UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY BACHELORS (B.Sc.) & MASTERS (M.Sc.) DISSERTATIONS PRESENTATION GUIDELINES 2016 0
PREPARATION OF DISSERTATION The guidelines for the preparation of dissertation of Bachelors (B.Sc.) and Masters (M.Sc.) programmes in the Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos are as follows: 1. GENERAL GUIDELINES: i. Dissertation Title: This should not be more than 23 words . ii. Abstract: This should be 1 page and without paragraph(s). iii. Every table, figure and/or plate must come immediately after it is mentioned in the text and there must be not more than One table and/or Two figures / plates per page. iv. Title of Table should be at the top of the table while title of figures and plates should be at their bottom. v. Tables / figures / plates must be numbered continuously e.g. Table 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. throughout the Thesis. vi. Tables/figures/plates are not to be cited in the discussion. vii. All plates (photographs) shall be printed in full colour except in cases where that negates the information being provided. viii. Tables must be simple and understandable. There shall be NO grid lines or shading within the table. ix. In every title of table, figure or plate, there should be no acronyms and species name must be written fully. x. Common names must come before scientific names. xi. Any appendix that is not referred to in-text should not be listed or included in the thesis. xii. Methodology, Results and Discussion should be written in Past Tense. 1
xiii. Objectives should be written in future tense and should be numbered. xiv. References must be current and should be majorly within the last 15 years. xv. Tables, figures and plates in literature review must have their sources written below them. xvi. All in-text citations must be included in the list of references and vice-versa. xvii. Always spell-check your thesis before submitting. xviii. Methodology, Results and Discussion should follow logically according to the objectives. xix. The first mention of a scientific name should be written fully including its classifier. xx. Recommended font type and size: a. Font type - Times New Roman b. Font Size - 12 Spacing – Double c. d. Justification - Paragraphing style 2. OUTLINE OF DISSERTATION The following shall be the outline of dissertation: Abstract Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Literature Review Chapter Three: Materials and Methods / Methodology Chapter Four: Results Chapter Five: Discussion (Conclusion and Recommendations may be included as the only sub units of the Discussion) References Appendices 2
3. DISSERTATION COVER 3.1 Colour, Type of cover and Dimensions The approved colour for Dissertation cover in Zoology Department is NAVY BLUE. The Dissertation must be bound hard cover, with a rectangular spine on which the summary title of the Dissertation will be written in a format as specified below. The dimensions of the cover should be 29 cm by 20 cm. NB. Soft bind spiral copies (2) are submitted for viva voce. 3.2 Front Cover Title Format The cover of the Thesis / Dissertation should carry the Thesis / Dissertation title and should be in capital letters in the format shown below: 3
TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MALATHION ON THE AFRICAN MUD CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) BY IFEDOLAPO, UCHE ABU 160809001 JANUARY, 2016 4
3.3 Format of Spine Title The title on the cover spine should be w ritten as follows; Student’s surname and initials, degree with the specialization in brackets, followed by the year of Thesis/Dissertation defence as shown below: IFEDOLAPO, U. A. M.Sc. (Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management) 2016 5
4. TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the Thesis/Dissertation following the blank page. This page carries the Thesis/Dissertation title, full names of the student (starting with the surname), matriculation number, previous degrees, year and school, a statement on the degree for which the Thesis/Dissertation is meant, the Department and University to which the Thesis/Dissertation is being submitted, and the year of submission, according to the format below. TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MALATHION ON THE AFRICAN MUD CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) BY IFEDOLAPO, UCHE ABU 160809001 B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology (2014) University of Lagos, Lagos. A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management. JANUARY, 2016 6
5. DECLARATION PAGE The Declaration Page contains a statement by the student on the originality of the work reported in the Thesis/Dissertation and acknowledgement of sources of information utilized, according to the format below: DECLARATION I hereby declare that this Thesis was written by me and is a correct report of my own research. It has not been presented in any previous application for any degree of this or any other University. All citations and sources of information are clearly acknowledged by means of references. ………………………………… IFEDOLAPO, UCHE ABU …………………………………. Date 7
6. CERTIFICATION PAGE The Certification Page contains a statement of approval of the Thesis/Dissertation in line with the appropriate University regulations and is signed by the Supervisor according to the format below: CERTIFICATION I certify that this disserta tion titled ‘Toxicological Effects of Malathion on the African Mud Catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ) ’ is the outcome of a research carried out by IFEDOLAPO, UCHE ABU under my supervision for the award of Master of Science degree in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management. (Signature of Project Supervisor) …………………………… …………………….. Name of Project Supervisor Date Note: In the event that a student has more than one supervisor, the names should be listed separately, with provision for separate signatures. 7. DEDICATION PAGE The dedication should come after the certification page. It should generally be short in length and convey the message in a concise manner. 8
8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE The acknowledgement page is for giving credit to all those who played significant roles in support of the study (such as supervisor(s), funders, …) or other students during the course of study, research and write-up. Note : The supervisor(s) should be acknowledged first. 9. TABLE OF CONTENTS FORMAT The Table of Contents is very important as it provides an insight into the organization of the whole Thesis/Dissertation. It should therefore be carefully compiled. To aid quick comprehension, listing of sub-sections should be indented from sections as shown below: TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Title Page………………………………………………………………………… i Declaration……………………………………………………………………….. ii Certification………………………………………………………………………. iii Dedication ……………………………………………………………………… .. iv Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………… v Table of Contents …………………………………………………………………. vi List of Tables …………………………………………………………………….. vii List of Fig ures ……………………………………………………………………. viii List of Plates………………………………………………………………………..ix List of Abbreviations………………………………………………………………x Abstract……………………………………………………………………………. ix CHAPTER ONE…………………………………………………………………… 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………. 1 CH APTER TWO…………………………………………………………………… 2 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………. 2 2.1 Types of Toxciological Effects…………………………………………3 9
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