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GCUF GuideFor Research Writing/Presentation
By
The Directorate of Advanced Studies
Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan
Phone No + 92 41 9200157Email: [email protected]
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Dear Student / Scholar / Supervisor,
Directorate of Advanced Studies wants to help you to write your thesis in a style that is being advocated as GC Faisalabad style by the directorate. Our writing guide would not only help you to write your thesis without consuming much time rather it would be a good exercise for you to learn that how to present your ideas in a scientific manner. Wishing you a very successful research presentation
Yours Sincerely
Director,Directorate of Advanced Studies
For Queries please do not hesitate to contact us
The Directorate of Advanced Studies Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan
Phone#:. + 92 41 9200157Email: [email protected]
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Table of Contents1) General Instruction …………………………………. 4
i) Abbreviation
ii) Tense
iii) Typing Instructions
iv) Pagination
2) Distribution of Work ;
Order of Contents in the Thesis / Research work .. …………. 5
3) Title Page Instructions ………………………………….. 6
4) Declaration Page Pattern ……………………………….. 7
5) Research Supervisor’s Certificate Pattern (Type: Form G) 8
6) Research Supervisor’s Certificate Pattern (Type: Form C) 9
7) Format of Supervisory Committee and Scrutinizing Committee 10
8) Thesis Writing Instructions; 11
i) Summary
ii) Introduction
iii) Review of Literature
iv) Materials and Methods
v) Results
vi) Discussion
9) Reference Writing Instructions ………………………….. 13
i) In-text Citation
ii) Bibliography
iii) Referencing online material
10) Procedure for submission of thesis ………………….. 25
11) Synopses Performa ……………………………….. 26
12) Detachable Forms:
i) Observation Form (Thesis Submission)
ii) Thesis Check List
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Same for Synopses and Thesis writing
I. Abbreviations.
Acceptable abbreviations may be used in foot notes, tables, and references. To save space and time, it is sometimes convenient to use abbreviations for lengthy scientific words or phrases used frequently, throughout the text. Such abbreviations must be presented in parentheses immediately after the words or phrase for which they stand. An example is “Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) was used in all dialysis operations.” In succeeding sentences throughout the thesis, the initials PBS are used in place of the words phosphate buffered saline.
II. Tense.
The past tense is preferred for scientific writing.
III. Typing Directions
Good quality white bond paper of the size A4 size must be used. One inch broad margin must be on each side except the left side margin which should be 1.25 inch. No header footer used while typing no extra margin should be left within the marked margin. “Arial” writing font style is the recommended throughout the thesis. The main headings font size should be 16 and capital while for the sub heading and general text should be 14 and 12 respectively
IV. PAGINATION
All pages must be numbered. Pages of Summary and Acknowledgements should bear Roman numbers (i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi etc), whereas pages from introduction onward should be given Arabic numbers (1, 2,3,4,5 etc,).in the center of the page at bottom.
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Distribution of Work: Order of Contents in the Thesis / Research Reports Thesis must be written in the following order;
1. Title
2. Declaration
3. Certificate by the Research Supervisor
4. Contents
5. Acknowledgements
6. Summary
7. Introduction
8. Review of Literature
9. Materials and Methods
10.Results
11.Discussion
12.References
13.List of Abbreviation (if any)
14.Appendices (if any)
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1: TITLE PAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
EFFECT OF INORGANIC FERTILIZERON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF MAJOR CARP’S
ByMuhammad Asrar
2007-GCUF-3283-326
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY IN
ZOOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGYGC UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD.
August 2010
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4 cm
4 cm
1. The main tile of the thesis should be all Capital (not Bold) and the font size should be of size 16
2. Author’s name should be written in font size 14 (Arial Font style, without Bold), followed by the Registration No. only
3. Purpose of submitting the Report/Thesis. Arial Font size 12
4. Purpose of submitting the Report/Thesis. Arial Font size 14
5. GC University insignia with the suggested length and width measurements of 4cm each
6. Related Department and University name information. Arial Font Size 14
7. Session complete date and year information. It should be placed at the bottom of the page. Arial Font Size 12
2: DECLARATION:
The Declaration page should be written as per the following page pattern.
