Formatting your essay/report

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Formatting your essay/report

CAPITALISATION STYLES

MINIMAL

Capitalise the first word,

Any other word that would normally take a capital

And the first word after a colon.

MAXIMAL

The first letter of every important word should be capitalised.

The first word after a colon is always capitalised.

WORD COUNT

A limit of 10% above or below the stated word count is often acceptable, but always check this with your unit coordinator

EXCLUDE

Appendices

Reference list

Abstract

Headers

Title page

INCLUDE

In-text references

Footnotes

The full text of the assignments

GUIDELINES FOR HEADINGS

Only when allowed or required

Makes the organisation more manageable

Use minimal or maximal capitalisation

Left justify your headings unless asked to do differently.

Decide on a hierarchy of headings and use it consistently throughout your work.

BASIC STRUCTURE

Appendices: Go after the reference list (They must be numbered)

Number the pages - Pagination

Font plain serif size 12 or 14

Paragraphs doble space and 1 point line between them

Margin of 2-3 cm

Title page without any decorations

TYPES

Modern

No identation

Shorter paragraphs and line spaces between paragraphs

Sans serif font

Classic

Paragraph identations

Longer paragraphs and no space between them

Serif typeface