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*Signatures should be on a separate form on file in the School of Graduate Studies. There shouldbe no signatures in the final thesis. However, there should be the signature of the supervisor onthe thesis submitted for examination.**The words ‘for examination’ should be deleted when the final thesis is being submitted.A separate signed approval page is found at the end of this guide titled: Certification ofFinal Version of Thesis form. A copy of this form is found in Appendix K of theseguidelines. This form should be signed by the student and supervisor and submitted tothe Graduate Office together with the four copies of the permanently bound thesis andan electronic copy of the thesis. Please note that your submission is not complete if youhave not submitted the electronic thesis. As such, this form is only completed when thefinal thesis is being submitted.The Certification of Final Version of Thesis form is retained at the Graduate Office. Thesignatures on the approval page indicate that the thesis is approved as a complete andfinal work requiring no further alteration. This page is required for approval of thedocument by the Graduate Office and to recommend graduation of the candidate to theAcademic Council.3.4 AbstractEvery thesis must contain an abstract. An abstract is a concise summary of the thesis,intended to inform prospective readers about its content. It usually includes a briefdescription of the research, the procedures or methods, and the results or conclusions.An abstract should not include internal headings, parenthetical citations of items listedin the reference section, diagrams, or other illustrations.The abstract follows the declaration/approval page and begins on page iii. The abstractshould normally not exceed 500 words.3.5 Table of ContentsThe Table of Contents is essentially a topic outline of the thesis. It is compiled by listingthe headings in the thesis. You may choose to include first-level headings, first- andsecond-levels, or all levels. Keep in mind that a fairly detailed table of contents serves asa useful guide for the reader. The table of contents must appear immediately after theabstract and should list everything in the thesis, except, the table of contents itself.Be sure that the headings listed in the table of contents match word-for-word theheadings in the text. Double check to be sure that correct page numbers are shown. Inlisting appendices, indicate the title of each appendix.3.6 List of Figures, Tables and other IllustrationsInclude a list of figures (illustrations) and a list of tables if you have one or more itemsin these categories. Use a separate page for each list. Show the caption and page numberof every figure and table in the thesis. Also include lists for abbreviations,nomenclature, maps, etc.41
3.7 AcknowledgmentsAn acknowledgments page is required to recognize those that the author has interactedwith in the course of the research, including respondents of the research, readers,editors, copy typists, etc. It is used to express the author’s professional and personalindebtedness.3.8 Dedication (optional)Some authors include a statement of dedication as the last page of the front matter. Aquotation (epigraph) may also be included in this page. The source of an epigraph isindicated below the quotation but need not be included in the list of references.4.0 BODY OF THESISThe body of the thesis should be divided into chapters, sections, etc as below:• Chapter 1: Introduction• Chapter 2: Literature Review• Chapter 3: Research Methodology• Chapter 4: Presentation of Research Findings• Chapter 5: Discussion• Chapter 6: Conclusion and RecommendationsYou may have up to Level 4 heading if desired. However, levels 1 to 3 are usuallyadequate. Ensure you number the levels correctly.Please note that depending on the work, some aspects such as literature review orfindings may have more than one chapter. This is allowable. However, the overall orderof the thesis should be maintained.5.0 BACK MATTERThe back matter (or end matter) of the thesis includes the following items:—list of references—appendices (must come after the references)5.1 List of ReferencesA thesis must include a list of references section listing all works which are referred toin the text. This section must appear before the appendices (if any). The APA style ofreferencing is to be used for all theses and dissertations.42
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