DECLARATION
The work reported in this thesis was carried out by me under the
supervision of _________________________ Department of
__________________ GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
I hereby declare that the title of thesis ___________________________
and the contents of thesis are the product of my own research and no part has
been copied from any published source (except the references, standard
mathematical or genetic models /equations /formulas /protocols etc). I further
declare that this work has not been submitted for award of any other degree
/diploma. The University may take action if the information provided is found
inaccurate at any stage.
Signature of the Student/Scholar
Registration No. : _____________
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Pls mention here the full name along with the complete designation of the teacher assigned as Supervisor of the research project.
Pls mention the Title of thesis here
3: RESEARCH SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE
Research Supervisor’s ‘Certificate’ is a certificate by the research supervisor and co-
supervisor/ supervisors (if any) to certify with signatures that thesis is being
submitted for evaluation with his/her/their consent. There are two kinds of such
certificates. G (General) type applies when there is no co supervisor whereas (C)
(Co-supervisor) type is considered in case of co-supervisor/ supervisors
Research Supervisor’s Certificate (G)
Type: Form G (General) type specimen certificate is as follows
Research Supervisor’s Certificate (C)
‘C’ (Co-supervisors) certificate type specimen certificate is as.
C ( Co-Supervisor/Supervisors ) type specimen certificate is as follows
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CERTIFICATE BY THE RESEARCH SUPERVISOR
I certify that the contents and form of thesis submitted by Mr./Miss/Mrs………………………………, Registration No.………….. has been found satisfactory and in accordance with the prescribed format. I recommend it to be processed for the evaluation by the External Examiner for the award of degree.
Signature…………………. Name: ……………………………...
Designation with Stamp……………………….
Chairperson
Dean / Academic Coordinator
Main heading of the certificate should be in font size Arial 16 at the top and center of the page in capital letters
The main text of the certificate shall be typed in Arial font size 12 tab of 4 characters
The Supervisor signature would be placed at 4 down spaces aligned to the right of the page including his name, designation and official stamp
The Chairperson signature would be placed at 4 down spaces from the end of the supervisory text aligned to the left of the page including his name, designation and official stamp
The Coordinator signature would be placed at 4 down spaces from the end of the Chairperson text aligned to the right of the page including his name, designation and official stamp
Main heading of the certificate should be in font size Arial 16 at the top and center of the page in capital letters
Type: Form C : Co-Supervisor type specimen certificate is as follows
CERTIFICATE BY THE RESEARCH SUPERVISOR
I certify that the contents and form of thesis submitted by Mr./Miss/Mrs………………………………, Registration No.………….. has been found satisfactory and in accordance with the prescribed format. I recommend it to be processed for the evaluation by the External Examiner for the award of degree.
Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Co-Supervisor Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Chairperson
Dean / Academic Coordinator ,
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The Supervisor signature would be placed at 4 down spaces aligned to the left of the page including his name, designation and official stamp in Arial font size 12
The Co-Supervisor signature would be placed at 4 down spaces from the end of the supervisory text aligned to the left of the page including his name, designation and official stamp in Arial font size 12
The Chairperson signature would be placed at 4 down spaces from the end of the Co-supervisory text aligned to the left of the page including his name, designation and official stamp
The Coordinator signature would be placed at 4 down spaces from the end of the Chairperson text aligned to the left of the page including his name, designation and official stamp
SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
Supervisor Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Co-Supervisor (if any)Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Member-1Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Member-2Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Member-3Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
SCRUTINIZING COMMITTEE
Member-1Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Member-2Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
Member-3Signature…………………..Name: ………………………Designation with Stamp……………………….
THESIS WRITING INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Summary This section must include the object of study, methodology
adopted, major features of results (must be quantified, wherever
necessary) and conclusions.
2. Introduction
i. This section must spell out different but relevant aspects of
the topics under investigation, present status of the problem
in the light of previous relevant work done, and category
statement about the reasons of undertaking the study. The
aims and objectives must be highlighted under this section,
and should not be treated as separate sub-heading.
3. Review of Literature
i. This section must include the recent review of literature
relevant to the research under investigation.
4. Materials and Methods
i. Describe this section in detail, so the future crop of students
may be able to follow the techniques adopted and repeat the
experiments.
5. Results
a. Describe results succinctly. Avoid Verbosity.
b. The results which are given in the form of Tables and figures may
be described in words as and when needed ,otherwise avoid
verbosity and try to be concise and to the point as much as
possible
c. Give data either in Figure or Table form. Do not give the same data
in two forms.
d. Tables and Figures should form part of Results Section and should
never be collected together at the end of the section.
