REVISION NO.REVISION DATE:
THESIS/CAPSTONE PROJECT STANDARD FORMAT
This thesis format shall be applicable to all undergraduate
thesis/capstone projects/plant designs for all degree programs at
Malayan Colleges Laguna. The students shall follow the standard
format and guidelines in writing their proposal and final
manuscript as shown below:
COVER PAGE: MALAYAN BLUE COVER WITH GOLD LETTERS Blank PageTitle
Page Approval PageCopyrightiBiographical
SketchiiAcknowledgmentiiiAbstract ivTable of
ContentsvIntroduction1Review of LiteratureMethodologyResults and
DiscussionConclusionsRecommendationsReferencesList of Tables viList
of Figures viiAppendices ixList of Acronyms/Abbreviations
xDefinition of Terms xi
(3 spaces)COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Academic Year 2013 - 2014
(4 spaces)
THESIS TITLE(Font 14, boldfaced, All CAPS) (4 spaces)
Students Names(First Middle Name SURNAME)(Font 12)
(3 spaces)Thesis Adviser: Advisers Name (Font 12, Uppercase
Lowercase)
(5 spaces)
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Major in Multimedia Arts
The thesis attached hereto, entitled TITLE, prepared and
submitted by (Students Names) in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Major in Multimedia Arts is hereby accepted.
MR. DAN RAFAEL H. PALISMS. JONNAH BELLE G. VALERO
Panel ChairPanel Member
____________________________________________
Date Signed Date Signed
PROF. MA. ROVILLA C. SUDAPRASERT
Adviser
______________________
Date Signed
PROF. OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO
Program Chair, MMA
______________________
Date Signed
DR. JOY G. HOFILEA
Dean, College of Arts and Science
______________________
Date Signed
Copyright
The author and the adviser authorize consultation and partial
reproduction of this thesis for personal use. Any other
reproduction or use is subject to copyright protection. Citation
should clearly mention the reference of this work.
Malayan Colleges Laguna, May 2014
The AdviserThe Authors:
Prof. Ma. Rovilla C. SudaprasertFirst Middle Initial Surname
1
First Middle Initial Surname 2
First Middle Initial Surname 3
Biographical Sketch
A biographical sketch is a short biographical piece detailing
the most important aspects or accomplishment of a students life.
When writing a biographical sketch, it's important to sift through
all the information available on a person and pick out the key
elements which bring the most strength to the sketch, while
discarding unimportant, irrelevant, or trivial information.
Compress biography of all authors to one page only. The name of
each author should be capitalized without indention. Find out what
the target audience wishes to know about the person, what important
events shaped the person, and what impact the person had on
others.This may include positions held in organizations as well as
awards received and some principles to live by.
FIRST AUTHOR FIRST MIDDLE SURNAME .SECOND AUTHOR FIRST MIDDLE
SURNAMETHIRD AUTHOR FIRST MIDDLE SURNAME
Acknowledgment
Recognition for the substantial contribution of certain
individuals and organization to the completion of the students
research work should be written here. Try to write only a one-page
acknowledgment.
Abstract
Onepage summary of the whole thesis problem. Brief discussion of
the study, which includes objectives, methodology, significant
findings of the research (novelty) and conclusions. Use past
(perfect) tense and passive voice. Use concise sentences. For the
Abstract, the page number should be omitted.
IntroductionThis chapter states the Background of the study,
Objectives and Significance of the study all combined and need not
be written with separate subheadings.This section includes an
overview introducing the research topic or current state of
technology, its importance to the society, environment and any
relevant information. Some related studies may be cited to
emphasize the significance of the investigation and the probable
contribution to mankind and the environment.(Numbering of pages
with Roman numerals will begin with the Introduction. The page
number should be at the bottom and center of the page.)(For all
parts of the manuscript, use double space all throughout.
Double-space between lines of the body text and titles, headings
and block quotations. The text should be justified at the left and
right margins.) Begin each chapter on a NEW PAGE of the
manuscript.
HeadingsThe APA style uses five levels of headings. The table
below shows how each type of heading is formatted.
Table 1Format for Five Levels of Heading in APA JournalsLevel of
headingFormat
1Centered, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Headinga
2Flush left, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading
3 Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a
periodb
4 Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading
ending with a period.
5 Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with
a period.
aThis type of capitalization is also referred to as title case.
bIn a lowercase paragraph heading, the first letter of the first
word is uppercase and the remaining words are lowercase.
Review of Literature
This section may be divided into major sections representing the
various aspects of the research work. It should contain only the
essential ideas taken from literature related to the study. All
cited literature shall be listed alphabetically under References
following the APA sixth edition format. (NOTE: Copying full
statements or paragraphs as written in the journal article or book
is a case of plagiarism. Sentences may be revised as long as the
meaning is still retained and understandable.)
Methodology
The main goal of this chapter is to provide the reader(s) how
the experiments were performed or how the data were gathered.This
chapter includes the important materials, instrument(s), equipment,
sampling site, and/or important environmental details that were
used in the design/development, fabrication or experimentation. The
chosen methods for any analysis or how the problem was solved
should be clearly stated. Any method(s) obtained from books,
journals and other forms of publication (including unpublished
theses/studies) should be cited properly. Whenever necessary,
Population Frame and Sample Size in the methodology/process was
predetermined. The data evaluation using specific statistical
methods should also be included, for example, Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA). Formula for some calculations made in the design of a
process or equipment must be placed here. Avoid discussion of
methods used here, rather include that in the Review of Literature
part.
Results and Discussion
This section represents the main body of the thesis/research
practicum or capstone project manuscript. The findings of the study
conducted must be discussed and interpreted substantially. When
applicable, statistical analysis and its interpretation shall also
be included. If appropriate, the current results may be validated
using previous studies cited. Agreements or disagreements of the
gathered data with respect to previous literature must be clearly
discussed here.
Conclusions This chapter gives the general idea of what was done
in the conduct of the study, problems encountered, the
discoveries/significance of the results/design/ prototype,
innovations made and technologies employed.
Recommendations
The authors should provide recommendations to further
investigate or improve knowledge acquisitions and applications.
Literature Cited
All references cited in the survey of related topics,
methodology and discussion shall make use of the Microsoft Word
Reference format APA sixth edition. There shall be no report
accepted without the proper acknowledgement of the authors referred
to in the literature review. All citations should be listed in the
reference list, with the exception of personal communications and
classical works. Put references in order by the authors surname, or
first authors surname if there is more than one author. Use the
hanging indent paragraph style. Double space the entire reference
list. Follow the APA sixth edition for writing the references used
in the study.Acceptable references includea) technical journals and
periodicalsb) books and monographs c) unpublished research, andd)
dissertation and masters thesis
NOTE: Internet references are acceptable but should be listed
also with the author(s) name and the date accessed. WIKIPEDIA and
other general references are not acceptable and must be avoided,
but wiki or similar sources cited may be used upon
validation.Appendices
Each APPENDIX TABLE or APPENDIX FIGURE must include all details
discussed under Chapter IV and part of the authors study. Page
numbers should be at the bottom and center of each page. For the
title of each appendix, use letters to label each, e.g.
Appendix ASummary of .
Appendix BStatistical evaluation of.
Appendix CResults of the compressive strength test
