and further headings of the subchapters. Each heading in the table of contents should have its page number.
5. List of tables (if any)
List of table page has names of tables used in the thesis with their page numbers.
6. List of figures (if any)
List of figure page has names of figures used in the thesis with their page numbers.
7. Thesis body
The thesis itself contains should have the following components:
a. Title
b. Writer’s name c. Abstract
d. Key words
Key concepts or key words are significant concept or constructs that contribute to the overall make up of the study.
e. Introduction
The introduction presents justification and rationale for the research, comprising the underlying principle for the research and background theories or relevant literature. It also has explanation of key words (concepts) and a brief discussion of relevant research. The length of the introduction section is approximately one third of 5000 words.
f. The study
The study presents the research design comprising the research question, construct, data collection, and data analysis. It also has descriptions of participants, the context of the study, data collection, data analysis, and instrument of data collection.
g. Discussion
The discussion section discusses the findings and their relations to other research or theories in the topic area. The discussion section may be divided into subheadings.
h. Conclusion
The conclusion reflects the author’s understanding of the research. It restates the thesis and shows what contribution the findings add to the topic under study. It may also describe consequences or general implications to the teaching and / or learning of English. The conclusion should have a strong summary of major findings of the thesis.
i. Acknowledgement
Acknowledgment contains, among others, statements of thankfulness to God Almighty, the thesis supervisor, examiner, and other people who were involved in the completion of the thesis writing. This section is written at the end of the thesis. It should be brief with 150 words long.
j. References
The references follow the APA referencing style. Fifteen to twenty references are recommended with 75% conceptual literature and 25% research literature.
k. Appendix
The appendix may have the instrument of data collection such as interview questions or questionnaire.
Quantitative Thesis
A quantitative thesis should consist of:
1. Cover page
This page has the thesis title, purpose of writing the thesis, university logo, student's name and identification number, name of the department, the faculty and the university, and year of completing thesis.
a. Thesis title
The thesis title is written in capital letters, using Times New Roman, font size 14 symmetrically written on top of the page. b. Purpose of writing the thesis
The thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Pendidikan.
c. The university logo
The logo should be in 5cm in diameter, positioned in the middle of the page.
d. Students’ name and identification number
The complete name should be used the student’s number is written bellow
2. Inside cover page
This page has similar information as the cover page.
3. Approval page
The approval page has the thesis title, student's name and number, name of the supervisor and examiner.
4. Copyright statement
The statement describes that the thesis is the student's original work and has never been published anywhere .The statement also describes the copyright owners.
5. Table of content
Table of content page shows an overall organization of the thesis. It provides the reader a quick way of finding a particular section of the thesis. The tables of contents are organized according to the
chapters, subchapters, and further headings of the subchapters. Each heading in the table of contents should have its page number.
6. List of tables (if any)
List of table page has names of tables used in the thesis with their page numbers.
7. List of figures (if any)
List of figure page has names of figures used in the thesis with their page numbers.
8. Thesis body
The thesis itself contains should have the following components:
a. Title
b. Writer’s name c. Abstract
The abstract shows a brief description of the contents of the thesis. It describes the problem, purpose of the study, theoretical background, method of study, and brief findings. The abstract should be written within 200-250 words, single space.
d. Key words
Key concepts or key words are significant concept or constructs that contribute to the overall make up of the study.
e. Introduction
The introduction presents the justification and rationale for the research, comprising the underlying principle for the research and background theories or relevant literature. It also has explanations of the key words or concepts, and discussion of relevant research. The introduction section should be about one third of 5000 words.
f. The study
The study presents the research design comprising the research question, or hypotheses, construct, method of research, data collection, and data analysis. It has descriptions of participants, variables of research, sampling technique, context of the study, and instrument of the research.
g. Results
This section presents and describes the findings of the study which may be presented in tables or graphs with sufficient explanation in a narrative form.
h. Discussion
The discussion section discusses the findings and their relations to other research that has been done or to theories in the topic area.
i. Conclusion
learning of English. The conclusion should have a strong summary of major findings of the thesis.
j. Acknowledgement
Acknowledgment contains, among others, statements of thankfulness to God Almighty, the thesis supervisor, examiner, and other people who were involved in the completion of the thesis writing. This section is written at the end of the thesis. It should be brief with 150 words long.
k. References
The references follow the APA referencing style. Fifteen to twenty references are recommended with 75% conceptual literature and 25% research literature.
l. Appendix
The appendix may have the instrument of data collection such as interview questions or questionnaire.