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e. Do not give “raw data” Analyze the data statistically and include
only the essential details.
6. Discussion
i. This section should include discussion of the data generated
by you and not work done by other workers. The data of
other laboratories may be given only to support your data. In
case you have different results from the previously recorded
literature, one can give possible reasons for that. The
discussion must end with clearly defined conclusion and
future prospects of the subject of investigation.
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REFERENCE WRITING INTRUCTIONS
IN-TEX CITATION
Quotations: as a general rule, if the quote is less than a line it may be included
in the body of the text in quotation marks. Longer quotations are indented and
single-spaced; quotation marks are not required.
Pagination: for citing quotations from particular parts of the document the
relevant page number(s) etc. should be given after the year within the
parentheses. This also applies to online documents except where pagination is
absent. In such cases, the extent of the item may be indicated in terms such as
the total number of lines, screens, etc., e.g. "[35 lines]" or "[approx. 12 screens]".
Summaries or paraphrases – give the citation where it occurs naturally or at the
end of the relevant piece of writing. Page numbers are not required.
Diagrams, illustrations – should be referenced as though they were a quotation
if they have been taken from a published work. So page numbers are after the
year within the parentheses.
Examples
i) If the author’s name occurs naturally in the sentence, the year is given in
parentheses:-
e.g. In a popular study Harvey (1992) argued that we have to teach good
practices…
e.g. As HARVEY (1992, p.21) said, “good practices must be taught” and so
we…
ii) If the name does not occur naturally in the sentence, both name and year are
given in parentheses:-
e.g. A more recent study (STEVENS 1998) has shown the way theory and
practical work interact.
e.g. Theory rises out of practice, and once validated, returns to direct or
explain the practice (STEVENS 1998).
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iii) When an author has published more than one cited document in the same
year, these are distinguished by adding lower case letters (a,b,c, etc.) after the
year and within the parentheses:-
e.g. JOHNSON (1994a) discussed the subject…
NB The addition of letters is determined by the order of appearance within the
main text, not by the alphabetical sequence of the items themselves. Thus, a
citation “JOHNSON (1994a)” will always precede “Johnson (1994b)
iv) When more than one source is cited, the sequence of citations may be either
chronological, e.g. (SMITH 1999; JONES 2001; TURNER 2006) or in order of
academic relevance.
v) If there are two authors the surnames of both should be given:-
e.g. MATTHEWS AND JONES (1997) have proposed that…
vi) If there are more than two authors the surname of the first author only
should be given, followed by et al.:-
e.g. Office costs amount to 20% of total costs in most business
(WILSON et al. 1997)
(A full listing of names should appear in list of references.)
vi) If the work is anonymous then “ANON.” should be used:-
e.g. In one history (ANON. 1908) it was stated that…
vii) If it is a reference to a newspaper article with no author the name of the
paper can be used in place of “ANON.”:-
e.g. More people than ever seem to be using retail home delivery (THE
TIMES 1996)
(You should use the same style in list of references.)
viii) If you refer to a source directly quoted in another source you cite both in
the text:-
e.g. A study by SMITH (1960 cited JONES 1994) showed that…
(You should list only the work you have read, i.e. Jones, in list of references.)
ix) If you refer to a contributor in a source you cite just the contributor:-
e.g. Software development has been given as the cornerstone in this
industry (BANTZ 1995).
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See Section References at the end of a piece of work below for an explanation
of how to list contributions (chapters in books, articles in journals, papers in
conference proceedings) in list of references.
x) If you refer to a person who has not produced a work, or contributed to one,
but who is quoted in someone else’s work it is suggested that you should
mention the person’s name and you must cite the source author:-
e.g. Richard Hammond stressed the part psychology plays in
advertising in an interview with MARSHALL (1999).
e.g. “Advertising will always play on peoples’ desires”, Richard
Hammond said in a recent article (MARSHALL 1999, p.67).
(You should list the work that has been published, i.e. MARSHALL, in list of
references.)
Person-to-person communications (letters, emails, interviews, etc):
Taken from: APA, 2009. Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. 6th ed. Washington: APA.
