A Manual for writer of Term Papers, theses and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian

1. A Manual for writer of Term Papers, theses and
Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian
Presented to Dr. Kami Rwegasira
Presented by: Ahmed Kamal

2. INTRODUCTION
AGENDA PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION
CONCLUSION

3. Introduction
• There are different sets of standard procedures (rules for format) for
writing research papers
• One style which has been used for over 60 years is called “Turabian
Style”
• It has been formalized by Kate Turabian at the University of Chicago.
• Often used for term papers and dissertations in the humanities,
social sciences and natural sciences.
• The rules covers: format, grammar, typing rules and page layout.

4. Title Page Sample
THE EFFECTS OF THE GENERATIONS ON
THE PROGRAMS OF THE CHURCH
Spacing/Margins:
Form of title:
For remainder of title page:
Please note:
Please note:
Please all capital Bottom
•Use note:
•Top margin (A) =letters.
••Usetitle namecounts as page
Use headline style for
•The full page already have a
with middle
A Paper margin (E) not than
•If you do more letter
•If title is (first
capitalization paper, but a
Submitted to Dr. Jerry Barlow one (“i”)degree, do not middle
initial and period after
college of the put
except prepositions,it intoon
•Spacing between title and
48 spaces, divide articles)
initial. does not appear
number between your name
a
of the •anythingitself. spacing only
“Adouble-spaced inverted
Paper” (B) =
Capitalize prepositions
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary the page due date.
ifand the “in the very firstof .
between
they begin the Division
pyramid.
.• Ifof a section. a college
.” you do have
line and “Darrell Lindsey”
degree, abbreviate the degree,
(D)
but spell out the college’s
•Center spacing (C) will
In Partial Fulfillment vary in and to accomplish
name order
of the Requirements for the Course include the year you
other spacing guidelines
Pastoral Ministry: PATH5300 graduated.
in the Division of Pastoral Ministries
Darrell R. Lindsey
B.A., University of Georgia, 1995
December 15, 1997

5. Blank Page
•Insert a blank page between
title page and table of contents
page.
•The blank page counts as
page two (“ii”) of the paper,
but no number should appear
on the blank page itself.

6. Content Page Sample
Please note:
Margins/Spacing:
Alignment:
Headings:
•Page numbers=forinch of
•The “Chapter” subheads
••Alignmargins theand (top,
Page title for 1 table
bottom, omitted.should simply
may be and sides)left.
“WORKS CITED”
contents page
••Align chapter numbers 3
Chapter numbers
•Triple-space between the
be “CONTENTS” in all caps
recommended to Arabic
heading,from the left . and
spaces “CONTENTS,”
numbers. headings on the first
what follows. titlesshould also
•Align chapter
•Chapter
• Double-space between
be line of spaced periods”
“a in
•letter .all capital letters. all
(period/space/period) and
levels, subheads 3 spaces
•Align
•indented. up any run-over lines for
should line = vertically or
Single-space headline .
•Subheads
•The CONTENTS .page isfor a
any given chapter or subhead
•If you need two lines
sentence style
numbered “iii” (lowercasethe
sublevel heading, indent
roman numeral)
second line 3 spaces

7. Introduction Sample
. Margins/Spacing:
Heading:
Footnotes:
Indention:
Pagination:
0 •Page 1 the place in= 2 inches
•Mark top margin capital
•Major heading = the
•The first page of the text
•Indent paragraphs of the text
0 •Bottom and sides = 1 inch
letters
0.5 inch a footnote Arabic page 1
INTRODUCTION is is introduced
where
. •Triple-space between
•INTRODUCTION = first
of thean Arabic superscript
with paper
•Indent block quotes 4 spaces
5 heading and the paper on the
•A the of
chapter first line of
fromfootnotenumber
•Center the must begin
. text where it is referenced
•Center the heading
page
•Indent footnotes the same
5 •Double-space the text and a
•Be consistent with the
•Separate the footnotes on
amount as paragraphs
between footnoteslisted in the
page from the as with a short
heading form text
CONTENTS
line separator
. •Position footnotes in numerical
0 order under the separator
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0. Introduction Sample
5. Page 2
5
Footnotes (continued):
Pagination:
• Number the pages following
Number footnotes
consecutively in a chapter,
page 1 consecutively to the
• end of the bibliography with
Start footnote numbering
over at each chapter’s
arabic numbers centered or
beginning. from the top
right 1 inch
• edge, except for the first
The separator and its
footnoteseach chapter) here
page of should immediately
. follow the number continues
the page text when a chapter
Ends
consecutively but is
centered 1 inch from the
page’s bottom

9. Suggested Approach in Writing the INTRODUCTION:
1. Open with background information, such as an observation,
historical perspective, quotation, or statistics.
2. Lead into a statement of the problem or concern which led to the
research and writing of the paper.
3. Close with the thesis in the last paragraph and transition into the
body.
Note: the thesis can be the last sentence in the INTRODUCTION and
serve as the transition into the body of the paper.

10. Chapter First page
Margins/Spacing:
. •Chapter first page top margin
= 2 Heading:
inches
•Bottom and sides = 1 inch
•Major heading = capital
•Double-space between
letters
CHAPTER 2 and heading
•Center the the actual
wording of the chapter the
•Be consistent with title.
•Triple-space between in the
heading form as listed
heading and the first line of
CONTENTS.
text
•Triple-space to section titles
after a body of text, but
double-space after the subhead to
the next body of text.
•Double-space the text and
between footnotes

11. Body Text
•Avoid “orphans,” beginning a new paragraph at the end of one page
with only one line.
•Avoid “widows,” ending a paragraph on a new page with only one line.

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY FIRST
PAGE SAMPLE
Alignment:
Margins/Spacing:
Headings:
•Center the major heading
•Top margin = 2 inches
•Bottom heading = = 1capital
•Major and sides all inch
and
letters
the first level subheads the
•Triple-space between
•Align the first headline first
•Subheads = and the style
major heading line of each
entry subhead and also
level flush left, but indent
any runover lines line of text
between the last 5 spaces
and the following subhead
•Double-space between the
subheads and the first line of
text and also between the
bibliographical entries
•Single-space within the lines
of a single bibliographical
. entry

13. Footnote
• As the exact words of another author have been used, this must be
acknowledged by using quotation marks and a number.
• When quoting from a book, you must include: name of author, title of book,
place of publication, publisher’s name, date of publication, and the page
number of the specific quotation.
• When references to the same work follow each other without any
intervening reference … the abbreviation “Ibid.” is used (followed by a
period and the page number).

14. Footnote (cont.)
• To write a footnote for an article or statement in a journal, the
following format should be used:
Ken Hatt, “Probation and Community Corrections in a Neo-
Correctional Era,” Canadian Journal of Criminology 27 (July 1985): 299.
• For an unsigned article in an encyclopedia, the footnote should look like this:
Encyclopedia Britannica, 14th ed., s.v. “Slang.”
When citing from any alphabetically arranged reference work such as a
dictionary or encyclopedia, it is best to give the title of the article preceded
by “s.v.” (which means “under the word”)

15. Footnote (cont.)
• Internet references
Needed information includes the following: author(s) if given, title of page,
web site, sponsoring organization, revision date, medium (web page), URL
and access date.

16. CONCLUSION
This sample outlines Turabian style
• Title Page
• Table of Content Page
• Introduction Page
• A Chapter
• Bibliography

17. Thank You