Thesis Dissertation Compliance

Body Content:

• Chapter 1 (Literature Review): Must contain a comprehensive, up-to-date literature review, ending with the research rationale/justification, research gap, and a list of objectives (general and specific).
• General Body: Research direction must meet professional requirements. Format must be standardized and structure complete. Ideas must be fresh, concepts accurate.
• Conclusion: Must have application value and present new views or unique insights.

References:

• Must be complete and accurate.
• Must use 'Harvard style' (author-date system).
• Must be listed alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
• Must include magazines, books, papers, etc., with no less than 10 references.

Tables and Figures:

• Number sequentially within each chapter (e.g., Table 2.1) using Arabic numerals.
• Place in the appropriate text location.
• Tables must have brief titles and abbreviated column/row headings.
• Non-standard abbreviations must be explained in footnotes.
• Figures must have legends.
• Adopted figures/tables must indicate sources.
• Every table/figure must be referred to in the text.
• Confine to one page; if multi-page, repeat title and headings.

Abbreviations:

• Do not use abbreviations in the title or abstract.
• Define the full term before first use in text (unless standard unit).
• Use generally accepted abbreviations.
• Include a list of abbreviations.

Units of Measurement:

• Use metric units (m, kg, L) and Celsius (°C).
• Prefer SI units (mmol/L, g/L) but conventional units (mg/dL, mg/mL) are acceptable.
• Use 'L' (not 'l') for liter.
• Use units consistently for the same analyte/compound.