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Formatting your essay/report - Coggle Diagram
Formatting your essay/report
Basic essay structure
Margins
minimum 2.5 cm
maximum 3 cm all around
Pagination
Put numbers in line with the right margin at the top or bottom of each page
Centre the number of
the first page of chapters or appendices at the bottom
Title page
student number
name
unit title/number
question title/name
due date
unit coordinator
word count
Font
Times New Roman
Arial
sans serif
sizes
12 for the text
14 for headings
Paragraphs
all of the essay paragraphs including ‘long quotations’ (more than 40 words)
indented 1.3 cm to the right
Leave 1 blank line between paragraphs or indent the first word
Appendices
usually follow the reference list.
must start on a new page
must be numbered
A,B,C
1,2,3.
Reference list/bibliography
start on a NEW PAGE
Guidelines for using headings
Headings
2.-Choose headings and subheadings
3.-Use minimal or maximal capitalisation
4.-Write headings that are captions punctuated with commas, colons, or semicolons
5.-Left justify your headings unless asked to do differently.
6.-Decide on a
hierarchy
of headings and use it consistently throughout your work. Most
student work requires no more than
3 levels of headings.
level 1
Major headings
will be larger type and bold with extra space above and below.
level 2
Subheadings
will be bold and the same size or slightly larger than the body of the text
with extra space above and below
level 3
Subdivisions under subheadings
will be bold or italicised, not both.
1.-Use it only where allowed or required.
Capitalisation styles
Minimal
(Sentence style)
Capitalise the first word, any other word that would normally take a
capital, and the first word after a colon.
Maximal
(Headline style)
The first
word after a colon is always capitalised.
The first letter of every important word should be capitalised
Word count
What is included?
In-text references
Footnotes that add information to the
content of the assignment
The full text of the assignment
REPORT
introduction
methods
abstract
results
discussion sections
all headings
ESSAY
introduction
body and conclusion sections
all headings
Any tables or figures
What is NOT included?
Synopsis or abstract
The reference list or bibliography
Headers or footers
Footnote references (e.g. History, AGLC4,
Chicago)
The assignment question
Appendices
The title page