TITLE OF YOUR MAJOR PAPER

NORMALLY BOLD

AND ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

by

Your Name in Given/Surname Order

Your previous degree(s), university and year

One line for each degree

MAJOR PAPER (OR MAJOR PROJECT) SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL

FULFILLMENT OF

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF ….

in the

Formal Name of your Department (may be a School or Faculty)

© Given Name Surname Year

UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY

Fall/Spring/Summer Year

All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without permission of the author.

Approval

Name:	Insert your name here

Degree:	Insert your upcoming degree here

Title:	Insert major paper title here; must match the title on your title page

Examining Committee:

Name

Graduate Program Committee Chair

Correct Title, Correct Department

Name

Senior Supervisor

Correct Title, Correct Department

Name

Second Reader / External Examiner

Correct Title, Correct Department

University or Company (if other than UFV)

Date Defended/Approved: Insert date here

Abstract

The abstract will typically include a statement of the problem, a summary of the methodology, the main findings, and the conclusions. Abstracts should be no longer than 150 words.

Acknowledgements

The acknowledgements section recognizes those who helped you. It is optional.

Dedication

This page is optional.

Table of Contents

Abstract	iii

Acknowledgements	iv

Dedication	v

List of Tables	vii

List of Figures	viii

Acronyms and Symbols (or Glossary)	ix

Introduction	1

Subsequent Chapters	1

Review of the Literature	1

Theme 1	1

Theme 2	1

More Sections to Chapter 1	1

Conclusion	2

Appendices	3

Footnotes or Endnotes	4

References	5

Index	6

List of Tables

A list of tables used in the text consists of the table number, the full title of the table, and the page number where the table appears. Tables must be numbered in order of appearance.

You will probably have to create the table manually, as Word cannot handle the way APA formats titles of tables and figures, with the table number on the first line, and the table title on a second line.

See https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_tables_and_figures.html for guidance on using tables and figures in APA.

List of Figures

When figures are included, a list of figures is produced in the same manner as the list of tables.

Acronyms and Symbols (or Glossary)

Acronyms or symbols used frequently in the text may be listed on a separate page.

Introduction

The introduction typically presents the hypothesis or thesis statement of the major paper and an overview of the study.

Subsequent Chapters

The main part of the major paper details the methodology and findings of the study.

The body of your paper is presented as a continuous narrative, using headings to delineate the different sections of your paper, with no intentional page breaks.

The body of your paper is presented as a continuous narrative, using headings to delineate the different sections of your paper, with no intentional page breaks.

Review of the Literature

The first part of the body usually discusses the existing literature in the area and it places the work within that literature.

Theme 1

Use Heading 2-5 only when you have 2 or more subsections within that section, such as different themes found in the literature review.

Theme 2

This would be an example of where you would use subheadings, in this case a Level 3 heading.

More Sections to Chapter 1

Another Level 2 section.

Conclusion

The conclusion sums up the content and findings of the major paper. It often goes further by delineating implications of these findings and suggesting areas of potential future research and investigation.

Appendix: Add Unique Title after Colon

Appendices include materials and data that are not essential to the exposition of the work but are, nevertheless, relevant. Ethics permission (if appropriate) is also placed here.

Each appendix starts on a new page. It should be labelled “Appendix” and followed by a unique name, e.g., “Appendix: Ethics Approval”.

If there are multiple appendices, each should be labelled with a capital letter and referenced in-text by its specific title (e.g., “see Appendix B”).

Footnotes or Endnotes

A consistent and established style, approved by your program, must be followed for footnotes and endnotes1. Because of the way Word deals with endnote and footnote references, you may need to manually insert them into your paper, using a superscript numeral at the point of reference, and then creating the reference on this page.

See https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/footnotes_appendices.html for guidance on when to use footnotes/endnotes:

Content footnotes or endnotes provide further information on a topic that is not directly related to the text.

Copyright permission footnotes or endnotes are used to cite adapted or reprinted materials such as data sets or particularly lengthy extracts of text from another author.

Use the “Endnote Text” style2 to format your footnotes or endnotes.

1 This is an example of an endnote or footnote. The footnote reference was manually inserted (rather than using Word’s References feature). Unfortunately, references can not be automatically re-numbered this way.

2 This is another example. Notice that the reference number is shown as a superscript number, separated from the text of the note by a single space. The whole reference is indented.

References

The references page is double-spaced, with each reference as its own paragraph. The references are formatted using hanging indents.

If you are copying references from another document, be sure to use the Merge Formatting option when pasting the text, so that you retain the hanging indents. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/control-the-formatting-when-you-paste-text-20156a41-520e-48a6-8680-fb9ce15bf3d6 for details.

Index

You can delete this page if you are not including an index. If you do decide to create an index, use Word to make your job easier; see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-and-update-an-index-cc502c71-a605-41fd-9a02-cda9d14bf073 for instructions.