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Home :: Contents > General guide for the presentation of academic work General guide for the presentation of academic work General table of contents Table of Contents 1. General guide for the presentation of academic work Introduction Presentation standards Standards of format and structure Standards of layout and appearance Standards of written expression Standards of citation Penalties for not meeting standards How to meet standards: four golden rules Submit work that meets requirements Submit work that is error-free Submit work in an orderly state Submit work on time and to the right place Plagiarism What is plagiarism? Why is plagiarism wrong? Penalties for plagiarism How to avoid plagiarism Anti-plagiarism system (Turnitin) Format and structure Essays Technical or practical reports Introduction Method Results Discussion Business or management reports Introduction Body Conclusion and Recommendations Papers Literature reviews Oral presentations Computer programs A note on group work Contents and arrangement of written work Title pages and cover sheets Abstracts and summaries Statement of Ethics Approval Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Abbreviations Main text Appendices References/Works Cited/Bibliography Layout and appearance Formatting specifications Page setup Type size, alignment and spacing Treatment of quoted matter Short quotations Long quotations Verse Changes to quoted matter Treatment of footnotes and endnotes Treatment of figures and tables Naming and numbering Notes to figures and tables Appearance of figures and tables Placement of figures and tables Treatment of abbreviations Initialisms Acronyms Contractions Latin abbreviations Scientific abbreviations Treatment of numbers and measures General usage Specific usage International System of Units (SI) Written expression Construction Sentences Paragraphs Point form Punctuation Full stop Colon Semicolon Comma Apostrophe Style Tense Active and passive voice Objectivity Inclusive language Word choice Spelling Citation What is meant by citation Why it is necessary to cite sources When to cite a source How to cite a source Finding the identifying details Citation systems and styles In text system Note system Citation styles used at the University of Ballarat APA citation style How to cite sources in your writing (APA) Rules and examples How to construct full citations (APA) Formats and examples How to list full citations (APA) MLA citation style How to cite sources in your writing (MLA) Rules and examples How to construct full citations (MLA) Formats and examples How to list full citations (MLA) Australian citation style How to cite sources in your writing (Australian) Rules and examples How to construct full citations (Australian) Formats and examples How to list full citations (Australian) Chicago note citation style How to cite sources in your writing (Chicago) Rules and examples How to construct full citations (Chicago) Formats and examples How to list full citations (Chicago)

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