Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ARABIC-NUMBERED PAGES
CHAPTER 1 (The PROBLEM: RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND) (page 1)
CHAPTER 2 (REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE)
CHAPTER 3 (METHODOLOGY)
CHAPTER 4 ( RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS)
CHAPTER 5 ( SUMMARY,CONCLUSIONS,AND RECOMMENDATIONS)
REFERENCE LISTS
APPENDICES
CURRICULUM VITAE
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
The Research Paper should be formatted with the following specifications:
Size of Paper: 8.5” x 11”
Margins: 1.5 “ ─ left; 1” – bottom; 1” – right and top
Font: Courier New, 12 pts
Spacing: Double, with zero-pt line spacing before and after each paragraph; Do
not use up more than one line of space between paragraphs and sections.
Maintain the double-spacing of lines at all times.
Single spacing may be used only in the Table of Contents, footnotes and
endnotes, title of charts, graphs, and tables.
Page numbers: Place at the lower right-hand corner of the page, 1” from the
bottom of the paper, and 1” from the right side of the paper.
Other Specifications:
o Each chapter (e.g. CHAPTER 1, CHAPTER 2, etc) should start on
a fresh page. It should be in bold-faced, all-capital letters,
centered with Arabic numeral and should be placed 10 single
spaces from the top EDGE of first page of the chapter. Font
size may be increased to 14 pts.
o The chapter title (e.g. THE PROBLEM: RATIONALE AND
BACKGROUND) should be in bold-faced, all-capital letters,
centered and should be placed 3 single spaces from the
chapter heading. Font size may be increased to 14 pts.
o Section headings within each chapter should be in bold-face,
mixed letters and should be underlined. For example of Section
heading in Chapter 1 includes: Statement of the Problem;
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework; Assumptions; Hypothesis;
Significance of the Study; Scope and Limitations; and
Definition of Key Terms. First letter of each important word
should be in uppercase. Section headings should not be
bulleted. If a section heading occupies more than half the
page’s width, break the line – the upper line should be longer
than the lower line. The heading should be in single-line spacing
if it occupies more than one line.
o All paragraphs should be aligned with the left margin ( 1.5” from
left edge of paper). Full justification is recommended.
o Lists (enumerations of more than four items) are usually
bulleted. It is recommended that the list be in single line
spacing. Should each bullet occupy more than one line, skip
spaces between each bullet entry.
COVER PAGE
NAME OF AUTHOR
( FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME)
March 2016
The title is placed 1 ½ inches from the top, centered across a page that has a margin of
1.5” on the left and 1.0 inch on the right.
The school name should be 7 single spaces below the researcher’s name, centered,
using Courier New font, 16 pts; and with 1.5 -line spacing between school name and
school address.
The date of submission is written 4 lines of single spaces below the school address in
mixed cases and font size 16.
The cover page specification above shall be used for all copies submitted to
the Research Department:
Two (2) hardbound copies in (selected color of your batch) with
acetate cover
NOTE: Write the Researcher’s Name and the Title of the Research Study
on the left side (spine) of the book.
Researcher’s Name
(LAST NAME with initials
of the first and middle)
Title of Research
Study
Year
TITLE PAGE
A Thesis Presented to
the Faculty of Natural Science and Research
Tagbilaran City Science High School
Tagbilaran City, Bohol
In Partial Fulfilment of
the Requirements for
Research II
(7 Single Spaces)
NAME OF RESEARCHER
(First Name, Middle Name, Last Name)
(2 Single Spaces)
MARCH 2017
o The title of the research study should be approximately 1.25 inches from the
top, centered across a page that has a margin of 1.5” on the left and 1 inch on
the right; using Courier New font, 14 pts; and in 1.5 line spacing if the title needs
more than one line of space.
o The name of the author should be above the submission date (March 2017) with
two lines of space separating the two sets of information; Use 14-pt Courier New
font; Name should be written with the first name followed by the middle name,
then the last name in upper cases;
o The date of submission should be 1.25 inch above the bottom edge of the cover.
ABSTRACT
The Abstract contents guide:
What is the project about? State directly what you did, are doing, or will be
doing.
Why was the project done? Include a short explanation on the purpose of
the project. This will serve as the statement of the real-life problem (RLP),
as it states how you are addressing the RLP with your project already.
How was the project done? Summarize the methodology, making sure to
show your research design (replication, local control, independent and
dependent variables, data gathering procedure).
What are the results? Explain briefly the important observations made and
what they mean.
What can be concluded? Make sure to address the objectives of the project.
What is the significance of the project? State the impact of the project’s
accomplishment on humanity, the society or in terms of scientific
contribution.
The abstract should be no more than 250 words, and should fit in one page only. The
font could be made smaller (up to 10 pts only), or the spacing (up to 1.5 spacing only)
may be adjusted to accommodate the text.
ABSTRACT
bit long and will not fit in one page. A font size of 12 is
words.
research is about.
NOTE: The abstract should NOT be a numbered page. It is the first page that should be seen
after the title page.
