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College of Engineering

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

GUIDELINES ON THESIS WRITING


School Year 2015 2016

A. Manuscript Guidelines
Please refer to the following document formatting guidelines:
1. Paper
a. Size:
8.5 x 11
b. Orientation: Portrait (except for special diagrams)
c. Substance: 20 (for copies to be bounded)
2. Spacing: double space
3. Indentation: 1 inch
4. Margins:
a. Top:
1 inch
b. Bottom:
1 inch
c. Left:
1.5 inches
d. Right:
1 inch
e. Header:
0.5
f. Footer:
0.5
5. Font
a. Sizes
- Chapter Headings: 14
- Sub Headings: 12
- Body Text: 12
b. Type/Style: Arial Narrow
c. Color: Black
6. Pagination
a. Top Right (no extra characters)
b. No page shown on first page of every chapter
7. Indention: Single Tab only
8. Sample Layout for Tables
Table 1
TABLE TITLE

9. Sample Layout for Figures

Figure 1: Figure Title

B. Manuscript Outline

TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL SHEET
ACKOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
Chapter I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Conceptual Framework
Significance of the Study
Scope and Delimitation of the Study
Definition of Terms
Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES


Related Literature
Related Studies

Chapter III

METHODS AND PROCEDURES


Research Design
Research Environment
Historical Notes
Location
Research Procedures
Research Instruments
Research Respondents
Statistical Treatment

Chapter IV

<THESIS TITLE>
Document of the Current System
Hardware Setup
Software and Application Used
Document of the Proposed System
Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements Specification
Human Resource
Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Requirement Analysis Specification
Context Diagram
Data Flow Diagram
System Flowchart
Database Design

Chapter V

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Chapter VI

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION


Summary of Findings
Conclusion
Recommendations

BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A REQUEST LETTER FOR CLIENT
APPENDIX B REQUEST LETTER FOR INTERVIEW
APPENDIX C TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW

APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E

GANTT CHART
SCREEN DESIGN

APPENDIX F

SOURCE CODE (Note: For Thesis with source code less than 30 pages
include the source code in your hard bound)
Note: Appendices A-E are minimum requirements. You can insert as many as you can.
CURRICULUM VITAE (white background 2x2 ID)

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