Thesis Writing Guide

Qualifications and Procedures for Degree Thesis Submission

Degree Thesis submissions shall be processed according to Chapter 4 of the Universit of Science and Technolog !egulations Governing Degree Conferral
"# Qualifications to Submit a Thesis for Degree A. M.S. Degree 1) A total of 32 credits acquired, or able to acquire during the corresponding semester 2) At least 1 scholarly paper published in domestic foreign professional !ournals 3) "assing the comprehensi#e e$amination %) &ecommendation from ad#isor '. "h. D. Degree 1) A total of (% credits acquired, or able to acquire during the corresponding semester 2) At least 1 scholarly paper published in reno)ned foreign professional !ournals such as S*+ 3) "assing the comprehensi#e e$amination %) Degree thesis proposal appro#ed ,) &ecommendation from ad#isor $# Degree Thesis %&amination - M.S "h.D degree candidates )ho meet all the qualifications pro#ided abo#e should submit a thesis for degree to the .hesis /$amination *ommittee. .he *ommittee chairperson )ill de#elop a detailed plan for e$amining the thesis, ta0ing into consideration the academic year. - M.S degree theses shall be e#aluated according to their problem-sol#ing abilities and academic #alidity in topic and contents, and .he results are indicated as either 1"assed1 or 12ailed1. Doctor3s degrees shall be !udged on their academic technical content, and their uniqueness and contribution to the concerned field on an international le#el4 .he results are indicated as either 1"assed1 or 12ailed1.

'# Submission of Thesis for Degree - Students )hose theses pass the e$amination must edit them according to the

accepted standards of )riting and submitting theses, and submit the document to the 5ffice of Academic Affairs no later than 6anuary 17 8for those graduating in 2ebruary) or 6uly 17 8for those graduating in August). 4# (ee for Thesis %&amination - Degree thesis e$amination fees shall be paid according to article 3( of the Academic &egulations4 details )ill be pro#ided in each semester3s Degree .hesis /$amination 9uide. )# Degree Conferral - A Degree is conferred upon a student by a #ote of the :ni#ersity *ommittee and )ith the "resident3s appro#al in 2ebruary and August of each year. *# (or further information+ please refer to UST !egulations on Governing Degree Conferral#

Specification to ,ote in Degree Thesis Preparation

Students -ishing to submit degree thesis are advised to thoroughl revise and ac.uaint themselves to the follo-s#
1. 5nly those )ho ha#e earned the total number of credits required by the :S., and passed both the comprehensi#e and foreign language e$aminations may apply for the thesis e$amination. 2. .heses that are not in accordance )ith the .hesis ;riting 9uide can recei#e failing mar0s in the degree thesis e$amination. So please obser#e the guidelines and procedures pro#ided in the )riting guide in preparing and )riting degree thesis. 3. "lease note that the submission of theses beyond the deadlines shall not be permitted - nor )ill any changes to already submitted theses be allo)ed.

Details for Degree Thesis Writing

Students -ishing to submit their degree theses are advised to observe the follo-ing guidlines#
"# Submission
M.S. and "h.D candidates shall present fi#e hardco#er copies of their thesis to :S. by the established deadline, including an original copy signed stamped by members of the *ommittee. 8Students shall also present a computer file of the original document)

$# Degree Thesis /inding

A. Si<e = %>( 81?cm>2(cm) double-sided printing 8hard co#er binding) Sheet si<e for thesis )riting = 1@.2cm>2,.Acm 8',) '. *o#er = 9old o#erlay title on dar0 blue hardco#er for both M.S. and "h.D. candidates.

'# Thesis Printing

A. "rinting .ype= Double-side processing through )ord processor 8.heses less than %7 pages of length may be printed single-side) '. "rint Setup = single or double columns.

4# Thesis Structure 0Candidates must follo- the order belo-1

2# Cover Page0format "+ $1 - .he title must be printed in both Borean and or /nglish= if the title e$ceeds one line in length, the second line should be center-aligned. - .he /nglish title for the thesis shall be )rote together. .he date of thesis publication is the year of degree acquisition, and shall be printed at the #ery bottom of the page. /# 3nner Cover Pages4 2 page follo-ing the cover page 0format '1 C# 2pproval 4 Thesis approval page -ith signatures of committee head and members 0format 41 D# 2c5no-ledgement 0format )1 - Ac0no)ledgement shall be 0ept simple and plain, or may be s0ipped. %# 2bstract 0format *+ 61 - ;riting the abstract= /nglish and Borean abstracts shall be presented for Borean language theses, and an /nglish abstract shall be presented for /nglish theses. .he abstract shall be )ritten on a separate page. +n the title of /nglish abstracts, the first letters of all )ords e$cepting articles, con!unctions and prepositions shall be capitali<ed. A star8C) should follo) the title of foreign language abstracts, and footnotes attached at the bottom of the page. .he title of the degree applied for 8e.g. M.S. "h.D of Science) and the name of the applicant3s ma!or shall be recorded.

