{"id":25581,"date":"2023-07-28T16:23:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/effect-of-internal-csr-on-employee-engagement-the-mediating-role-of-employee-commitment-and-employee-trust-a-case-study-in-oil-and-gas-companies-in-erbil\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:23:21","slug":"effect-of-internal-csr-on-employee-engagement-the-mediating-role-of-employee-commitment-and-employee-trust-a-case-study-in-oil-and-gas-companies-in-erbil","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/effect-of-internal-csr-on-employee-engagement-the-mediating-role-of-employee-commitment-and-employee-trust-a-case-study-in-oil-and-gas-companies-in-erbil\/","title":{"rendered":"Effect of internal CSR on Employee Engagement: The mediating role of Employee Commitment and Employee Trust: A Case study in Oil and Gas companies in Erbil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Dissertation Language<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">The university and the school use only British English as a written language (see<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">University Decree 1\/6984). Please ensure you set your Word.doc language setting for<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">your dissertation file to English (United Kingdom). Please note the school does not<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">accept dissertations in American English.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">The layout of the Dissertation<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Please use the Thesis\/Dissertation Template Style Sheets provided as a separate<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Word.doc file with this handbook. The following provides an overview of the layout<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">requirements and expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Cover\/Title Page<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Declaration<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Supervisor Certificate<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Examining Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Dedication<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Acknowledgement<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Abstract<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">List of Contents page (including section titles and page numbers)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">List of Tables<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">List of Figures<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693334px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px; cursor: auto;\">List of Abbreviations and Symbols<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">For the main body of the work, the number of chapters will depend on the research<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">design and topics, however, most dissertations follow the layout listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Chapter One: Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Chapter Two: Literature Review<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Chapter Three: Research Methodology<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Chapter Four: Results and Discussions<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Chapter Five: Conclusions and Recommendations<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Reference List (alphabetical order by family name<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">and inclusive of all details (Appendix and template<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">provide a sample of expected referencing format)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Appendices (appropriate support to the main text)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Reference List<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">The reference list comes after your conclusions and recommendations section and<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">must list in full all information cited in your dissertation. The referencing system used<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">in the school is Harvard (Author\/Date) style referencing. Samples of the required<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">referencing format can be vi<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">ewed under the \u2018Indicative Reading\u2019 section on<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Pages 12-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">13 of this handbook and the \u2018Reference\u2019 secti<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">on of the Thesis\/Dissertation Template<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Style Sheets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Requirements for Submission<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Final submission of the dissertation soft copy MUST be made to Turnitin via Moodle to<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">check for similarity percentage. Be aware of the university policy for similarity index<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">and plagiarism (Appendix I).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">The main body of the dissertation, inclusive of all quotations, references, tables, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">should be between 18,000 to 24,000 words<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">as summed by Microsoft Word. The word<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">count does not include endpapers. All other texts in the main body of the dissertation,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">including quotations, graphs and diagrams are included in the word count. Dissertations<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">outside the word limits will require proper justification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">The following is an approximate recommended word count guide for each chapter:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Introduction (2,000<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">3,000 words)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Literature Review (6,000<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">8,000 words)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Methodology (2,000<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">3,000 words)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Analysis and Results (6,000<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">7,000 words)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Discussions and Conclusions (2,000<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">3,000 words)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Students are required to use the Thesis\/Dissertation Template Style Sheets provided<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">as a separate Word.doc file with this handbook. The body of the dissertation should be<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">presented logically and in an orderly fashion, with numbered and titled chapters starting<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">on a new page. It is important that the numbering system for headings and subheadings<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">are consistent throughout. Numbering systems should not be over-complex,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">with a general principle being not to exceed four digits i.e. 2.3.1.1, for the first subsection in the third section of Chapter 2. One approach, gaining in popularity, is to use different bold, Italic, and different font sizes to identify chapters, sections and<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">subsections, Chapter headings should be Arial, bold, 16 points and written in title case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Section headings within chapters should be Arial, bold, 14 points and written in title<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">case. Sub-sections within sections should be Arial, bold, 12 points and written in title<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693334px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px; cursor: auto;\">case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693334px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693334px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Format of the Dissertation<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Students are required to use the template provided as a separate file. An overview of<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">the format is illustrated in Appendix II and highlighted below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Size and weight of paper: A4 and no less than 80 grams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Pages<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">printed single-sided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Margins<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">top, bottom and right margins are 2.5 centimetres. The left margin is 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">centimetres to allow for binding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Spacing<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">one-and-a-half line spacing in the main text. Indented quotations can<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">be single-line spaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Font and Font Size<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">The font to be used is Arial and the recommended text font<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">size is 12 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Numbering<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">pages to be numbered consecutively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Tables and figures<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">are to be numbered consecutively. The number of the<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">chapter should be added to the table and figure numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u25aa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Length of dissertation<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">18,000 to 24,000 words, including all elements of the<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">main text<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">diagrams, quotations, references, figures etc. Reflections are<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">included in the dissertation word count. 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