REFERENCE AND QUOTATION
In writing a thesis, a student may restate or quote the ideas of other people who have developed theories related to the thesis topic but he/she has to give a reference as a tribute when he/she uses their ideas or
2. One Work by Multiple Authors
When a work has two authors, always cite both names every time
the reference occurs in the text.
When a work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors the
first time the reference occurs: in subsequent citations include only the surname of the first author followed by “et al.” and the year if it is the first citation of the reference within a paragraph.
Example:
Walker (2000) compared reaction times…
In a recent study of reaction times (Walker, 2000)… In 2000 Walker compares …
When a work has six or more authors, cite only the surname of the first author followed by “et al.”, and the year for the first and subsequent citations.
If there are two references with six or more authors shorten to the same form, cite the surnames of the first author and of as many of the subsequent authors as are necessary to distinguish the two references, followed by a comma and “et al”.
QUOTATIONS
1. When quoting, always mention the author’s name, year of publication and specific page citation in the text.
2. Short quotations (fewer than 40 words) should be incorporated in the text and enclosed within double quotation marks.
3. In quotations less than 40 words the full stop is placed after the page number (refer to Example 1 ).
17 | t h e s i s g u i d e l i n e s Example:
First citation in text:
Wasserstein, Zappulla, Rosen, Gerstman, and Rock (1994) found… Subsequent first citation per paragraph thereafter:
Wasserstein et al. (1994) found…
Omit year from subsequent citations after first citation within a
paragraph
Waserstein et al. found…
Example 1:
O’ Malley and Chamot (1990) believe that metacognitive strategies are “higher order executive skills that may entail planning for, monitoring, or evaluating the success of a learning activity” (p.44).
4. Longer quotations (40 words or more), referred to as block quotations, should be displayed in a freestanding block. Quotation marks should be omitted.
5. The block quotation should begin on a new line, and should be indented one tab key from the left margin.
6. All subsequent lines should be aligned with the indent.
7. The font size in a block quotation should be changed to size 10, and it should be single-spaced.
8. A line should be left after the block quote.
9. In block quotations the full stop comes after the quote, and before the page number (refer to Example 2 )
10. Material that was in double quotation marks in the original source should be placed within double quotation marks in a block quotation.
11. To start a new paragraph within the quotation, indent the first line of the new paragraph, one tab key from the margin of the quotation.
Example 2:
Roger (1997) believes that:
12. To emphasize a word or words in a quotation italicize the word(s). Immediately after the italicized word(s) insert within brackets the words [italics added].
13. Use three ellipses points (…) within a sentence to indicate that you have omitted material from the original source. Use four ellipses points (….) to indicate omission between sentences. The first point indicates the period at the end of the first sentence quoted, and the three ellipsis points follow.
14.Material in the original source that was in double quotation marks should be placed within single quotation marks in the (short) quotation.
15. Use brackets [ ], not parentheses ( ), to enclose any additions or explanations inserted in a quotation by some person other than the original author.
19 | t h e s i s g u i d e l i n e s Example 3:
Rubin and Thompson (1994) stated that,
Some teachers also treat their students as if they were a tabula rasa [italics added], or blank slate, on which the new language information will be inscribed.
