Thesis Paper Format
GUIDELINES IN THE PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
FOR THESIS PAPER
1. Order The order of the manuscript is as follows: Preliminary Pages includes the following:
Title Page Approval Page Acknowledgment (one page)
Table of Contents (heading should be centered; no dot/line/dash before page number) List of Tables (Arabic numerals) (if you have) List of Appendices (Arabic numerals) (if you have) Abstract (one page)
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION (bold, center of the page) (Should include background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives, significance of the study, scope and limitation, definition of terms)
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (bold, center of the page) (intensive review of literature)
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY (bold, center of the page) (should include research design, research method used, location of the study, subjects of the study, how the data was gathered)
CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION/S
BIBLIOGRAPHY (APA format, alphabetized)
APPENDICES (if you have, survey forms, questionnaires, etc.)
2. Spacing and Margin The manuscript (text, quotations, table titles, and captions) should be typed double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font on one side of the 8½” x 11” bond paper. Margins should be 1.5 inches from the left and top and 1.0 inch at the bottom and right-hand sides of each page. The customary paragraph indention is five spaces and the text should be left and right justified.
The Chapter number and the Chapter title (bolden) should be centered and separated by a double space. Two double spaces should separate the Chapter title from the subheading which is typed flushed towards the left with first letter of subheading title capitalized. The text should be typed double space with normal (5 spaces) indention. A double space separates every paragraph.
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FOR THESIS PAPER
1. Order The order of the manuscript is as follows: Preliminary Pages includes the following:
Title Page Approval Page Acknowledgment (one page)
Table of Contents (heading should be centered; no dot/line/dash before page number) List of Tables (Arabic numerals) (if you have) List of Appendices (Arabic numerals) (if you have) Abstract (one page)
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION (bold, center of the page) (Should include background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives, significance of the study, scope and limitation, definition of terms)
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (bold, center of the page) (intensive review of literature)
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY (bold, center of the page) (should include research design, research method used, location of the study, subjects of the study, how the data was gathered)
CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION/S
BIBLIOGRAPHY (APA format, alphabetized)
APPENDICES (if you have, survey forms, questionnaires, etc.)
2. Spacing and Margin The manuscript (text, quotations, table titles, and captions) should be typed double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font on one side of the 8½” x 11” bond paper. Margins should be 1.5 inches from the left and top and 1.0 inch at the bottom and right-hand sides of each page. The customary paragraph indention is five spaces and the text should be left and right justified.
The Chapter number and the Chapter title (bolden) should be centered and separated by a double space. Two double spaces should separate the Chapter title from the subheading which is typed flushed towards the left with first letter of subheading title capitalized. The text should be typed double space with normal (5 spaces) indention. A double space separates every paragraph.
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Bibliography: Multiple authors: (Delgado et al., 1995) wrote that biofuel . . .