They do not provide recoverable data and so are not included in the reference
list. Cite personal communications in the text only. Give initials as well as the
surname of the communicator and provide as exact a date as possible. When
citing research data which you have collected, it is advisable to also include
copies or summaries of source data in Appendices.
e.g. Many designers do not understand the needs of disabled people
according to J. O. Reiss (personal communication, April 18, 1997).
BIBLIOGRAPHY / REFERENCES
At the end of a piece of work, list references to documents cited in the text. This
list may be called a Bibliography or References. We suggest to make the
heading as “References”. Exceptionally you may be asked to list references not
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cited in the text but which make an important contribution to your work. These
are usually listed under the heading of Further Reading. You are advised to
review the guidelines issued to you for the preparation of work to clarify this
point.
The references are listed in alphabetical order of authors’ names. If you have
cited more than one item by a specific author they should be listed
chronologically (earliest first), and by letter (1993a, 1993b) if more than one item
has been published in the same year.
Whenever possible, elements of a bibliographical reference should be taken from
the title page of the publication.
A. REFERENCING PUBLISHED MATERIALS
For place of publication give the city. If more than one town/city is listed give
the first one or the location of the publisher’s head office. If the town/city is not
well known, you may in addition add a county, region or state. Note that in the
United States of America states are denoted by a two letter code, for example
Hillsdale, NJ.
For the publisher’s name omit superfluous terms such as Publishers, Co, or Inc.
Always retain the words Books or Press. Where the publisher is a university and
the place or location is included in the name of the university, do not include the
place of publication.
Where authorship is attributed to an organization or corporation instead of an
individual author, e.g. BBC, ascribe authorship to the smallest identifiable
organizational unit. Give the author as it is written e.g. BBC, Training and
Development or UNESCO.
Each reference should use the elements and punctuation given in the following
examples for the different types of published work you may have cited.
Underlining is an acceptable alternative to italics when bibliographies are hand
written.
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1. Reference to a book
AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year of publication. Title. Edition (if not
the first). Place of publication: Publisher.
a. e.g. MERCER, P.A. AND SMITH, G., 1993. Private view data in the
UK. 2nd ed. London: Longman.
2. Reference to a Contribution in an Edited Book
Contributing AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year of publication. Title of
contribution. Followed by In: SURNAME, INITIALS., of author or editor of
publication followed by ed. or eds. if relevant. Title of book. Place of
publication: Publisher, Page number(s) of contribution.
a. e.g. BANTZ, C.R., 1995. Social dimensions of software
development. In: Anderson, J.A., ed. Annual review of software
management and development. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 502-510.
3. Reference to an Article in a Journal
AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year of publication. Title of article. Title of
journal, Volume number and (part number), Page numbers of article.
a. e.g. EVANS, W.A., 1994. Approaches to intelligent information
retrieval. Information processing and management, 7 (2), 147-168.
4. Reference to a Newspaper Article
AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., (or NEWSPAPER TITLE,) Year of
publication. Title of article. Title of newspaper, Day and month, Page
number/s and column number.
a. e.g. INDEPENDENT, 1992. Picking up the bills. Independent, 4
June, 28a.
5. Reference to a Map
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Originator’s SURNAME, FIRST NAME OR INITIALS, (may be cartographer,
surveyor, compiler, editor, copier, maker, engraver, etc.) year of publication.
Title, Scale. (should be given normally as a ratio) Place of publication:
Publisher.
e.g. MASON, JAMES, 1832. Map of the countries lying between Spain and
India, 1:8,000,000. London: Ordnance Survey.
6. Reference to a Conference Paper
Contributing AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year of publication. Title of
contribution. Followed by In: SURNAME, INITIALS., of editor of proceedings
(if applicable) followed by ed or eds if relevant. Title of conference including
date and place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher, Page numbers
of contribution.
e.g. SILVER, K., 1991. Electronic mail: the new way to communicate. In:
RAITT, D.I., ed. 9th international online information meeting, 3-5 December
1990 London. Oxford: Learned Information, 323-330.
7. Reference to a report from a corporate author
(e.g. a government department or other organisation).
Name of Issuing Body, Year of publication. Title of publication. Place of
publication: Publisher, Report Number (where relevant).
e.g. UNESCO, 1993. General information programme and UNISIST. Paris:
Unesco, PGI-93/WS/22.
