Guide for Research for Postgraduate Theses, Dissertations and ...

5.2 AppendicesMaterial that is pertinent but is somewhat tangential (e.g., questionnaires, interviewguides, letters of introduction) or very detailed raw data, procedural explanations, etc.,may be placed in an appendix. Appendices should be designated A, B, C or I, II, III. Ifthere is only one appendix, call it simply Appendix, not Appendix A. Titles ofappendices must be listed in the table of contents. The page numbering of theAppendices must be consecutive from the text of the thesis (do not number the pagesA-1, A-2, etc.).6.0 TABLES AND FIGURESA table is a columnar arrangement of information, often numbers, organized to savespace and convey relationships at a glance. A rule of thumb to use in deciding whethergiven materials are tables or figures is that tables can be typed, but figures must bedrawn or scanned from a source.A figure is a graphic illustration such as a chart, graph, diagram, map, or photograph.6.1 Captions and NumberingEach table and each figure in the text must have a number and caption. Number themconsecutively throughout by chapter using a decimal system. For example, the firsttable appearing in chapter 1 will be Table 1.1, and the first table in Chapter 2 will beTable 2.1. The first figure in Chapter 1 will be Figure 1.1 and the first figure in Chapter 2will be Figure 2.1. Each table or figure number must be followed by a caption thatbriefly explains it.6.2 Placement of Tables and FiguresIt is best to place a table or figure immediately after the first mention of it in the text—on the same page if there is room, or on the following page. Tables and/or figuresMUST NOT be grouped together at the end of the chapter or thesis. Only tables orfigures of peripheral importance to the text may be placed in an appendix. Tables andfigures must be referred to in the text by number, for example, ‘Table 4.1 below…’ andnot by a phrase such as “the following table”, or “the table below.”6.3 SourcesIf a figure or table is taken from another source, indicate the source at the bottom righthand side of the figure or table beginning with the word: “Source:… ” The source mustinclude the page number from which the illustration was taken. Source notes are notnumbered, even if there are other numbered notes. If a figure or table is copied from itssource, be sure it is large enough to be readable.6.4 Use of footnotesFootnotes should be used sparingly in a thesis. They may only be used to explain a termof phrase, whose explanation may not fit well within the text. They must not be used forcitations and referencing.43