Thesis format guidelines

Vietnam National University - Hochiminh City International University School of Business UNDERGRADUATE THESIS FORMAT GUIDELINES I – GENERAL DOCUMENT GUIDELINES Paper: The thesis must be printed on good quality white paper on one side of the paper only Length: Maximum length is 75 pages, which only includes the main text and excludes the endnotes, appendices, and list of references There is no minimum number of pages The student might not be additionally credited for more than 75 pages The thesis will be evaluated based on the quality instead of length Margins: Left Margin - ½ inches Right Margin - inch Top Margin - ½ inches Bottom Margin - ½ inches Font Size and Type: 12 – point Times New Roman font Line Spacing: Documents should be 1.5 line spacing throughout, with the exception of the table of contents, bibliography, and quotations of more than four lines or two or more sentences The thesis must be printed on one side of the paper Paragraph Indentions: 0.75" Order of Material: Title Page, Signature Page, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, Abstract, the Text of the Thesis, List of References, Appendix (See attached sample pages.) Numbering of Pages: Page numbers must be centered two lines below the bottom margin There is no heading to the left or right of the page number The placement of page numbers must be consistent throughout the thesis Pages should be numbered sequentially throughout the chapter Preliminary pages are numbered as follows: • The title page is counted as page i (assumed, not print number) • The signature page is counted as page ii (assumed, not print number) • The acknowledgment page is counted as page iii (assumed not print number) • The remaining preliminary pages are numbered with lower case Roman numerals (iv, v, vi, etc) • The main body of the text and the reference section are consecutively numbered with Arabic numerals beginning page “1” and continuing throughout, including text, illustrative materials, list of references, and appendices II – PRELIMINARY PAGES: The preliminary pages include the title and signature pages, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of tables, list of figures and abstract There are no page numbers for the title page, signature page and acknowledgements page but they are assumed to be page i, ii and iii The Table of Contents page will be numbered with lower case Roman numerals and considered to be page iv Title page: (see attached sample) Name of the International University and the School: Upper case, Times New Roman 12 – point font, Centered Logo of International University Title of Thesis: Upper case, Bold, Times New Roman 20 – point font, Centered Statement of presentation in the form: “In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of BACHELOR OF ARTS _”; Times New Roman 14 – point font, Centered in Student’s Name and ID: Upper case, Bold, Times New Roman 14 – point font, Centered Advisor’s name and Degree: Upper case, Bold, Times New Roman 14 – point font, Centered Location: Lower case, Times New Roman 14 – point font, Centered Year of thesis submission Signature Page: (see attached sample) Title of Thesis: Upper case, Bold, Times New Roman 20 – point font, Centered Names of Committee members: the committee members’ name must be typed under the signature lines Original Signatures in the final copy are required (if submitting electronically, the signature page is left unsigned) Acknowledgments (see attached sample): This page is to thank those who have helped in the process of obtaining the degree Permission to quote copyrighted material is listed here, as well as acknowledgments for grants and special funding This should occupy a single page and be 1.5 – spaced Table of Contents: Follow the format of the abbreviated sample included in these instructions For clarity, use 12 – point font All chapter titles, headings and subheadings should appear in the Table of Contents Font style of items listed within the Table of Contents should be the same as the font used within the text (e.g headings listed within the Table of Contents are in the same font style as in the body of the thesis) List of Tables and List of Figures: The list of tables/figures must conform to the examples provided and include all tables or figures (i.e illustrations, photographs, pie/bar charts, and maps) within the body of the thesis listed by table/figure number and title Abstract: The thesis must contain an abstract An abstract is a concise account of the thesis or dissertation and should state the problem, describe the procedure or method used, and summarize the conclusions reached Paragraphs are formatted with the same layout used in the document This should occupy a single page and be 1.5 – spaced III – BODY OF THE THESIS: Page numbering: The body of the thesis and appendices are numbered in Arabic numerals starting with and continuing until the last page of the thesis Headings of Major Divisions: The first line of the first chapter will be "CHAPTER I" Three lines below this appears the title of the chapter in capital letters, centered Use an inverted pyramid and 1.5 line spacing succeeding lines of the title if it is longer than one line Three lines below the chapter title, place the first line of text Succeeding chapters, "CHAPTER II", etc., should follow this same format Do not use terminal punctuation on any chapter headings Each chapter should begin on a new page Headings of Subdivisions: The subdivision within a chapter or section does not begin on a new page unless the preceding page is filled If there is not room for the complete heading and at least two lines of text at the bottom of a page, the new subdivision should begin on the next page All chapter titles and headings should follow the following example CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION You would indent and start writing the text here 1 First level heading: Lower case, Bold, 12 point You would indent and