8. Reference to a Thesis
Author’s SURNAME, INITIALS., Year of publication. Title of thesis.
Designation, (and type). Name of institution to which submitted.
e.g. AGUTTER, A.J., 1995. The linguistic significance of current British slang.
Thesis, (PhD). Edinburgh University
9. Reference to a Patent
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ORIGINATOR, (name of applicant), Year of publication. Title of patent. Series
designation which may include full date.
e.g. PHILIP MORRIS INC., 1981. Optical perforating apparatus and system.
European patent application 0021165 A1. 1981-01-07.
10. Reference to a Translation
Author's SURNAME, INITIALS., Year. Title. Translated from given language
by Translator. Place of
publication: Publisher (Originally published in given year).
a. e.g. KOTLER, P. 2003. Les clés du marketing. Translated from
English by Marie-France Pavillet. Paris: Village Mondial (Originally
published in 2003).
11. Reference to a Video, Film or Broadcast
Title, Year. (For films the preferred date is the year of release in the country of
production.) Material designation. Subsidiary originator. (Optional but director
is preferred) Production details – place: organisation.
a. e.g. MACBETH, 1948. Film. Directed by Orson Welles. USA:
Republic Pictures.
b. e.g. BIRDS IN THE GARDEN, 1998. Video. London: Harper
Videos.
12. Programs and Series: the number and title of the episode should
normally be given, as well as the series title, the transmitting organization
and channel, the full date and time of transmission.
a. e.g. Yes, Prime Minister, Episode 1, The Ministerial broadcast,
1986. TV, BBC2. 1986 Jan 16.
b. e.g. News at ten, 2001. Jan 27. 2200 hrs.
13. Contributions: individual items within a program should be cited as
contributors.
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a. e.g. BLAIR, TONY, 1997. Interview. In: Six o’clock news. TV,
BBC1. 1997 Feb 29. 1823 hrs.
14. Reference to CD-ROMs and DVDs
This example refers to CD-ROMs and DVDs which are works in their own
right and not a video, film, or bibliographic database.
Author's SURNAME, INITIALS., Year. Title [type of medium, e.g. CD-ROM].
(Edition). Place of publication: Publisher (if ascertainable). Available from:
Supplier/Database identifier or number (optional) [Accessed Date] (optional).
a. e.g. HAWKING, S.W., 1994. A brief history of time: an interactive
adventure. [CD-ROM]. London: Crunch Media.
b. e.g. HERIGSTAD, G. 2005. Houdini 101: interface and workflow
[DVD] Hollywood : Gnomon Workshop
B. REFERENCING ONLINE MATERIALS
The recommendations here follow best practice in referencing online resources.
NB Scanned chapters, journal articles, etc, located on Unit pages in myBU have
been provided from print sources located within the BU Library and thus should
be referenced the same as their print original.
Equally, lecture notes, whether downloaded from myBU or not, are not
regarded as ‘published’ materials and are intended as pointers toward such
sources rather than as source materials in themselves.
1. Reference to a book located in a database
Author's /Editor's SURNAME, INITIALS., Year. Title. (Edition). Place of
publication: Publisher (if ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
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e.g. MOLONEY, K., 2000. Rethinking public relations: the spin and the
substance. London: Routledge. Available from:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/bournemouth [Accessed 22 May 2006].
2. Reference to an online journal article
If you are certain that the copy you find on a database is identical to the
printed version you may omit the URL and reference as a printed journal. If
you are in any doubt you should use one of the options below.
If the article has been located on a bibliographic database, e.g. Business
Source Complete, or a publisher's archive, e.g. Emerald, then also give ‘core’
URL, e.g. www.sciencedirect.com, so:
Author's SURNAME, INITIALS., Year. Title. Journal Title, volume (issue),
page numbers (if available). Available from: ‘core’ URL [Accessed Date].
e.g. MCFALL, R., 2005. Electronic text books that transform how text books
are used. Electronic Library, 23 (1), 72-81. Available from:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com [Accessed 20 May 2006].
In all other cases, give full URL, so:
Author's Surname, INITIALS., Year. Title. Journal Title, volume (issue), page
numbers (if available). Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
e.g. KORB, K.B., 1995. Persons and things: book review of Bringsjord on
Robot-Consciousness. Psycoloquy, 6 (15). Available from:
http://psycprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000462/ [Accessed 20 May 2004].
