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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

Tables