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Thesis Writtting Guidelines
Thesis Writtting Guidelines
Chang'an University
No. 58 (2014)
In order to improve the quality of Graduate Dissertations, unify the format of
writing and editing dissertations, and facilitate the collection, storage, retrieval,
utilization, exchange and dissemination of information. This specification is
formulated according to relevant national standards and the actual situation of the
school.
Definition of degree thesis: a degree thesis is an academic thesis that indicates that
the author has made creative results or new opinions in scientific research, and is
written with this content as the content, which is used for evaluation when applying
for the corresponding degree.
The master's thesis requires new opinions or new achievements on the research
topic, and has certain significance to the national economic construction or the
development of this discipline in theory or practice, indicating that the author has a
solid basic theory and systematic expertise in this discipline, and has the ability to
engage in scientific research or independently undertake special technical work.
The doctoral dissertation requires to make creative achievements in science or
special technology on the research subject, and is of great significance to the national
economic construction or the development of this discipline in theory or practice,
indicating that the author has a solid and broad basic theory and systematic and deep
human expertise in this discipline, Have the ability to engage in scientific research
independently.
3.3 Terminology
Technical terms and names of equipment and components shall adopt the terms or
names specified in national standards or ministerial standards. Terms not specified in
the standard shall adopt industry general terms or names. Full text terminology must
be unified. Special nouns or new nouns shall be explained or annotated in appropriate
positions.
When English abbreviations are adopted, except for the general abbreviations
widely used in the industry, the abbreviations appearing for the first time in the text
shall indicate the full English name in brackets.
Generally, the contents and test items are read horizontally from left to right, and
the data are read vertically in order. The table shall be self-evident.
The number of the table shall be continued in Arabic numerals, such as "table 2.5".
The table questions shall be clear and brief, bold in 5-point Song typeface, bold in 5-
point Times New Roman typeface for numbers and letters, and there shall be 2 spaces
between the table number and the table questions. The number and title of the table
should be placed in the middle above the table.
Text in table is No. 5 Song typeface, and the numbers and letters are No. 5 times
New Roman typeface. If a table needs to be arranged page by page, the arrangement
of the table shall be repeated on subsequent pages. The number is followed by the
table title (can be omitted) and "(Continued)", as shown in Table 2.1 heat flux density
at each boundary of subgrade (Continued). The continued table shall repeat the header
and statement about the unit.
3.5.3 Notes
If there are notes in the drawing and table, the serial numbers of all notes shall be
"note 10 Arabic numerals + colon", such as "note 1:". The notes are written at the
bottom of the figure and table, generally using No. 5 Song typeface .
3.6 Formula
The number of the formula in the text is arranged in Arabic numerals by chapter,
enclosed in parentheses and written at the end of the right line without dotted lines.
For example, the serial number of the first formula in Chapter I is "(1.1)", and the first
formula in Appendix A is "(A1)". When quoting formulas in the text, it is generally
annotated with "see formula (1.1)" or "from formula (1.1)"
3.7 Individual Notes or Situations
When there are individual nouns or situations in the dissertation that need to be
explained, notes can be added. Notes are used at the end of the page (put the notes at
the bottom of the note page), rather than at the end of the article (focus all the notes at
the end of the article) and in the line (notes sandwiched in the main part of the thesis).
The note number is marked with Arabic numerals, such as "note 1".
When the traditional literature with paper as the carrier is cited as a reference, it is not
necessary to specify its carrier type, while the electronic literature with non paper
carrier shall indicate its carrier type in the reference type identification when it is cited
as a reference, as shown in Table 3. In this way, the reference type identification
format of the non paper carrier type is [electronic document type identification carrier
type identification], such as
[DB / OL] Database online
[B / MT] Database on magnetic tape
[M/CD] Monograph on CD-ROM
[CP / DK] Computer program on disk
[J / OL ] Online journal disk software (serial online)
[EB / OL] Electronic bulletin board online
4.10 Acknowledgement
Here we mainly thank the instructors, groups and people who have made direct
contributions and important help to the completion of the paper in academic aspects,
as well as the owners of materials, pictures, documents, research ideas and ideas who
have given reprint and citation rights.
The speech of thanks should be modest and sincere, seek truth from facts, and
avoid exaggeration and vulgar words. The family members, relatives and friends of
the degree applicant who are not directly related to the thesis cannot be included in
the scope of thanks.