3. Reference to Web Pages and e-books
Author's /Editor's SURNAME, INITIALS., Year. Title. (Edition). Place of
publication: Publisher (if ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
a. e.g. NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, 2006.
Qualitative research. London: National Centre for Social Research.
Available from:
http://www.natcen.ac.uk/natcen/pages/hw_qualitative.htm
[Accessed 14 August 2006].
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4. Reference to a Conference Paper from the Internet
Contributing author’s SURNAME, INITIALS., Year of publication. Title of
contribution. Followed by In: SURNAME, INITIALS., of editor of proceedings
(if applicable) followed by ed or eds if relevant. Title of conference including
date and place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher (if
ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
a. e.g. WILDE, E., 2006. Merging trees: file system and content
integration. In: 15th international conference on World Wide Web,
WWW 2006, May 23-26, 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Available
from: http://dret.net/netdret/docs/wilde-www2006-fsx.pdf [Accessed
29 June 2007].
5. Reference to a digital map
Originator’s SURNAME, FIRST NAME OR INITIALS, (may be cartographer,
surveyor, mapping agency, editor, copier, maker, engraver, etc.), year of
publication. Title (if not supplied, provide an appropriate title). Scale (should
normally be given as a ratio). Place of publication: Publisher. Available from:
‘core’ URL [Accessed Date].
a. e.g. ORDNANCE SURVEY, 2008. Bournemouth, Poole and
surrounding area, 1:50000. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.
Available from http://digimap.edina.ac.uk [Accessed 16 January
2009].
6. Reference to a Blog
Author's SURNAME, INITIALS., Day Month Year. Subject of message. Blog
Title. Available from: list e-mail address [Accessed Date].
e.g. SCHOFIELD, J., 20 May 2006. Yahoo is winning in the portal wars. GU
technologyblog. Available from: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/
[Accessed 22 May 2006].
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7. Reference to JISCmail/listserv e-mail lists
Author's SURNAME, INITIALS., Day Month Year. Subject of message.
Discussion List. Available from: list e-mail address [Accessed Date].
e.g. BRACK, E.V., 2 May 2004. Re: Computing short courses. Lis-link.
Available from: [email protected] [Accessed 17 Jun 2004].
e.g. JENSEN, L.R., 12 Dec 1999. Recommendation of student radio/tv in
English. IASTAR. Available from: [email protected] [Accessed 29 Apr
2004].
It should be noted that items may only be kept on discussion group servers
for a short time and hence may not be suitable for referencing. A local copy
could be kept by the author who is giving the citation, with a note to this
effect.
8. Reference to moving images accessed online
Use ORIGINATOR/AUTHOR if ascertainable otherwise use title.
Originator. Year. Title. Place of publication or production (if ascertainable):
Publisher or Producer (if ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed
Date].
e.g. WALKERS CRISPS. 2009. Builders wheel a wheelbarrow full of crisps
while announcing the flavour. Available from: www.creativeclub.co.uk
[Accessed 19 June 2009]
a. HEROES OF GALLIPOLI. 1915. London: Imperial War Museum
Film and Video Archive. Available from: www.filmandsound.ac.uk
[Accessed 19 June 2009]
b. MOCAP STUDIO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY PT 1. 2008.
Bournemouth. Available from: www.youtube.com [Accessed 19
June 2009]
9. Reference to photographs/images accessed online
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Photographer/Artist’s Surname, INITIALS., Year of publication. Title of image
[type of medium photograph/image]. Place of publication: Publisher (of online
image) if ascertainable. Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
a. e.g. Sweetman, E. A., 1935. The Square and Compass Inn, Worth
Matravers [photograph]. Bournemouth, Dorset Coast Digital
Archive. Available from:
http://www.dcda.org.uk/images/jpg600/dcm_pht_11442d3.jpg
[Accessed 22 May 2006]
10. Reference to a computer program
Author’s SURNAME, INITIALS., (if given, see also advice on using corporate
authors). Date (if given). Title of program. Version (in brackets) [type of
medium e.g. computer program]. Place of Publication: Publisher.
a. e.g. THOMSON RESEARCHSOFT, EndNote. (9.0.1) [computer
program]. Stamford, Conn.: Thomson ResearchSoft.
