Salale University

College of Natural Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Student Senior Project Writing Format

A. Cover page

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The cover page must have the following components
Writing Style (a-d):
a. Name of the University
√ Alignment__ Align at centered
b. Name of the college √Font size___ 14
c. Name of the Department √Font face___ Times new roman
d. Log of the University √Bold
√ Capitalization__ Upper case letters
e. Title of the project

√ Short title is recommended with a clear view on the subject of study

√ Be Informative, specific and attractiveWriting Style (e, f, g):
f. Student name √ Alignment__ align centered
g. Student identification number √Font size___ 12
√Font face___ Times new roman
√ Bold
√Capitalization__ capitalize each word

Writing Style (h, i):

√ Alignment__ align to right
h. Advisor name √ Font size___ 12
i. Date and Place √ Font face___ Times new roman
√ Bold
√ Capitalization__ capitalize each word, not upper case
N.B. All contents of the cover page (a-i) should appear on one page and in
order accordingly without giving page number.

Writing style:
2● The heading (B-G) should
√align centered
√Font size__ 12
√Font Face___ Times new Roman
√Bold
 B. Table of Content
C. Acknowledgement
D. List of Figure/s (if present)
E. List of Table/s (if present)
F. List of Abbreviation/s (if present)
G. Abstract

Text or Main Body of the paper

The main body of the paper is usually separated into well-defined units, titles and sub
titles. The text may also include parenthetical references. The main body of the paper
includes the generic headings like Introduction (unit I), Literature Review (unit II) and
Conclusion and recommendation (unit III). These headings may be divided into first,
second sub titles and so on. Each new unit (generic heading) starts with new page.
UNIT ONE
1. INTRODUCTION
√ The first part of the paper as main body begins with an introduction.
√ The introduction should give the rationales of the present study
√ It intended to provide the overall theoretical background and underlying the
issue on hand.
√ Under the introduction the following sub titles should be appeared
1.1. Background
√ This section must contextualize the research issue and terminate into the
research problem statement.
√ The background information is preferable if it is short and exact
√ It must Create reader interest in the topic by providing a basis for the research

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 issue
√ The back ground part should close with the general objective.
1.2. Statement of the Problem
√ It is important in a paper that the problem stands out immediately after the
background so that the reader can easily recognize it without having to meander
around unnecessary reading in the sub-section.
√ A problem statement points out the precise gap that exist in the literature,
theory, or practice which the particular research will address
√ Avoid the trap of obscure and poorly formulated problems that are masked in
extended unfocussed discussions crowded with references and citations.
√ It should be clear and prices
1.3. Significance of the Study
√ In this section, mention the beneficiaries and how the communities may benefit
from the findings of the study.
√ The possible benefits of the study, persons to be intended in the outcomes,
relevance of the study in contributing towards the overall development of the
country should be addressed.
1.4. Objectives
√ The objectives specifies exactly what the researcher intended to do.
√ They must be clear, researchable and attainable
√ The objectives contains both general and specific objectives
1.4.1. General Objective
√ The general objective should provide the accurate synopsis of the overall goal/
aim of the study
√ It should be directly related to the title.
1.4.2. Specific Objectives
√ Should list the detail aim of the project
√ Should be directly linked to the study variables as indicated in the title
√ should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time bound)
√ Should be outcome based verbs such 'Identify, define ...etc'.

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Writing Style:
● The first heading should
√align centered √The text under each
√Font size__ 14 respective heading should
√Font Face___ Times new Roman ● align -----justify
√ Bold ● font size ------ 12
√Capitalization___ UPPER CASE ● font face ----Times
● The second headings (1.1 up to 1.4) should be with new Roman
√font size ___ 13
√alignment__ align left
√bold
√font face ___ Times new Roman
√Capitalization ___ title case (capitalized each word)
● The respective third sub headings also write as
√font size ___ 12
√alignment__ align left
√non bold
√font face ___ Times new Roman
√Capitalization ___ title case (capitalized each word)
● Fourth and lower level headings shall be written in bold
sentence case in 12 point font size.

2. LITERATURE REVIEW
● This is the second part of the text/main body of the paper.
● Use relevant headings (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) developed from the research objectives
to guide the structure of this part.
● It should be Para-phrased and creative (not direct copy-and-paste from the
source)
● Highlight the knowledge that find already existing in relation to the study
problem
● Should be complete enough, contribute something new
● Should show the researcher is an expert in his/her area of endeavor. (Be
systematic and synthetic in style using logical links in the flow of arguments)
● Bring out what is still not known about this study problem, i.e. to identify
relevant previous work to find out where there are gaps of knowledge which call

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 for research intervention.
● All borrowed ideas should be cited.

Writing Style for Literature Review:

● The first heading should √The text under each
√align centered respective headings should
√Font size__ 14 ● align -----justify
● font size ------ 12
√ Font Face___ Times new Roman
● font face ----Times
√Bold new Roman
√Capitalization___ UPPER CASE
● The second respective heading should be with
√font size ___ 13
√alignment__ align left
√bold
√font face ___ Times new Roman √ For the writing style
UNIT III
√Capitalization ___ title case (capitalized each word) of Unit 3 & 4, you
3. Conclusion and Recommendation
● The respective third sub headings also write as have to follow all the
UNIT IV
√font size ___ 12 above guidelines.
√alignment__ align left 4. REFERENCES

Most√non
used
bold
style of writing references in scientific paper are Vancouver System also
called numbering systemnew
√font face ___ Times andRoman
Author name system.

In the Vancouver System we follow this step:

Author name____Title of article___Journal name___Place of publication___Volume no

___ (Issue no) (Year of publication) ____Page

Example: [1] F.D. Paraguay, M.M. Yoshida, J. Morales, J. Solis, W.L. Estrada, Influence of
Al, In, Cu, Fe and Sn dopants on the response of thin films ZnO gas sensor to ethanol
vapour, J. Thin Solid Films, Nework. 373 (2000) 137–140.
Note
Journal name ___ Italics and Abbreviate (if)
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 Vol. No. ___ Bold
In Author name System we follow this step
Author name____ (Year of publication) _____Title of article___Journal name___Place
of publication___Volume no ___ (Issue no) ____Page

NB. Don’t worry about style of writing references follow one of it for this seminar
paper. Many of reference writing style depends on their publication place.

Example: Demirel S, Tuzen M, Saracoglu S, Soylak M (2008) Evaluation of various

digestion procedures for trace element contents of some food materials. J Hazard
Mater 152:1020–1026