The format and guidelines should be strictly followed:
Last date of Submission: 8th Nov (first draft)
Last date of Submission: 8th Nov (first draft)
Term Paper Guidelines
All the students
will follow below guidelines.
Length
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The papers should be 8-10 pages
in length, however, this is not a constraint.
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The title page, bibliography
(references), and appendices (if any) do not count towards the length of your
paper.
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Follow the template provided as
they will impact the length of your paper.
Title Page
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Include the following on your
title page: title of paper, your name, your Roll Number, the course name and
year.
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The title page does not count
as one of your pages in terms of the length of the paper.
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See an example title page.
Format
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Use 12 point times new roman
font (use template).
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Use single spacing, with double
spacing between paragraphs or headings.
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Staple your paper on the left
side of the document.
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Number your pages. Do not put
in the page numbers manually.
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Uses justify alignment
for your paper.
Proofreading
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The bare minimum is the spell/ grammar
check in your word processing program.
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Excessive spelling/ grammatical
errors will cause a grade reduction.
References
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Do not include excessive
quotations – try to put things into your own words (they still need to be
cited, though). The point is for you to learn something, not for you to copy
what someone else said about a topic. If you find you must put a quote in your
paper that is more than 3 lines long and do cite it at the end as you would any
other quote.
Format:
Title of Term Paper
Name of the student
Department of Civil Engineering
School of Engineering and Technology
Sharda University, Gr. Noida, UP, INDIA
studentname@domain.com
Abstract
An abstract is a fifty to hundred word summary of your paper
that appears at the beginning of the paper. By reading the paper any one should
be able to understand that what is the objective of the paper and what technical aspects has
been presented.
1. Introduction
The introduction should define the problem you are studying, discuss
the history of the problem and state its importance in the field. Also, applications
of the problem can be discussed. Students are also encouraged to present all
the basic examples to illustrate the concepts, using figures if possible. All
the basic terminology related to the topic should be defined and explained.
In the introduction, and throughout your paper, it is most important
to cite the sources of your information. Sources may include textbooks,
magazine or newspaper articles, web sites, and journal articles.
2. Background
In some cases, you may need to divide the introductory material in
your paper into two sections. Oftentimes, a second section called the
“Background” section is used. In the Background section, additional terms are
defined and more historical information, such as previous results and a review
of related papers, is give. It is in the Introduction and Background sections
that you must ensure that your reader understands the problem and the
terminology as well as show the reader that you have done your homework, in
terms of your library work.
3. Work DOne
This would include the work which you have done during the study of
the topic of your choice. This section may have sub-sections and if there are
sub sections they shall be numbered as 3a, 3b etc.
4. Analysis of TErm paper work
5. Conclusions
It is common to include a conclusions section to summarize the
content of your paper, discuss future directions, and state any open problems.
The conclusion should be between fifty to two hundred words.
References
- Author name(s), Title of Book/Research paper, Name of the Journal, Volume/Edition No, Page number, Publisher’s Name, Year of Publication
- Author name(s), Title, website, Year of Publication
