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This is an explanation of an Assignment.

Layout

Times New Roman

Font 12”

Titles – Bold, 14”

Subtitles – Bold, Underline, 12”

1 ½ line spacing for text

It would be wiser to start every title on a fresh page.

Clearly paragraphed with white space between paragraphs.

Cover Page

Display Index Number, Name of students/Group members, Programme of Studies, and

Tutor’s Name

Assignment title and brief included

Table of Contents

Clearly state a list of divisions (Titles or subtitles) and pages on which they start.

Introduction – Explaining the theory and principles used for/ behind this specific experiment.

Background Information

Problem Formulation

Experiment/Body – the experiment is sectioned as follows:

Aims and Objectives

Equipments

Hypothesis

Diagrams

Designing and Selection

Procedures and Specifications

Precautions taken

Results and Calculations - tabulation of recorded data and calculation for comparison

against the hypothesis. Graphs may be included.

Observations and Analysis – Deduction and conclusion of the experimentation according

to the defined theory.

Discussion – Discuss finding in logical way (interpretation) or states improvement that could be

done to improve experiment.

Conclusion and Achievements

Bibliography

Appendix – A section of extra information added at the end which includes all hand works, graphs

etc..

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Grammar and Spelling

No comma in possessive form of its

Avoidance of abbreviations i.e. it is rather than it’s

Minimal use of rhetorical questions

Every sentence should contain a finite verb e.g. ‘Seeing that this the case and having due

regard to all the facts.’ does not contain a finite verb!

Spell-checked

References

List of References included

Correctly referenced e.g. Bloggs (1999) argues... or at the end of a sentence

(Bloggs,1999)

1:1 correspondence between references in the text and List of References (being the

alphabetical list of references provided at the end of the assignment). All references in the

text are in the alphabetical List of References, no items in the List of References unless

cited in the text)

Binding

Not stapled (as an aid to photocopying for quality control purposes)

SAAHIR GOOLFEE

BSc BIOLOGY