Week 1

Question 1

What is the document structure?

Answer 1

1. Title page
2. Plagiarism Declaration
3. Turnitin Similarity Index
4. Abstract
5. Assessment Sheet in MSWord format
6. Table of Contents
7. Body of Text
8. List of References
9. Appendices

Question 2

Heading must be

Answer 2

left aligned

Question 3

Main heading

Answer 3

Bold, Capital, No Underlying

Question 4

Sub- heading

Answer 4

Bold
First words start with a capital letter
Key words start with a capital letter.

Question 5

Sub-Sub Heading

Answer 5

Bold
First word starts with a capital letter.
Underlined

Question 6

Font:
Font size:
Line spacing:
Page margins:
o Left and right spacing:
o Top and bottom spacing
Page numbering:
o BEFORE the introduction:
o Introduction onwards:

Answer 6

Arial
12
1.15
Normal
2.54cm
2.54cm
Bottom, middle of each page (excluding title page)
Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.)
Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3 etc.)

Question 7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Answer 7

TOC on a separate page followed by:
1. List of Tables
2. List of Figures
3. List of Appendices

Question 8

Referencing

Answer 8

Harvard UCT author date style

Question 9

Case 1: Referencing
When the name(s) of the quoted author(s) form part of a sentence

Answer 9

the reference indicator consists of the date and the page on which that quotation appears.

Question 10

Case 2: Referencing
Sentence does not specifically state the original author’s name

Answer 10

the reference indicator must include the surname(s) of the author(s), followed by the date and the page on which the specific quotation appears.
Always use only one (‘&’ or ‘and’) throughout your project, never both.

Question 11

For multiple authors in referencing:

Answer 11

The use of the abbreviation et al. (always in italics) is allowed for references with three or more authors but write out all names for the first reference.