Thesis/Dissertation templates are composed of the following:
- Front Matter [Preliminary Pages]
- Main Body [5 Chapters]
- Back Matter [References, Appendices, Vita (PhD only)]
MAIN BODY
- use Arabic numerals consecutively starting with page number 1 starting from Chapter 1 (right aligned in the header)
- continue to print on one side of the page only
- continue to use Times New Roman 12-point size font consistently throughout (note that it is possible to slightly to reduce the font size in tables, figures, and appendices, if necessary)
- make sure all pages except the top margin (4 cm) of the first page of each chapter meet the following criteria: left-justified, and with a margin of at least 4 cm on the left side, and 2.5 cm on all other sides.
Chapters
include the following Chapters:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Review of the Literature
Chapter 3: Method
Chapter 4: Results
Chapter 5: Discussion
Headings
- use APA (7th ed.) style Headings
- also refer to the template (MA in CI, MA in CITE, MA in TEFL, PhD in CI) provided to see how they are arranged
Spacing and Indentation
- use a hanging indent of 1.25 cm in each paragraph consistently throughout
- double-space the entire text including blocked quotes
- do not use quotation marks to enclose a block quotation
- set “Before and After Spacing”, which is accessible from Microsoft Word Paragraph dialog box, to 0 pt.
- leave one space after each punctuation mark
In-Text Citations (APA 7th ed.)
- make sure
- your citation includes the author and year
- use appropriate punctuation to introduce the quotation
- long quotations (40+ words) are indented (1.25 cm)
- long quotations are in the block quotation format
- long quotations are double spaced
- refer to the following link for further guidance: In-Text Citations & In-Text Citation Checklist
Figures
- use APA style (7th ed.) Figure Setup (see the sample figures)
- include a figure legend, if you need to explain any symbols used in the figure (click for more information)
- include a figure note, if you, for example, need to provide copyright attribution (click for more information)
- also refer to the template (MA in CI, MA in CITE, MA in TEFL, PhD in CI) provided to see how they are arranged
Tables
- use APA style (7th ed.) Table Setup (see the sample tables),
- split the tables that the Tables that do not fit on one page (See Long or wide tables)
- include a table note, if you, for example, need to provide copyright attribution (click for more information)
- also refer to the template (MA in CI, MA in CITE, MA in TEFL, PhD in CI) provided to see how they are arranged