Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A. General Guidelines
1. An Integration, thesis or dissertation shall be submitted on white letter-size, copy or
book paper (8.5 x 11 inches)
2. Observe formal grammar rules. Do not use casual language such as contractions (e.g.,
don’t)
3. Use Times New Roman font, size 12.
4. Margins:
(i) Left – 1 ½ inches Right – 1 inch
(ii) Top – 1 inch* Bottom – 1 inch
* For the first page of each chapter, the top margin is 2 inches
B. The Order of Content
Please refer to a separate guideline.
C. Pagination:
1. For the preliminary pages (title, approval pages, abstract/executive summary,
acknowledgements, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables), page numbers are written in
lower case Roman numerals, on the upper right hand corner, 1 inch from the edge of the paper.
1.5 inches
TITLE OF THE STUDY
1 inch
1 inch
2. In general, except for the preliminary pages, page numbers are written in Arabic numerals, and
are located the upper right hand corner, 1 inch from the edge of the paper.
3. For the first page of every chapter, the page number should be hidden.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
4. Pagination of the paper is continuous from the first page of Chapter 1 until the last page of the
appendices at the end of the paper.
D. Text Lay-out:
1. Text alignment: Justified
2. Spacing: Double-spaced
CHAPTER II
Double space
INTRODUCTION
3 single spaces
This chapter presents a review of the literature and studies on Goal Orientation
CHAPTER II
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents a review of the literature and studies on Goal Orientation
G. Indentation:
Paragraphs are indented five spaces. It is important to be consistent with the indention
throughout the document.
H. Other Writing Mechanics:
1. Abbreviations and Numbers
2. Spelling and Punctuations
3. Capitalization, Italic, and Quotation Marks
4. Quotations
d. Double space from the table to the next paragraph or section/sub section.
L. Crediting Sources and References
Refer to the Manual of the APA, Seventh Edition.
M. Appendices
a. Appendices are attached after the References. Put appendices that you refer to in the
text of your paper.
b. When referring to an appendix within the text, do not capitalize the word appendix.
References:
SBG Integration Paper, Thesis and Dissertation Submission Protocol (2015)
SBG Thesis and Dissertation Submission Protocol and Ethical Responsibilities (February 2003)
Ateneo de Manila Technical Guidelines for Thesis/Dissertation Proposals and Final
Theses/Dissertations