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Sample Cover page
BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY
[Name of College/Faculty/Institute/School/Academy]
[Name of the Department]
[Title of Dissertation/Thesis]
By
[Name of the Candidate]
[Month, Year]
Bahir Dar
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Sample Title Page
BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY
[Name of College/Faculty/Institute/School/Academy]
[Name of the Department]
[Title of Dissertation/Thesis]
By
[Name of the Candidate]
a [dissertation/thesis] submitted
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
[Doctor of Philosophy/Masters of Science/Arts] in [Name of the Specialization]
*Principal Advisor’s Name+
[Co- advisors’ Name (if
any)]
[Month, Year]
BAHIR DAR
© 2019[Name of the candidate]
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Candidate’s Declaration Form
Declaration
This is to certify that the thesis entitled “-------”, submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy/Master of ---- in ------ of Department of ---,
Bahir Dar University, is a record of original work carried out by me and has never been submitted
to this or any other institution to get any other degree or certificates. The assistance and help I
received during the course of this investigation have been duly acknowledged.
Name of the candidate Date Place
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Advisor’s Approval Form
Bahir Dar University
[College/Faculty/Institute/School/Academy]
[Department]
Approval of Dissertation/Thesis for Defense
I hereby certify that I have supervised, read, and evaluated this thesis/dissertation
titled“ ” by
prepared under my guidance. I recommend the
thesis/dissertation be submitted for oral defense.
Advisor’s name Signature Date
Co-Advisor’s name Signature Date
Department Head Signature Date
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Examiners' Approval Form
Bahir Dar University
[College/Faculty/Institute/School/Academy]
[Department]
Approval of Dissertation/thesis for defense result
As members of the board of examiners, we examined this dissertation/thesis entitled “
” by
. We hereby certify that the thesis/dissertation is accepted for fulfilling
the requirements for the award of the degree of “ ”.
Board of Examiners
External examiner name Signature Date
Internal examiner name Signature Date
Chair person’s name Signature Date
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Sample Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................iv
LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................viii
LIST OF FIGURES......................................................................................................................ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.............................................................................................................x
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................1
First Level Headings Are Indented...........................................................................................1
Another First Level Heading....................................................................................................2
Second Level Headings Are Indented Further..................................................................4
Another Second Level Heading........................................................................................6
Third Level Headings Are Indented Further.......................................................12
Another Third Level Heading..............................................................................16
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW......................................................................................23
[The rest of the sections follow the same pattern.]
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1. Appendix 7: Sample Referencing (APA Style)
Book
Newell, A. (1972). Human problem solving. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. (for one author)
Newell, A., & Simon, H. A. (1972). Human problem solving. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. (for
two authors)
Journal article
Khan, K. (2006). Independent Media, Youth Agency, and the Promise of Media Education.
Canadian Journal of Education, 29(1),154-175.
Magazine article
Khan, M. T. (1998, January 17). Seeing the elderly mind deteriorate. Omni, 68, 62-74.
Newspaper article
Cancer therapy brings new hope. (1996, August 17). The Salt Lake Tribune, p. A6.
Article or chapter in an edited book
Khan, E., & Farooq, K. (1989). Existential psychotherapy. In R. J. Corsini & D. Wedding (Eds.), Current
psychotherapies (8th ed., pp. 295-927). Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
Web Site/Page - Informally Published or Self-archived Work
The International human right council web site gives many links to offices Council of Museums web
site provides many links to its offices and codes (https://www.abcxyz.org)
Khan, B. (1996). Carlisle Indiana Cultural School history. Retrieved November 20, 2010, from
http://xyz123.net/get1/2
