Guide to Writing and Formatting Reports and Theses
For Teachers, Students, and Researchers
Objectives
This guide will help you write and format documents according to the standards set by your institution, addressing both writing methodology and formatting guidelines, as well as ensuring accuracy in document layout and adherence to institutional standards.
The basic guidelines in this document are essential standards that must be followed. Please study the details in this manual thoroughly. If you have any questions, please contact the Cooperative Education Center or the Cooperative Education Advisory Committee Chair of your faculty.
Cooperative Education Report Formatting Guidelines
To ensure that all cooperative education reports follow the same guidelines, students must adhere to the following formatting standards:
- Paper: Use white paper without rule lines, A4 size, 80 gsm thickness. Print on one side only, except for tables or other illustrations that may require different paper sizes.
- Font Color: Use black text throughout the entire document to maintain consistency.
- Copying: Use photocopying or any other method of comparable quality.
Cooperative education reports may be written in either Thai or English. Use Angsana New font throughout the document with single line spacing. The following font sizes and styles should be used:
- Chapter titles and "Chapter...": 20 points, Bold
- Section headings and section numbers: 18 points, Bold
- Subsection headings and subsection numbers: 16 points, Bold
- Main text and details: 16 points, Normal
Spacing Guidelines
Margins
- Top margin: 1.5 inches
- Bottom margin: 1 inch
- Left margin: 1.5 inches
- Right margin: 1 inch
For paragraph indentation, indent 8 characters from the normal alignment by starting at the 9th character position.
For line spacing, maintain a single line space throughout the report, including between chapter titles, major headings, and subheadings.
Starting a New Page
Text Positioning on the Page
When formatting text in the main content, generally align the text in a distributed manner (justified) for aesthetic purposes. Be mindful of correct wording and appropriate language. Avoid breaking words across lines (e.g., splitting "cooperative" with "co" on one line and "operative" on the next), and do not leave excessive spacing between words.
Page Numbering
- Preliminary Section: For the preliminary section (from the inner cover page to the last page before the main content), use Arabic numerals in parentheses, such as (1), (2)...
- Main Content: For the main content onwards, use Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3... sequentially. For the first page of each chapter, do not print the page number, but still count the page.
Page numbers for both the preliminary section and main content should be placed in the top right corner of the page, 0.5 inches from the top edge and 1 inch from the right edge.
Components of Writing and Formatting
The document is divided into the following sections:
This is a guide for preparing the beginning of the document, with the following components:
- Outer Cover: Hard cover in the color specified by your faculty, size 16-24 as appropriate. The spine should include the title, degree abbreviation, and year.
- Inner Cover and Approval Page: Includes the title, full name followed by degree abbreviation and field of study in parentheses, and signatures of the chairperson and committee members.
- Abstract: A summary of research findings, not exceeding 2 pages, with supporting images of the work according to the institution's format.
- Acknowledgments: Expression of gratitude, not exceeding 2 lines.
- Table of Contents: A list showing all important components of the document.
- List of Tables: Indicates the page locations of all tables in the document.
- List of Figures: Indicates the page locations of all figures in the document.
- List of Symbols: Explanation of symbols used in the document (if applicable).
- Glossary and Abbreviations: Used to explain terms in the document (if applicable).
The main content can be written in either Thai or English. It consists of 5 chapters with the following content:
- Name and location of the establishment
- Nature of the business or main services of the organization
- Organizational structure and management
- Position and duties assigned to the student
- Advisor and advisor's position
- Duration of work
- Objectives or goals of the work or project assigned for cooperative education
- Expected outcomes from the assigned work or project
Study concepts and theories related to the project issues and the technology used in the work, which may be derived from articles, academic textbooks, research, theses, etc.
- Work plan
- Details of work performed by the student in cooperative education or details of the assigned project
- Implementation process of the student's work or project
- Steps and results of the operation
- Data analysis results
- Analysis and discussion of data by comparing the results with the objectives and goals of the work or project
- Summary of operations
- Problem-solving approaches
- Recommendations from the operation
- Bibliography
References and Appendices
References
The document must include a list of references including author names, publication year, article titles from journals or academic conference proceedings, book titles or other publications, place of publication, and publishers used in the research for the document.
Appendix
This is additional material that helps better understand the content but is not appropriate to include in the main text as it would make it too lengthy.
Author's Biography
Write the student's biography, not exceeding 1 page, including:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Educational background
- Scholarships (if applicable)
- Work experience (if applicable)
- Published works (if applicable)
Need Additional Help?
Contact the Cooperative Education Center or the Cooperative Education Advisory Committee Chair of your faculty.
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