University of Cape Coast Thesis Format

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

DECLARATION

Candidate’s Declaration

I hereby declare that this thesis is the result of my own original research and that no part of it has been presented for another degree in this university or elsewhere.

Candidate’s Signature:……………………………………………. Date:………………………

Name: e.g. Michael AyikweiQuarshie

Supervisors’ Declaration

We hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of the thesis were supervised in accordance with the guidelines on supervision of thesis laid down by the University of Cape Coast.

Principal Supervisor’s Signature:……………………………… Date:…………………….

Name: e.g. Prof. Edward MarfoYiadom

Co-Supervisor’s Signature: ……………………………………. Date:…………………….

Name: e.g. Dr. FrimpongSiaw

ABSTRACT

The body of the abstract begins here and is typed double spaced. The abstract is limited to one page. It should be a brief summary of what the report is about and what the conclusions are. It should include the following components: purpose of the research, methodology, findings/results, and conclusion and/or recommendations. It should not include anything that is not in the text. It should be blocked (no indentation).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This is your acknowledgments page. Here is where you thank the people who helped you write this work. They may include your supervisors, librarians, your best friends, your spouse etc.It is a maximum of one page.

DEDICATION

Dedications are brief statements; they should be very short, as in “To my family or In memory of my father”. It should not be longer than two lines.

DECLARATION.. i

ABSTRACT. i

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. i

DEDICATION.. i

TABLE OF CONTENTS. i

LIST OF TABLES. i

LIST OF FIGURES. i

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. i

CHAPTER ONE.. 1

INTRODUCTION.. 1

Background to the Study. 1

Section Two at Heading Level 2. 1

CHAPTER TWO.. 1

CHAPTER THREE.. 1

REFERENCES. 1

APPENDICES. 1

LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

1….. My First Table……………………………………………………………………………….. 1

2….. My Second Table…………………………………………………………………………… 1

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

1….. My First Figure……………………………………………………………………………… 1

2….. My second figure…………………………………………………………………………… 1

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

UCC University of Cape Coast

ISO International Standards Organization

MoFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture

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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study

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Table 1: My First Table

Sex	Frequency	Percent
Male
Female

Source:

Section Two at Heading Level 2

Section three at heading level 3

Table 2: My Second Table

Level of Education	Frequency	Percent
Non-formal
Basic
Secondary
Tertiary

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Figure 1: My First Figure

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

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Figure 2: My second figure

NOTE:

The number of chapters of a thesisdepends upon the subject and type of the research, and discipline. Add other chapters as you may require.The traditional five-chapter format at UCC include: Chapter One – Introduction; Chapter Two – Literature Review; Chapter Three – Research Methodology; Chapter Four – Results and Discussion; and Chapter Five – Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations.

REFERENCES

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Akeredolu-Ale, E. O. (1975). The underdevelopment of indigenous entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Ibadan, Nigeria: Ibadan University Press.

Akplu, H. F. (1998). Transfer of entrepreneurial training in small enterprise development in Ghana. Unpublished doctoral thesis, Department of Vocational and Technical Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

APPENDICES

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