Professional Documents
Culture Documents
LA UNION
Preliminaries
1. Cover Page
2. TITLE PAGE
3. APPROVAL SHEET
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
5. DEDICATION (optional)
6. TABLE OF CONTENTS
7. LIST OF TABLES
8. LIST OF FIGURES
9. LIST OF PLATES
10. ABSTRACT
COVER PAGE AND TITLE PAGE
Title – All capital letters, centered, inverted pyramid and not to exceed three (3) lines; to follow
proper division of phrases
Author(s) – for group research, the name of the lead researcher will appear first then the names
of the other members will follow to be arranged alphabetically (maximum of five students in a
group)
All capital letters, centered
First Name, Middle Initial, Family Name
Name of the University, Campus, College, Address (All in capital letters, centered
Degree All capital letters
Major/Specialization – Only the first letter of the words are capitalized
Date of completion - Month and Year (March 2013 or May 2013 or October 2013)
Group/Team research is not allowed in the Graduate level
Font size: 12 Font Style: Times New Roman (for both cover/title page)
APPROVAL SHEET
“Chair” shall be used referring to the Chairperson of the Oral Examination Committee (graduate
level) / Thesis Committee (undergraduate level).
“Department Chair” shall be used referring to the Program Chair or Chairperson of the Program.
Thesis Committee Membership
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This shall be presented in a formal language, narrative format, third person, with no pictures or
graphics
DEDICATION
This must be brief, centered on one page with no heading.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
1. Only the tables that appear in the text shall be included in the list.
2. Numbering ( in Hindu-Arabic form) of tables in the text shall be continuous.
LIST OF FIGURES
1. Only the figures (graphs, charts, other illustrative materials) that appear in the text shall be
included.
2. Numbering (in Hindu-Arabic form) of figures in the text shall be continuous.
LIST OF PLATES
1. Only the plates (pictures) that appear in the text shall be included.
2. Numbering (in Hindu-Arabic form) of plates in the text shall be continuous.
Tables, Figures, Plates which are in support to basic/primary data in the text shall be placed in
the appendices
ABSTRACT
1. The Abstract is an abridged version of the most important results of the study.
2. It is a one-page part of the preliminary with a maximum of 150 words which includes one
sentence of the situation/background of the study, the objectives/problems of the study, the
methodology, and the salient findings and conclusions.
3. Conclusions and recommendations shall not be included in the abstract.
4. The Abstract shall be presented in the format (note the parts in bold face):
NAME. (Year). Title. Degree (fully spelled out). School, College, Address.
5. The name of the Adviser shall be in bold Title Case.
6. Listing of alphabetically arranged key words shall be placed below the abstract.
7. Abstract shall be in italics, single spaced.
Chapter 1 (Hindu-Arabic)
Note: The Review of Literature will no longer be a part of the Thesis or Dissertation. Literature
shall be incorporated in the Situation Analysis, Framework of the Study, Methodology, and in the
Discussion of Results.
Set-off quotations shall not use quotation marks; single spaced; with 10 space margins from left
margin and 5 space margins from the right margin
Chapter 2
METHODOLOGY
Chapter 3
In case of long tables and there is a need to cut the table, the first part should always be longer
than the second part.
If the remaining part of a cut table consists of 2-3 lines only, the font size may be reduced (up to
font 10) so that the table will be accommodated in just one page
Table Presentation
Figure Format
Figures shall be enclosed, drawn from margin to margin.
Needed data such as percentages/frequencies shall be evident.
The Notation Fig.1. Title (Title of the figure) shall be placed below the figure.
Format of Plates
Chapter 4
Recommendations
Introductory statement and recommendations (numbered and in list form)
LITERATURE CITED
References shall be alphabetically arranged with no categorization (double spaced; hanging
indention).
Electronic sources shall include the date and time of retrieval. Citations/reviews taken from
Wikipedia are not acceptable.
Researches as reference shall be within the last five (5) years; no restriction as to the date of
publication of theories/principles/seminal works .
The minimum number of literature to be reviewed and cited shall be 20 for Baccalaureate, 30 for
Master’s and 50 for Doctorate.
APPENDICES
CURRICULUM VITAE
The Curriculum Vitae shall reflect a listing of the personal information, educational
background, expertise, training and seminars attended by the researcher and other pertinent
information.
It should follow a single space format for every item and double space format between
items.
A passport size, colored picture with plain background shall be placed at the upper right
hand corner of the page. Researcher must wear blouse/collared shirt
In case of group research, each member of the group shall have a separate curriculum
vitae.
Contents: Name, Address, date of Birth, Civil Status, Parents/Guardians/Spouse with Children,
School Attended, Trainings/Seminars, Designation, Positions held, Awards Received,
Eligibilities/Board Exams Passed, Consultancy and Expert Services, Researches Conducted,
Publications, etc.
OTHERS:
Spine: Pagination
Author(s) – for group research: Title page; No pagination
lead Author, et al. Preliminaries: bottom, center, (i, ii, iii…)
Title Other pages: Upper right hand (Hindu Arabic)
Year Start of Chapter: included in the pagination
but page number is hidden/omitted
Set four spaces between Chapter Title and First entry heading
INTRODUCTION
Situation Analysis
Theories and Disciplines Engendering the Genre Theory (Second Level, boldface,
Indented; text follows in the next line)
English for Specific Purposes (Third Level, italics, indented; text follows immediately
after period)
Genre Studies Across Disciplines (Second Level, boldface, indented; text follows in the
next line)
Definition of Terms