start writing the text here 1.1.1 Second level heading: Lower case, Bold, Italic, 12 point You would start writing the text here after the period and keep wrapping around underneath the subheading like this 1.1.1.1 Third level heading: Lower case, Italic, 12 point You would start writing the text here after the period and keep wrapping around underneath the subheading like this IV – TABLES: Tables should be numbered consecutively throughout the thesis (i.e Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.) The table number should be followed by a brief, descriptive title The table caption should appear directly above the table If not an original table, the source of the table should be placed below the table Tables may be placed on the page in portrait or landscape orientation and may appear on a single page or in – line with the text depending on the size of the table Margin width and page number placement should be consistent with the rest of the text Below is an example (extracted from Le and O’Brien, 2010): Table Descriptive Statistics Variable Mean St Dev (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Performance -0.028 0.58 Assets 9.220 0.42 0.13 Employees 7.304 1.32 0.10 0.52 Leverage 0.489 0.19 -0.29 0.17 0.07 Expenses 0.068 0.33 -0.04 -0.05 -0.04 0.02 State Ownership 0.350 0.26 0.08 0.19 0.17 -0.08 -0.06 Foreign Ownership 0.040 0.11 0.00 0.20 0.11 0.00 0.00 -0.07 Exec Ownership 0.000 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.04 -0.02 0.00 0.00 Employee Ownership 0.002 0.02 0.00 -0.01 -0.01 -0.03 -0.01 -0.03 Individual Ownership 0.385 0.15 -0.03 -0.12 -0.07 0.04 0.02 -0.37 Indus Performance 0.054 0.02 0.08 0.13 0.15 -0.11 -0.04 0.17 Industry Volatility 0.096 0.02 -0.06 -0.01 0.00 0.08 0.03 -0.10 All correlations with an absolute value greater than 0.03 are significant at p[...]... rest of the thesis Same margins should be maintained as used in the body of the text IX – ELECTRONIC FORMATS: Students must submit their thesis in electronic format after the oral defense The final version of your thesis should be converted to a PDF document Once this is complete, give one copy of the document to the school on a CD/DVD – ROM in hard case labeled with student’s name, ID, thesis title,... MBA., Secretary _ Le Thanh Long, Ph.D _ Albert Low, M.A THESIS COMMITTEE (This is a sample of acknowledgment page) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This is a pleasure to express my sincere gratitude to all those who made this thesis possible First and foremost, I would have not finished this thesis without the support of my professional advisor, Mr Albert Low, who has always been there... Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (2nd ed.) Washington, DC: Author Conference Proceedings Schnase, J L., & Cunnius, E L (Eds.) (1995) Proceedings from CSCL '95: The First International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum 4 Electronic Sources (Web Publications) Article from an Online Periodical Online articles follow the same guidelines. .. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com Electronic Books Electronic books may include books found on personal websites, databases, or even in audio form Use the following format if the book you are using is only provided in a digital format or is difficult to find in print If the work is not directly available online or must be purchased, use "Available from," rather than "Retrieved from," and point... respect and being a friend throughout my time of doing this thesis You really are a wonderful advisor To you sir, I give you lots of sincere thanks and respect Thank you To Mr Tong Viet Bay, manager of Recruitment, Training & Development, and other employees in Mercedes-Benz Vietnam Limited Company who shared their valuable time and gave me helpful information to finish this study Thank you To my friends... Support for Collaborative Learning Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum 4 Electronic Sources (Web Publications) Article from an Online Periodical Online articles follow the same guidelines for printed articles Include all information the online host makes available, including an issue number in parentheses 12 Author, A A., & Author, B B (Date of publication) Title of article Title of Online Periodical, volume number (issue... CD/DVD – ROM in hard case labeled with student’s name, ID, thesis title, location and year of submission This guideline is prepared based on the following works: Bui, Y.N (2009) How to write a Master’s thesis California, CA: Sage Le, T and O’Brien, J (2010) Can two wrongs make a right? State ownership and debt in a transition economy” Journal of Management Studies 47(7): 1297-1315 And the following weblinks:... Editor & B Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter) Location: Publisher Grossman, S and Hart, O (1982) Corporate Financial Structure and Managerial Incentives In J J McCall (ed.), The Economics of Information and Uncertainty (123-155) Chicago: University of Chicago Press 3 Other Print Sources An Entry in an Encyclopedia 11 Bergmann, P G (1993) Relativity In The new encyclopedia britannica (Vol 26,... http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_rewrite.html Peckinpaugh, J (2003) Change in the Nineties In J S Bough and G B DuBois (Eds.), A century of growth in America Retrieved from GoldStar database Dissertation /Thesis from a Database 14 Biswas, S (2008) Dopamine D3 receptor: A neuroprotective treatment target in Parkinson's disease Retrieved from ProQuest Digital Dissertations (AAT 3295214) VIII – APPENDICES:... and advice you gave to me Thank you Especially, I would like to give special thanks to my beloved parents and brothers for their patient love, unflagging belief, and dedication during the time of doing thesis and throughout my life Mom and Dad, you are wonderful parents and wonderful friends My brothers, I could not ask for better brothers and friends To all of you, thanks for supporting me and always