The fact is that all of us possess a wealth of knowledge that can be brought to bear in learning a foreign language. Following the principle of “going from the known to the unknown,” if you wisely use what you know, you can make the process of learning a foreign language more efficient and rewarding. (p.63)
Example 4:
16. Direct quotations must mention the exact spelling, punctuation, and wordings of the original source even if the source is incorrect. If any incorrect spelling, punctuation or grammar in the source might confuse the reader, insert the word sic italicized and within brackets [sic], immediately after the error in the quotation.
17. The evidence/ reference to field notes/ interviews and the date for a dialogue should be placed on the next line (not the last line) of the dialogue.
18. The first letter of the first word in a quotation may be changed to an uppercase or a lower case letter to suit the requirements of the sentence structure.
19. When quoting from speech which may have numerous errors, it would be advisable to write the following as a footnote instead of writing [sic] after every second word / phrase / or sentence:
Example 5:
Miele (1993) found that “the ‘placebo effect,’ which had been verified in previous studies, disappeared when [only the first group’s] behaviors were studied in this manner” (p. 276).
Example 6:
Miele (1993) found the following:
The language of all interview quotes has been recorded verbatim to retain the authenticity/ originality/ spontaneity of the text.
20. Do not omit citations embedded within the original material you are quoting. The works cited will not be included in the list of references (unless they are cited elsewhere in your paper).
21. The use of a comma or colon to signal a block quote should be based on the construction of the sentence preceding the quote.
REFERENCE FORMAT
1. Entire book (one author)
Brown, J. D. (1998). Understanding research in second language learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2. Book, third edition. Jr. in name
Mitchelle, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An
introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York:
McGraw-Hill.
3. Book, group author (government agency) as publisher
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1991). Estimated resident population by age and sex,in statistical local areas, New South Wales, June 1990
(No. 3209.1). Canberra,Australian Capital Territory: Author.
4. Book, no author or editor
Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield,
MA: Merriam-Webster.
5. Edited book
Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological
interventions with minority youth . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
6. Book, revised edition
Rosenthal, R. (1987). Meta-analytic procedures for social research (Rev. ed.).Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
7. Article or chapter in an edited book, two editors
Bjork, R.A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory.In H.L. Roediger III & F.I.M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of
memory &consciousness (pp.309-330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
8. Several volumes in a multivolume edited work, publication over a period of more than 1 year
Koch, S. (Ed.). (1959-1963). Psycholog y: A study of science (Vols. 1-6). New York:McGraw-Hill.
9. English translation of a book
Laplace, P. S. (1951). A philosophical essay on probabilities (F. W. Truscott & F. L.Emory, Trans.). New York: Dover. (Original work published 1814)
10. Encyclopedia or dictionary
Sadie, S. (Ed.). (1980). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
(6th ed.,Vols. 1-20). London: Macmillan.
11. Non-English book
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1951). La genèse de l’ idée de hasard chez
l’enfant [Theorigin of the idea of chance in the child]. Paris: Presses
Universitaires de France.
12. Entry in an encyclopedia
Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia Britannica
13. Book, Brochure, corporate author
Research and Training C enter on Independent Living. (1993). Guidelines for
reporting and writing about people with disabilities (4th ed.)
[Brochure].Lawrence, KS: Author.
14. Journal article, one author
Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences.
Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.
15. Journal article, two authors, journal paginated by issue
Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations.Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and
Research, 45 (2), 10-36.
16. Journal article, three to six authors
Saywitz, K. J., Mannarino, A. P., Berliner, L., & Cohen, J. A. (2000). Treatment for sexually abused children and adolescents. American
Psychologist, 55, 1040-1049.
17. Journal article, more than six authors
Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I.N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L., et al.(2000). An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-childprograms for children of divorce. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology,68, 843-856.
18. Entire issue or special section of a journal
Barlow, D. H. (Ed.). (1991). Diagnoses, dimensions, and DSM-IV: The science ofclassification [Special issue]. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 100 (3).
19. Journal article in press
Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S. C. (in press). Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
20. Magazine article
Kandel, E.R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking downscientific barriers to the study of brain and mind.
Science, 290, 1113-1120.
