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Format for the Mini-Project

PRELIMINARY PAGES
i. Cover Page
 De La Salle Lipa (uppercase/lowercase, not bold, center aligned)
 College (uppercase/lowercase, not bold, center aligned)
 Department (uppercase/lowercase, not bold, center aligned)
 Title (uppercase, bold, center aligned)
 Student Names (uppercase/lowercase, not bold, center aligned, last name
then given name)
 Month and Year completed

ii. ABSTRACT (all caps. Bold, center aligned)

 A concise and factual abstract is required
 The abstract should state briefly the problem, objectives of the study,
method/s used, the principal results or major conclusions.
 DO not use acronyms on your abstract, keywords, and title.

iii. TABLE OF CONTENTS – all caps, bold, centered

iv. LIST OF TABLES – all caps, bold, centered
v. LIST OF FIGURES – all caps, bold, centered

CHAPTER I (bold, center aligned, single space after Chapter heading)

INTRODUCTION (uppercase, bold, center aligned)
Provides background information and rationale for the mini project, so that the
reader is persuaded that it will be useful/interesting.
 It usually also serves as frame within which the reader reads the rest of the
paper.
 Provides background information related to the need for the mini project.
 Gives an outline of subsequent chapters.
 At least two (2) pages are enough to cover the introduction.
 The introduction must be written in macro perspective, meaning from general
statement to specific.
 Ensure that the introduction has relevant and significant information from
review of literature and studies.
 Each content of the paragraph may follow the “Claim” and “Evidence” format.
 Last paragraph must contain discussion of the background of the problem.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY (uppercase, bold, left aligned)
 It is the statement of the current issue on the selected locale that needs to
be addressed.
 It provides the statement for the mini project and it is the aim of the study
 It is the focal point of the mini project.
 It is stated in narrative form.
 It should be arranged in numerical format.
 Ensure that all the objectives are measurable and answerable by the
questionnaire/ergonomic assessment tools.
 It should be numbered.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION (uppercase, bold, left aligned)

 The scope of the mini project provides discussion on the focus of the study.
 The limitation of the study provides discussion on the areas not to be
included on the study.
 One paragraph for each (scope and limitation) is acceptable.

THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK (uppercase, bold, left aligned)

 It describes the theory that explains why the mini project problem under study
exists.
 It provides a rationale for predictions about the relationships among variables
of the research study.

CHAPTER 2 ( bold, center aligned, single spaces after Chapter heading)

METHOD – uppercase, bold, center aligned.
 It describes the Participant, Instrumentation, Data Gathering Procedure, and
the Data/Statistical Analysis.
Participants – uppercase/lowercase, bold, left aligned. These are the
respondents for the study.
Instrument – uppercase/lowercase, bold, left aligned
 The researcher/s can use a self-made question or set of survey research
instrument and the different ergonomic assessment tools. Discuss all of
the assessment tools how it was used in the study.
Data Collection Procedure - uppercase/lowercase, bold, left aligned
 Ensure the clarity of the procedure on how the instruments were
constructed, validated and tested.
 Statistical/Data Analysis - uppercase/lowercase, bold, left aligned.
 based on objectives
 Discuss how the different assessment tools will be analyzed and
interpreted.

CHAPTER 3 ( bold, center aligned, single spaces after Chapter heading)

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION – uppercase, bold, center aligned
Do not close tables on the left and right sides and no column lines (do not cut
tables)
Table Number - uppercase/lowercase, bold, centered, continuous numbering
Table title – sentence case, bold, centered/inverted pyramid if two lines
Very Important:
Number the discussion according to the objectives
Topics – Sentence case
- Tables should be introduced first; usually it mentions the table number and
the title of in the first paragraph. It will be followed by the narrative explanation
of the content of the table in the second paragraph and the interpretation or
discussion of the results in the last paragraph.
- Avoid using prepositions in presenting tables like:
o The Table 1 above shows
o The Table 1 below illustrates
o Use % symbol if the data is presented inside the parenthesis
ex. (75.2%)
Majority of the respondents or 75.2 percent of them…

CHAPTER 4 ( bold, center aligned, single spaces after Chapter heading)

CONCLUSIONS - uppercase, left aligned
- It should be numbered based on the number of objectives.
- The findings should be textual generalizations, summary of the
important data consisting of text and sometimes important figures are
also included.
- They should be stated as concisely as possible to one or two
sentences per objective.

CHAPTER 4 ( bold, center aligned, single spaces after Chapter heading)

RECOMMENDATIONS ( bold, center aligned, single spaces after Chapter heading)
- Recommendations must be based from the results generated
 - Establish the recommendation with concrete, specific and doable suggestions
or plan of actions address to a certain individual or group.

If there is a proposed plan/program, this should have table number and will be
placed before the conclusion. Observe table format.

REFERENCES – uppercase. bold, left aligned (after recommendations; in

separate page)
 Arrange references alphabetically regardless whether they are books,
journals, thesis or dissertations.
 Follow APA style in presenting the entries inside text or in the list of
references

APPENDIX (if any) (uppercase, bold, center aligned)

Additional Protocols in Encoding the Mini Project:

1. Margins
1.5” left margin (to allow space for binding)
1.0” (right, top, bottom)
2. Pagination
The page number should be placed on the upper right hand corner of the page
(Roman numerals for preliminaries and numerical for the content/body with first page
hidden.) No page number on the first page of each chapter.
3. Spacing
Double spaced entire paper
4. Font/Size
Use Arial 12 in the entire paper
5. Tenses
Use past tense for the Results

Prepared by:

Engr. Angelita M. Pagcaliwagan, PIE, Asean Eng., MSIE