(# Table of Contents 0format 71 Table of Contents - .he title of each section presented in the table of contents shall e$actly match the according title in the thesis itself, and the page number of the according section shall be entered. - .he titles in the .able of *ontents shall contain the *hapter, Section and Subsections of each item. - .he indi#idual titles shall be, if possible, limited to a single line. +f t)o lines must be occupied by the title, the second line shall begin under the third character of the first. - .he table of contents shall be dedicated its o)n pages. - "age numbers shall be printed in the middle of the bottom of each page in lo)er case &oman numerals, and the number of the first page shall be the number follo)ing that of the appro#als page.

Tables of Contents for Table8(igure - A table of contents for tables and figures shall be prepared if the total number of tables and figures e$ceeds three. - .he number and title of each table and figure shall e$actly match that of the thesis body. - 2igures and tables in the appendi$ shall be included in the table and figure table of contents. - .he table and figure table of contents shall be printed on a dedicated page numbered after the table of contents page, numbered )ith lo)er-case &oman numerals. - +n the case that fe) figures and tables e$ist, the t)o shall be presented together under a single title4 ho)e#er, figure and tables shall be labeled according to their o)n order. G# /od 0format 91 - .he language used in the thesis is limited to Borean or /nglish - 2oreign languages equi#alent may be gi#en in parentheses after Borean )ords. - "age numbers shall be aligned centrally at the bottom of each page. /$.) 1 8D), - 1 - 8>) 3ntroduction 4 &esearch ob!ecti#es, contents, methodology, problems, shortcomings, etc are included. /od 4 81) A logical, organi<ed, structured account of theoretical bac0ground of literary research and empirical research parts. 82) 2ootnotes on )or0s cited shall be faithfully included, numeration tables and figures shall be, if possibly, unique creations. 83) ;ritten in third person4 #ocabulary and phrase shall be 0ept simple. Conclusion

81) As the ending section of the thesis, the conclusion shall include the important results and findings of the study, and suggest topics for future research. 82) Suggestions and proposals may be recommended according to research results. Quote - .here are t)o types of quoting= direct and indirect. Direct quoting in#ol#es the use of a third person3s )riting in original form, and the quoting of constitutional items or letters. Direct quoting shall preser#e the spelling, punctuation mar0s, )ords and phrases of the original. +ndirect quoting in#ol#es summaries of the original )or0 and the presentation of the original ideas in the )riter3s o)n )ords. : Direct Quoting Short direct quotes under 3 lines in length shall be included in the body in quotes 81 1), and the sources of quotation 8name of author, title of )riting, pages) shall be indicated as follo)s= E/$.1F Ge )rote 1+n this )ay 3the energy effect3 H replaced18;ello), 1?1,=2@). And also ... Iong direct quotes shall be included in the body independent of other contents, separated by a line each abo#e and belo) and )ith three spaces indentation on either side, left or right. Iong quotes shall use smaller font than that of body 8e.g. @ points at minimum) )ithout quotation mar0s.

E/$.2F *hung8277,) emphasi<es the importance of fusion technology as follo)s=

.he 21st century )ill become a 0no)ledge-information age, in )hich all fields including the state, ociety, and economy, culture and arts are di#ersified and informati<ed. ... .he coming 0no)ledg-information age ill bring no#el en#ironments, and call for ne) #alues, creati#e reasoning and progresses in technology... 8p. @,).

:3ndirect Quotes +ndirect quotes of an original )or0 shall use reference citation. .he source for cited )or0s shall be recorded in the body according to the publishing year 8sometimes page number as )ell). As such, the complete sources for indirectly quoted items shall be presented in the list of )or0s cited, added at the end of the thesis. ;hen the name of author or his her )or0s is included in the content, only the publishing year shall be indicated8sometimes )ith the according page as )ell). E/$.3F 5n this issue, Bim 9ap-Soon 81??2)... E/$.%F 5n this issue, Bim 9ap-Soon 81??2= ,,) says .... CJuoted from p.,, of a 1??2 publication