APPROVAL FORM
APPROVAL SHEET
NAME OF ADVISER
Adviser
NAME OF PANELIST
Chairman
NAME OF PANELIST NAME OF PANELIST
Member Member
-----------------------------------------------------------
Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a
grade of _____ on (Date of Oral Examination)
PANEL OF EXAMINERS
NAME OF PANELIST
Chairman
CONTENTS
Page
APPROVAL SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
DEDICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CHAPTER
3 METHODOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
REFERENCE LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
APPENDICES
A <Title of Appendix A> . . . . . . . .
B <Title of Appendix B> . . . . . . . .
CURRICULUM VITAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF PLATES
LIST OF PLATES
E-books
The same information should be provided as for printed books, see examples above. For books
that have been read or downloaded from a library website or bookshop you should add
information about e-book at the end of the reference.
Bowen, Natasha K. & Guo, Shenyang. Structural equation modeling. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2012. E-book.
Some books whose copyright have expired are sometimes freely available on the internet. In
those cases you should add the complete URL (http ://....) and access date, the date you
downloaded/read the book. If the URL is very long it could be sufficient to use the URL of the
web site where you found the book e.g. http://books.google.se/
Strindberg, August. Three plays: countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger. Boston:
International pocket library, 1912. http://books.google.se/ (Accessed 2012-05-21).
Book Chapters
Include (if available): family name(s) and first name(s) of author(s) of book chapter; title of
book chapter; In, title of book; first and family name(s) of editor(s) and ed(s) in brackets;
edition (if not 1:st); page numbers of chapter; place of publication and publisher; year of
publication
Example:
Ellet, Elizabeth F.L. By rail and stage to Galena. In Prairie state: impressions of Illinois, 1673-
1967, by travelers and other observers, Paul M. Angle (ed.), 271-79. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 1968.
Journal Articles
Include (if available): family name(s) and first name(s) of author(s); title of article; journal
name; volume and issue; year of publication ; page numbers of article
If full first names are not provided in the article provide only initials.
Larsen, James E. and Blair, John P. The importance of police performance as a determinant of
satisfaction with police. American Journal of Economics and Business Administration 1, no.1
(2009): 1-10. http://www.scipub.org/fulltext/ajeba/ajeba111-10.pdf (Accessed 2010-09-29).
Newspaper Articles
Include (if available): author of article; title of article; magazine and date of article
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Health: OECD says
governments must fight fat. 2010.
http://www.oecd.org/document/35/0,3343,en_21571361_44315115_46064099_1_1_1_1,00.
html (Accessed 2010-10-10).
For blogs include title and posting date of individual blog entry:
Parker, Matt. 2010. The simple truth about statistics. Guardian.co.uk Science blog. 29
September. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2010/sep/29/statistics-lies-abuse
(Accessed 2010-10-10).
Encyclopedias/Dictionaries
For articles/entries in online encyclopedias include (if available): author of article, title of
article, name of encyclopedia, year of publishing,; complete URL (http://.....) and date of
access. If there is no author, use the title of the entry or article first.
Example:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2010.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/142824/Creutzfeldt-Jakob-disease (Accessed
2010-10-30).
Dissertations
Include information about university of graduation and title of degree.
Examples:
Eckerberg, Katarina. Environmental protection in Swedish forestry: a study of the
implementation process. PhD diss., Umeå University, 1987.
Landström, Mats. Two essays on Central Bank independence reforms. Lic. diss., Umeå
university, 2009.
Conference Proceedings
Lectures/presentations at conferences and seminars are published in anthologies called
proceedings. Title, year and city of conference are to be included if known. Individual
contributions to conference proceedings are treated as chapters in books. Sometimes those
contributions are published in journals and are treated as journal articles.
Hall, C. Michael. North-south perspectives on tourism, regional development and peripheral
areas. In Tourism in peripheries : perspectives from the north and south, Dieter K. Müller and
Bruno Jansson (eds.), 19-38. Perspectives on tourism in Nordic and other peripheral areas,
2004, Umeå. Wallingford: CABI, 2007
Television Programs
Lindsjö, Lars. UR Samtiden - Hur kan utåtagerande barn bemötas? [Television]. Stockholm:
Sveriges utbildningsradio. 2011. http://uraccess.se/
Personal Communication
Personal communication includes more informal sources: e.g. letters, e-mails, phone calls or
conversations. Permission should be sought before these sources are quoted, and a copy
retained for reference. If you have promised an interviewee anonymity you must keep that
promise. You will find more information about rules and guidelines for research at CODEX.
http://www.codex.uu.se/en/index.shtml
Please note that personal communication is sometimes not included in the reference list as the
sources normally are not traceable. In those cases information about personal communication
are provided only in the footnotes. Check with your teacher/supervisor if you are uncertain!
A reference to personal communication should include as much information as possible; name,
profession/position, details of personal communication; date
Examples:
Svensson, Anna; student at Umeå university. Interview 2010-05-11.
Informant 1: Grammar school, Umeå . 12 boys and 12 girls, individual interviews 2010-05-09.
Smith, Veronica; Professor at the department of physics, Umeå University. Northern lights,
lecture 2010-03-12.
Please note that e-mail addresses belonging to individuals should only be provided if the
owner has given permission.