Formal And Technical requirements

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BA / MA thesis
(2016 and following years)

Nicolas Levi, PhD.

 Regulation of the University

Based on the regulation 21/2015

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 Editorial Requirements

 Length of the BA/BSc thesis: 40 - 70 pages

 MA thesis: 60 - 100 pages;
 At least 3 chapters
 Microsoft Word editor (doc docx), Times New Roman font,
12 size, 1800 characters per page, which is approx. 30 lines
with 60 characters each; Eventually Open Office (odt)
 Space: 1,5 line;
 Margins: top, bottom, right: 2,5 cm, left: 3,5 cm;
 Two-sided print.
 A4 size
 Print and prepared on a CD version
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 Elements of the Thesis

Title page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapters and Subchapters
Conclusion
References
Appendices (Table, charts and drawings list)

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 Title Page

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 Introduction

 Presentation of the subject of the thesis, explanation of used

terminology;
 Justification of the choice of the subject;
 Define research problems and objectives;
 Present hypotheses;
 List research methods;
 Present synthetically the content of the chapters;
 Present the state of knowledge about the given subject and the
character of used references –
 literature, reports, legal acts, Internet, etc.

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 Chapters and subchapters

 Chapters start from a new page

 The title of the chapter is written in bold with
capital letters;
 The title of subchapters are written in bold;
 The chapter may start with a short
introduction concerning its content.

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 Conclusion

 Summing up of the thesis

 It is necessary to include a statement concerning the
hypotheses of the thesis their justification as well as a
statement indicating of you achieve your objectives
(related to the thesis)
 A conclusion in three steps:
- Research conclucions (summarise understanding)
- Strategic conclusions (summarise judgement – new
understanding)
- Recommendations (practical steps, expectations)
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 Footnotes

 We always put a footnote if we quote or use

the thoughts of other people;
 Form of footnotes – after the citation we put
the name of the author, year of publication
and page number (e.g. Collins, 2012: 34);
 Variations – legal acts, websites, n° pages…

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 References

 Segregate in categories (Internet, articles,...)

 Check the first part of the presentation

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 Appendices

 Any appendix we want to attach to the thesis.

 Figures, table, charts, questionnaires we
used, etc.
 Sources must be provided.

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 Final Requirements

 student submits two copies of the thesis:

a) one in hardcover;
b) the second bound with the thinnest back;
c) two copies of the thesis must be approved
and signed by the promoter.

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 Good luck !

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