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Format checklist

All papers should be prepared as follows:

bulletUse Microsoft Word (not Works!)
bulletGive the word processing file a name on the following general pattern:

LastNameFirstInitial_course number_assignment

 
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Last name should be followed by your first initial : WilsonJ, SmithE,
Course number will be 2112, 2500, 3850, etc.  This is NOT the crn.
Keep the assignment name short and descriptive.

Examples:

JeffersonT_2112_essay1
ShakespeareW_4850_Research
GumpF_2500_bibliography

 

bulletSeparate cover pages are not necessary for submissions under 10 pages.
bulletPlace a heading on the first page that gives your name, class and time, date submitted.  
bulletGive the submission an appropriate title, centered, on the first page..
bulletAs a general rule, omit graphics.  Use normal type size in titles.
bulletDouble space
bullet1 inch margins all around
bulletNormal font face and size; black ink.
bulletIndent first line of each paragraph; no extra lines between paragraphs.
bulletMark quotations with  punctuation [" "] or use block quotation  (double indent, single spaced) for quotes over 3 lines.
bulletFor source citations, use footnotes rather than endnotes.  Do not use parenthetical citation.

 

modified 05/23/2010