The preliminary section
1.Title page:
The first page of the report is the
title page. The title suggested for your study should clearly describe and
cover the contents of the research paper. Buy the title, you must catalogue,
file or index the paper.
The title page usually includes:
1. The title of the work,
2. The full name of the author,
3. The relationship of the report to a
course or degree requirement (The degree sought)
4. The name of the institution where the
report is to be submitted,
5. The full name of the supervisor (if any),
and
6. The date of presentation.
The following guidelines govern title
pages:
1.
The
title should be concise, descriptive, comprehensive, meaningful and should
indicate clearly the process of the study.
2.
The
title should not claim more for the study than it actually delivers.
3.
It
should not be stated so broadly that it seems to provide and answer that
cannot be generalized, either from the data gathered or from the methodology
employed.
4. The
title should be typed, either entirely in capital letters or in uppercase and
lowercase letters, single spaced, and centered between the right and left margins of
the page.
5.
Where
more than one line is required, the words in the title are divided into lines
so that each successive line is shorter than the one above it and is centered the lower it in an inverted pyramid style (The format is also used for
table titles).
6.
The
title should not be underlined or enclosed in question marks.
7.
Employ
separate live for each item.
8.
Provide balanced,
two- Inch margins for all sides of the title page.
2. Acknowledgement page:
An
acknowledgement page is included if the writer has received unusual assistance
in the conduct of the study. It contains expressions of appreciation for help
and the guidance, and sometimes for permissions obtained for questions.
If used, acknowledgements should be simple, tactful and restrained.
3. Abstract:
An
abstract is a condensation of major ideas. It should include a brief summary of
the key points of the report. It is usually limited to 100 or 150 words. The
abstract should contain the most important words referring to method and
content of the work. It should be written in such a way that a person can read
it and have a good idea of with the report is about. It should contain as it's
essential ingredients a brief but precise statement of the problem or issue,
a description of the research method and design, the major findings and their
significance, and the conclusions. Although the abstract is part of the
preliminary matter of the paper, it is one of the last things one writes.
4. Table of contents:
The final outline of the paper form the basis for its table of contents. The table of content serves an important purpose in providing an outline of the contents of the report. It precedes all the sections it lists.
The
table of contents should list all the elements of the preliminaries, The chapter
titles, the main headings and subheadings in the text, and reference materials.
The relationship between principal and minor division is indicated by capitalization of chapter numbers and titles, with subheadings in small letters
and with capitalized principal letters. Page references for each topic are
indicated a long the right-hand margin. The numbering of chapters and the
wording, capitalization and punctuation of titles and headings should be
exactly the same as they are in the text.
5. list of tables, figures and appendices:
If tables, figures and appendices are
included in the report, a separate page is included for each list. The full
title of the tables, figures and appendices, worded exactly as they appear
in the text, are presented with corresponding numbers and page locations.
All pages in the preliminary section
are numbered at the center of the bottom margin with lowercase Roman
numerals (i,ii,iii,ix,etc.).
References:
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