 5ther)ise, the author and publishing year must be gi#en in parentheses at the end of the quotation. ;hen more than one )or0 is quoted in a single sentence, each shall be separated by semicolon 84). E/$.,F &ecent studies8Bim 9ap-Soon, 1??24 Simon, 1??%)sho) that..... ;hen the authors of the quoted )or0 are 3 or less, all the names must be mentioned, )hile )hen the number e$ceeds 3, only the representati#e author shall be quoted follo)ed by 3 in Borean, 3et. al3 in /nglish. E/$.(F 81??%)E/$.AF ;ittroc0 et al.81?@() Table8(igure - .ables shall be labeled E.able 1F, E.able 2F, etc. and labels shall be aligned centrally abo#e the table, )hile figures shall be labeled E2igure 1F, E2igure 2F, )ith labels aligned centrally but placed beneath each figure. - +n the case of many tables and figures, they should be assigned numbers such as E.able ++-1F, E.able +++-1F, E2igure ++-1F, and E2igure +++-1F according to the chapter in )hich they are found. : ;ther /asics /rrors in spelling or printing in the original that the quoter )ants to identify shall be sho)n by KsicL or Kas )rittenL after quoting the section in question as originally )ritten. .he ellipsis 8H) shall be used )hen parts of the quoted section are unneeded by the user. .he brac0et 8KL) mar0s shall be used to add opinions, of thesis )riter into the original. Juotation mar0s 81 1) shall be used )hen quoting originals. "arts of the original already in quotes shall be quoted again by using 83 3) to. Go)e#er, quotes in )hich quotation mar0s are not included shall use 1 1. (ootnotes8%ndnotes :sually for identifying the source for quotes in the main body, and are categori<ed into content footnotes and reference footnotes according to their function, and footnotes and endnotes according to their position. .he footnote number shall be included at the end of the quote or after the e$planation follo)ing it. 2ootnote numbers for the body shall be in superscript, in arabic numbers. 2ootnote numbers for the body shall be assigned according to order for each page. 2ootnotes shall be entered in the footnote section at the bottom of the page. *ontent footnotes used in tables or tables shall be differentiated by star 8C) or dagger 8) mar0s. /ibliograph All references quoted in the te$t must be included in the bibliography. 'oth the first and last names of the authors of theses and publications must be included. 2or serial publications from the

same author, the author name can be underlined. ;or0s cited should be listed according to their authors in alphabetical order on a separate sheet follo)ing the body. "ublicationsAuthor8Iast name follo)ed by first name), Mear of publication 8in parentheses), .itle of )or0 8italic font if in /nglish), edition 8none for first edition), *ity of publication 8follo)ed by a colon 8=)), "ublisher E/$.1F 81??2), , = . E/$.2F Anderson, 6. "ar0er81?@?), 3Science & Tecnology,' NM=9randOolume.

6ournal Author 8as abo#e), Mear of publication 8in parentheses), .hesis title 8.he first character in capital letters for /nglish titles), name of !ournal 8in italics if in /nglish), #olume and edition, page number 8)ithout p or pp) E/$.3F , 81???), P ,Q !", 2?, 1-2@. E/$.%F Amile, &olson 81??2), 3*haracteristics of &RD,Q Review of R&D Research, (2, 3A-(,. Degree .hesis Author 8as abo#e), Mear of publication 8in parentheses), .hesis title 8.he first character in capital letters for /nglish titles), type of thesis, name of uni#ersity a)arding degree.

E/$.,F # 82772), $%"&' () *+, -./ 0) !", (12, !34546. E/$.(F Amile, &olson 81??2), PMeta-evaluation of R&D, :npublished doctoral dissertation, :ni#ersity f Science R .echnology. ;eb material Author 8as abo#e), date of publication 8 in parentheses), title of )ebsite, date accessed, )ebsite address E/$.AF Amile, &olson 82777), PA"A style essentials,Q &etrie#ed May 1@, 2777, from Oanguard :ni#ersity, Department of "sychology ;eb site= http= ))).edusys.edu psychology inde$.cfmSdocTidUA?(Rnbsp4. E/$.@F Amile, &olson 8n.d.), PNotable people in psychology of religion,Q &etrie#ed August 3, 2771, from http= ))).psy.com psyrelig psyrelpr.htm. <# 2ppendi&4 to be added -hen needed# "reparing the appendi$ = ;hen an appendi$ is required, it should be prepared on a separate

)hite sheet )ith the title of the appendi$. Additional e$planations, in#estigation forms, sur#eys, numerical tables, pictures, chronologies, maps, documents and legal letters may be contained.

)# Classification s mbols 4 the classification s mbols for chapters+ sections+ clauses and articles are as follo-s#
Mou can choose one of e$amples belo).

Chapter, Section, Clause, Article . . 1. 2. . . a. b. . . 1. 2. (1). (2). . . 1 1 1. 1). (1). . 1. 2. 2.1 2.2 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.2 . . A. B. 1. 2. 1). 2).

Format 1.

Cover Page
(19cm26cm)

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Format 2.

Spine o !hesis
(19cm26cm)

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#nner Cover Page

(1$.2cm2%.&cm)

 Times New Roman font Month 200 - Month of Thesis "!#mission

Format '.

Approval
(1$.2cm2%.&cm)

 Times New Roman font Month 200 - Month of Thesis $%%ro&a' #( )ommittee

Format %.

Ac(no)le*gement
(1$.2cm2%.&cm)

Format 6.

A+stract(,orean)
(1$.2cm2%.&cm)

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Format &.

A+stract(-nglish)
(1$.2cm2%.&cm)

 Times New Roman font* +n entation ,2 s%a-es. of the first 'ine of ea-h %ara/ra%h*

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!a+le o Contents
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Format 9.

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