21. Newsletter article
Brown, L. S. (1993, Spring). Antidomination training as a central
component ofdiversity in clinical psychology education. The Clinical
Psychologist, 46, 83-87.
22. Daily newspaper article, no author
New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July
15). TheWashington Post, p. A12.19
23. Daily newspaper article (discontinuous pages)
Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status.
TheWashington Post, pp. A1, A4.
24. Technical and Research Reports
Mazzeo, J., Druesne, B., Raffeld, P.C., Checkettes, K. T., & Muhlstein, A. (1991).Comparability of computer and paper-and-pencil scores for
two CLEP generalexaminations (College Board Rep. No. 91-5).
Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
25. Report from a private organization
Employee Benefit Research Institute. (1992, February). Sources of health
insurance and characteristics of the uninsured (Issue Brief No. 123).
26. Report available from the Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC)
Mead, J. V. (1992). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher
tales that novice teachers bring with them (Report No. NCRTL-
RR-92-4). East Lansing,MI: National Center for Research on Teacher Learning. (ERIC DocumentReproduction Service No. ED346082)
27. Unpublished doctoral dissertation
Wilfley, D.E. (1990). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal weight
and obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri,
Columbia.
28. Unpublished master’s thesis, university outside the United States
Almeida, D. M. (1990). Fathers’ participation in family work: Consequences for fathers’ stress and father-child relations.
Unpublished master’s thesis, Universityof Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
29. Unpublished paper presented at meeting
Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data on the Trauma
SymptomChecklist for Children (TSC-C). Pape r presented at the
meeting of the AmericanProfessional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA.
30. Unpublished manuscript not submitted for publication
Stinson, C., Milbrath, C., Reidbord, S., & Bucci, W. (1992). Thematic segmentationof psychotherapy transcripts for convergent
analyses.Unpublished manuscript.
31. Review of a book
Schatz, B. R. (2000). Learning by text or context? [Review of the book The
social life of information ]. Science, 290, 1304.
32. Review of a motion picture
Kraus, S. J. (1992). Visions of psychology: A videotext of classic studies [Review ofthe motion picture Discovering Psychology].
Contemporary Psychology, 37, 1146-1147.
33. Television broadcast
Crystal, L. (Executive Producer). (1993, October 11). The MacNeil / Lehrer
news hour. [Television Broadcast]. New York and Washington, DC:
Public Broadcasting Service.
34. Computer programme, software, or programming language
Bender report [Computer software]. (1993). Melbourne, FL: Psychometric Software.
Elements of references to on-line information General Form for Electronic References 35. Online periodical
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2000). Title of article. Title of
Periodical, xx, xxxxxx. Retrieved month day, year, from source.
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of
BibliographicResearch, 5, 17-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from
http://journals.apa.org/prvention/volume3/pre0030001a.html
36. Online document
Author, A. A. (2000). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from source
Hermann, W.A. (1989). Teaching Writing with Peer Response Group:
Encouraging Revision ERIC Digest. Retrieved February 10, 2001,
fromhttp://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digest/ed307616.html
Online Periodicals
Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from
http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html
38. Article in an Internet-only newsletter
Glueckauf, R. L., Whitton, J., Baxter, J., Kain, J., Vogelgesang, S., Hudson, M., et al.(1998, July). Videocounseling for families of rural teens with epilepsy – Project update. Telehealth News, 2(2). Retrieved October 7, 2002, from http://www.telehealth
.net/subscribe/newslettr-4a.html#1
Use the complete publication date given on the article. Note that there are no page numbers.
In an Internet periodical, volume and issue numbers often are not relevant.
If they are not used, the name of the periodical is all that can be provided in the reference.
Whenever possible, the URL should link directly to the article
Break a URL that goes to another line after a slash or before a period. Do not insert (or allow your word-processing program to insert) a hyphen at the break.
Nonperiodical documents on the Internet
39. Stand-alone document, no author identified, no date
If the author of a document is not identified, begin the reference with the title of the document.
GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.) Retrieved August 8, 2000, from http://
www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user-surveys/survey1997-10/
40. Document available on university program or department Web site
Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., & Nix, D. H. (1993). Technology and education: New wine in new bottles: Choosing pasts and
imagining educational futures. Retrieved August 24, 2000, from
Columbia University,Institute for LearningTechnologies Web site: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/newwine1.html If a document is contained within a large and complex Web site
(such as that for a university or a government agency), identify the host organization and the relevant program or department before giving the URL for the document itself. Precede the URL with a colon.
Technical and Research Reports
41. Report from a private organization, available on organization Web site
Canarie, Inc. (1997, September 27). Towards a Canadian health IWAY:
Vision,opportunities and future steps. Retrieved November 8, 2000,
from
http://www.canarie.ca/press/publications/pdf/health/healthvision.doc
Other Electronic Sources
42. Electronic copy of a journal article, three to five authors, retrieved from database
Borman, W. C., Hanson, M. A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., & White, L. A. (1993).Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor
FORM AND STYLE OF WRITING
1. The thesis is typedusing Times New Roman, font size 12, double space.
2. The abstract is typed single space, not exceeding 250 words.
3. A direct quotation is typed separately from the paragraph if it is longer than 3 lines (or more than 40 words) 1,5 space. If it is less than 3 lines, it is put in the paragraph, double spaced, with double quotation marks ("……") and page number of the original source after the quotation.
4. References are typed single space, and 1.5 space between references. References are arranged really without numbers.
5. The paper for the thesis is HVS, 70 or80grams, quarto size.
6. Typing margins.
a. Top and left margins: 1,5 inches, or 4cm. b. Bottom and right margins: 1 inch, or3 cm.
7. Page numbering
a. Page number begins from the inside cover page using small Roman numbering system (i, iii, iii, etc) to the page before thesis body. The page numbers are typed at the bottom center of the page.
b. Page numbering from the first page of the thesis body uses small Arabic numbering system (1, 2, 3 etc.).
c. Main headings of thesis chapters use capital letters (A, B, C, etc.), Sub-headings use small -habits numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.), and further sub-headings use small letters (1a, 1b, lc, 2a, 2b, 2c, etc.).
d. Tables in the thesis use small Arabic numbers (Table 1, Table 2, etc.) followed by the name of the table.
8. If the paper has only one appendix, it is labelled as APPENDIX (Uppercase, bold, centred, 12-font size), If it has more than one appendix, each is labelled with a capital letter such as APPENDIXA, APPENDIX B etc.
9. If the paper has tables in it, number tables with Arabic numbers. Note spacing (all double), italics, capitalization (in title, capitalize all major words, but for headings and captions, only the first word and proper nouns), and use of horizontal lines.
Figure Example :
Note :
Relation of tables/ figures and text
An informative table/ figure supplements - not duplicates - the text. In the text,refer to every table/ figure and tell the reader what to look for. Discuss only then table’s/ figure’ highlights; if you discuss every item of the table/ figure in the text, the table/ figure becomes redundant.
While citing tables/ figures in the text, refer to tables/ figures by their numbers:
Example:
As shown in Table 8, the responses were … Children with pre-training (see Table 5) …
as shown in Figure 2, the relationships are data are related (see Figure 5)
Do not write “the table/ figure below” (or above) or “the table/ figure on page32,” because the position and page number of a table/ figure gets changed quite often, due to additions and deletions.
GRADING
Thesis grade is determined by the thesis supervisor and thesis examiner using the guidelines for examination and grading. Thesis supervisor mark is worth 60% of the final thesis grade, while examiner/reader mark will make 40% of the final thesis grade. The followings are the thesis reader’s rubrics.
Qualitative Thesis – Cover Page
Qualitative Thesis – Approval Page
Qualitative Thesis – Publication Agreement
Quantitative Thesis – Cover Page
Quantitative Thesis – Approval Page
Quantitative Thesis – Publication Agreement
