For bachelor thesis writing

Illustrative Material

Illustrations include drawings, charts, figures, tables, diagrams, plates, and photographs. These may be inserted close to the text which refers to them or, as per APA style, after the reference list.

Table numbers and captions should be formatted in APA style above the respective illustration; figure numbers and captions should be formatted in APA style below the respective illustration

Illustrations of one-half page or less in length may appear on the same page with the text, separated from the text above and below by one-and-a-half-line (1.5) spacing.

Illustrations that are too wide to be placed in portrait orientation between the left- and right-hand margins should be rotated counterclockwise 90 degrees so that the top of the illustration runs parallel to the left-hand margin of the page. In such a case, the whole page must be reserved only for that illustration. The caption or legend for such an illustration must also be rotated. When illustrations are presented in this manner, the usual margin requirements remain in effect, and page numbers should appear in their normal place.

Illustrations of any kind must be numbered consecutively, including appendices. A decimal approach (1.1, 1.2, 1.3,…, A.1, A.2,…, where the first digit is the chapter or appendix number, and the digit after the decimal point is the illustration number within that chapter or appendix) should be used.

Illustrations may run longer than one page. In such cases, all subsequent pages of the illustration must include at least the illustration number and the notation that is continued, e.g., "Table 1.2 (cont’d)" or "Table 1.2 (continued)".

Table headings and figure captions must be in the same font used in the text. The size of characters in figure captions and table headings must be 12 points.

Samples of table and figure formatting are provided by department, respectively.

6. 
   Formulas
   

Mathematical formulas, equations and expressions must be computer generated using an equation editor or a mark-up language. If a reference is made to them, they must carry a numerical identification. Each equation must be numbered in parentheses and this must be given next to the right margin. Like illustrations, equation numbers must have two parts where the first part is the chapter or appendix number, and the part after the decimal point is the equation number within that chapter or appendix. For instance, 1.1 or A.2.

6. 
   References
   

All of the references are to be listed at the end of the thesis. All cited material in the text should be listed in the reference section. Similarly, all referenced material should be cited in the text as well.

When citing sources, follow the style of the Publication Manual of the APA (American Psychological Association). Samples of citations are provided in Appendix C.

The references section is not assigned a chapter number, but it must have page numbers written in the same font and point size used for pagination throughout the thesis. The heading References is centered between the margins, without punctuation, 60 mm from the top of the page; the list begins three line spaces (2 x 1.5) below. Each bibliographic entry should be single-spaced with double spacing between entries.