Acknowledgements: (12 font sizes, with the word ‘acknowledgements’ center on the page

with 14 font sizes, and the text usually aligned to both the left & right margins)

Table of Contents:(text 12 font sizes, usually aligned to both the left & right margins with
the word ‘Table of Contents’, center on the page with 14 font sizes)

List of Tables&Figures:(text 12 font sizes, usually aligned to both the left & right margins
with the word ‘List of Tables’ and ‘List of Figures ‘center on the page with 14 font sizes)

ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS :(the word ‘ACRONYMS or ABBREVIATIONS’ center on the

page with 14 font sizes)

Abstract: (12 font sizes, italics, with the word ‘abstract’ center on the page with the text
aligned to both the left & right margins)

CHAPTER ONE (Title, 18 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)

1. INTRODUCTION (title 16 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)
1.1 Background of the Study (title 14 font size, aligned to left margin, bold and title case)
1.2 Statement of the Problem& Research Questions:(title 14 font size, aligned to left
margin, bold and title case)
1.3 Objectives: (General &Specificobjectives, title 14 font size, aligned to left margin,
bold and title case)
1.4 Hypotheses: (title 14 font size, aligned to left margin, bold and title case)
1.5 Significance of the Study: (title 14 font size, aligned to left margin, bold and title
case)
1.6 Scope of the Study: title 14 font size, aligned to left margin, bold and title case)
1.7 Structure of the Thesis: title 14 font size, aligned to left margin, bold and title case)

CHAPTER TWO(Title, 18 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)

2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE(title 16 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)
2.1 Theoretical Framework (title 15 font size, bold and title case, aligned to the left
margin)
2.1.1 Sub topic under 2.1 (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left
margin)
 2.1.2 Sub topic under 2.1 (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left
margin)

2.1.3 Sub topic under 2.1 (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left
margin)
2.1.3.1 Sub-sub topic (title 12 font size, bold, title case and aligned to the left
margin)
2.1.3.2 Sub-sub topic (title 12 font size, bold, title case and aligned to the left
margin)
2.2 Empirical Reviews: (title 15 font size, bold and title case, aligned to the left margin)
2.3 Conceptual Model:(title 15 font size, bold and title case, aligned to the left margin)

CHAPTER THREE(Title, 18 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)

3. RESEARCH DESIGN & METHODOLOGY(title 16 font size, all caps, bold & center on the
page)
3.1 descriptions of the study area
3.2 Research Design/Approach: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left
margin)
3.3 Source & Type of Data: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left
margin)
3.4 Sampling Design: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left margin)
3.5 Data Analysis Techniques: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left
margin)
3.6 Model Specification and Description of Study Variables: (title 14 font size, bold, title
case, & aligned to the left margin)

CHAPTER FOUR(Title, 18 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)

4. RESULTS & DISCUSSIONS(title 16 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)

4.1 Sub topic 1: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left margin)

4.2 Sub topic 2:(title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left margin)

4.3 Sub topic 3:(title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left margin)

CHAPTER FIVE(Title, 18 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)
 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (title 16 font size, all caps, bold & center on
the page)
5.1 Conclusions: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left margin)
5.2 Recommendations: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left margin)
5.3 Future Research Direction: (title 14 font size, bold, title case, & aligned to the left
margin)

Bibliography(title 16 font size, all caps, bold & center on the page)

 The Harvard Referencing System will be uniformly adopted

 The Harvard Referencing style is attached along with this guideline.

Appendices:

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