THESIS FORMAT

1. Primary components of a thesis

Title Page: Including the primary cover and the secondary cover (appendix 1 and 2)

Acknowledgments: should be in 1 page

Table of Contents: should be in 2 pages (see more in appendix 3)

List of Tables

List of Figures: picture(s), outline(s), diagram(s), graph(s), and map(s)

List of Abbreviations

List of Appendices (if needed)

Abstract (if needed)

Primary components of a thesis:Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Rationale of the Study1.2 Objectives of the Study

1.3 Research question(s)1.4 Scope of the study 

Chapter 2. Literature Review 2.1- What we know about the research question(s) and related issues from

the literature 2.2 – What we do not know about the research question(s) and related

issues from the literature Chapter 3. Methodology

3.1 Data/ information that will be needed 3.2 Where the data/ information can be obtained

3.3 How the data/ information can be obtained 3.4 How the data/ information will be analyzed

Chapter 4. Findings and Discussions

4.1 Findings4.2 Discussions of Findings

Chapter 5. Conclusions and Implications of Findings

References

Appendices

2.2 Format of the study

2.2.1 Thesis analysis should be from 60 to 80 pages. Each part will be started in a new page. The heading should be ordered and leveled by number (for example: 1- called first level; 1.1- called second level; 1.1.1- called third level; and 1.1.1.2 - called fourth level. It should not excess fourth level of headings. The analysis should come before the table.

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2.2.2 Language: English will be used for the thesis writing.

2.2.3 Paper: The white paper with a size of A4 will be used for one side printing. Diagrams and pictures should be printed in a special paper. The other special presentations such as maps and balance sheet accounting should be folded to fit with the size of A4 paper.

2.2.4 Margins:

Top: 1,2” (3 cm) Bottom: 1.2” (3 cm)Left: 1,2” (3 cm) Right: 0,8” (2 cm)

2.2.5 Font: Font of Times New Roman and font size of 14 will be used for thesis writing. The title of part 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be capital letters and bold; its first and second level headings will be letters and bold; and its third level headings will be letter, bold, and italic. Other heading levels will be typical typing.

2.2.6 Page numbers: Thesis must be numbered. It will be number by letters (i, ii, iii…) in all parts excepting the content of part 1, 2, 3 and 4. Position of page number will be in bottom and right.

2.2.7 Line spacing: It will be 1.5 single lines for content of analysis. The space between part headings and the first level headings is 3 single lines. The space between ending of any analyses and the next heading is 2 single lines. The space before and after tables and diagrams… will be 2 single lines. The space between two references is 1 single line.

2.2.8 Number of hard copy: 3 with hard cover or soft cover

2.2.9 Tables and figures

It will be numbered by number of each part with explanation(s) if needed. For example:

Table 2.3 will be the second table in Part 2Table 3.3 will be the third table in Part 3

The title of tables will be before content The title of figures will be after content

2.2.10 Literature citesa. Citing from 1 author (can be applied for citing from co-author or more than two

authors)For example:According to Friberg (2002), the participant of ethnic is limited….Or : The participant of ethnic is limited… (Friberg, 2002)

b. Citing from co-author: using conjunction to connect between two authorsFor example:Ravallion and Van de Walle (2003) conducted a study of agricultural land allocation in Vietnam.

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Or Agricultural land allocation in Vietnam is………(Ravallion and Van de Walle, 2003)

c. Citing from more than two authorsIt is needed to write the first author and wording of “et al” and following by yearFor example:….. business environment in Vietnam….. (Tenev et all, 2003)

d. Citing from different references and different authorsAll authors must be written and separated by “;”For example:In the South of Vietnam……….(Do and Iyer 2003; Luong and Unger 1999; Marsh and MacAulay 2002; Ravallion and Van de Walle, 2001, 2003)

e. Citing from un-original author (this form should not be encouraged)For example:Samuelson (1963) found….. (as cited in Nguyen Van An, 1999). Note: Nguyen Van An must be in the literature cites

f. Literature cites should be divided into 2 groups namely Vietnamese and English. It will be ordered by a, b, c and by given name if Vietnamese reference and by last name/family name if English reference.

g. Book citeTran Van Dat (2002), The Development of Rice Production in Vietnam. Agricultural Publishing House, Hanoi.Nguyen Thi Huong (2009) ……

h. Chapter citeTran Duc Vien, Pham Tien Dung, and Nguyen Thanh Lam (2008) “Experiment of ….”, chapter 21, in … - name of book . Tran Duc Vien, A. Terry. Rambo, and Nguyen Thanh Lam. Agricultural Publishing House, Hanoi.

i. Paper citeFor example:Pham Van Hung (2006) “Methodology of….”. Journal of Agricultural Technical and Science, Hanoi University of Agriculture, Volume 4 and 5, pages 289-296.

j. Workshop Presentations cite Phạm Văn Hùng and T. Gordon MacAulay (2006) ‘Land transactions in the north of Vietnam: a modeling approach’. The Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Gold Coast, Australia, 12-18 August 2006, http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/.

Tran Duc Vien and Nguyen Thi Duong Nga (2007) ‘Hybrid rice production in the Red River Delta: farmer’s perspectives’. The International Symposium on Hybrid Rice and Agro-Ecosystem between Hanoi University of Agriculture and Kyushu University, Hanoi, Vietnam, 22-24, November 2007.

k. Interner citeFor example:Deininger, K. và Jin, Songqing (2003). ‘Mua bán và cho thuê đất: thực tế tại nông thôn Việt Nam’. Bài viết về Nghiên cứu chính sách của Ngân hàng Thế giới số 2013. Washington, DC. <http://econ. worldbank. org/files/25489_wps3013.pdf

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Nguyễn Hưng (2008). ‘Tạm “đóng cửa” nhà máy Vedan’. Bản tin xã hội của VnExpress ngày 07/10/2008. http://vnexpress.net/GL/Xa-hoi/2008/10/3BA07336/. ngày truy cập 08/10/2008.

2.2.11 Appendices (if needed)Appendices must be separated by numbers or capital letters, for example Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 or Appendix A and Appendix B…

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Appendix 1:

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HANOI UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE (font size of 14 and bold)FACULTY OF ACCOUTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

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PHAN THANH NAM (font size of 16)

UNDERGRADUATE THESISOF AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (Font size of 30 and bold)

Title of study: Times New Roman, Capital, Bold, font size of 18)

Appendix 2:

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(Bìa ngoài – màu xanh)HANOI UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE (font size of 14 and bold)

FACULTY OF ACCOUTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (font size of 16 and bold)

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UNDERGRADUATE THESISOF AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (Font size of 30 and bold)

Title of study: Times New Roman, Capital, Bold, font size of 18

Name of student: Times New Roman, capital, bold, and font size of 14 Branch: Times New Roman, capital, bold, and font size of 14

Major: Times New Roman, capital, bold, and font size of 14

Name of Supervisor: capital, bold, and font size of 14

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