11. Citing unpublished material
See BS 6371:1983. Citation of unpublished documents. B.S.I. (available
online via British Standards Online).
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PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF THESIS
Three copies of thesis along with the “Observation Form” should be
submitted in the Directorate of Advanced Studies. The directorate
shall send these verified copies to the Controller Examination for
onward submission to the External Examiner, Internal Examiner
and to the Convener.
The department shall send the theses along with the list of the
names of the internal, external examiners recommended by the
Board of Studies/ Board of Faculty/ Advanced Studies Board (as
the case may be).
After receipt of the copies of theses and other relevant material
mentioned above, the Controller of Examinations shall arrange for
its evaluation and send a copy to the Department for Departmental
Library.
Theses shall be treated as reserved document in the Library to
readers for reference in the Library.
Plagiarism
Remember that you must acknowledge your source every
time you refer to someone else's work. Failure to do so amounts
to plagiarism, which is against the University rules and is a
serious offence.
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DIRECTORATE OF ADVANCED STUDIESGC UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD
SYNOPSIS PROFORMA (SYNOPSIS FOR M.Sc., MS/M.Phil & Ph.D.)Page I : There should be the following informations on the first page of the synopsis.
1. Title: 2. Name of the Student3. Registration No4. Date of Admission .5. Date of Initiation (Research) _6. Probable Duration (Research) 7. Supervisory Committee:Supervisor: Name/Designation: _____________ Signature: ___________Co-Supervisor (if any) : Name/Designation: _____________ Signature: ___________Member-1: Name/Designation: _____________ Signature: ___________Member-2: Name/Designation: _____________ Signature: ___________Member-3: Name/Designation: _____________ Signature: ___________
Page II on wards;1. Abstract2. Need tor the Project/Introduction3. Review of Literature4. Materials and Methods/Methodology5. References/Literature cited
Last Page
Student (Signature) :________________
Forwarded: Chairman/Director,
Department/Institute of________________________________________
Faculty Scrutiny Committee:a)............................................. b).......................................c)............................................. d).......................................
Reviewed and Witnessed:
Dean/Director Division/Principal_________________________________
Director of Advanced Studies: __________________________________
GC University InstructionsAll Ph.D. students have to submit their synopsis for their dissertation preferably up to 4th semester. MS, M.Phil, M.Sc. scholars must submit their synopses by the third semester, the latest. No enrolment in the fourh semester shall be permissible with the approval of the synopses. Abstract of the synopsis should be between 150 to 250 words. Faculty scrutiny Committee Member(s) should be other than supervisory committee.
Role of the Faculty Scrutiny CommitteeFaculty Scrutiny member(s) has / have to check: technical aspects of the research, scope of the research weather it relates to the field, addressing the current issues of the practical nature etc. Review of literature is related to the title. And number of citations should not be less than fifteen.
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DIRECTORATE OF ADVANCED STUDIESGC UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD
OBSERVATION FORM (THESIS SUBMISSION) FOR STUDENT USE (Observation on M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. thesis)Mr./Ms./Mrs _____________________________________________ Registeration No.:______________________________ Roll No. : _______________Department of : ______________________________________Faculty of : ________________________________________
1. Thesis Title :
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. Whether processed through Supervisor/Head of the Department. Yes / No
3. Title according to the approved Synopsis. Yes / No
4. Whether submitted on prescribed form 75 pages. Yes / No
5. Thesis is written under limit of 75 pages. Yes / No
6. Thesis is written under prescribed section. Yes / No
7. Total number of references quoted in thesis. _______
8. References in Introduction. _______
9. References in Review of Literature._______
10. References in Materials and Methods/Methodology. _______
11. References digested in Discussion._______
12. References given in Alphabetical OrderYes / No
13. Bibliography./ References Complete/Incomplete
14. Table of Contents. Too Detailed / Not Too Detailed
15. Acknowledgements brief and relevant.Yes / No
16. Tables and their headings in proper formal as prescribed.Yes / No
17. References given in prescribed form.Yes / No
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For O ffice Use only:
1. Statistical Data Checked By:_____________________ Designation:________________
2. General Observation/ Format Checked By:______________ Designation:________________
3. Thesis Fee Voucher : Attached / Not Attached
Approved By:
_______________________ Dated:_________ (Director Advanced Studies. GC University, Faisalabad)
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