Paper Standards

All documents for this course should:

• be double spaced.
• include information identifying the author and assignment.
• include page numbers
  • The title page, if present, should contain no page numbers.
  • Front material, if present, including tables of contents, table of figures, ...
    • Numbered in lower case roman numerals, starting with ii.
    • The numbers should be centered in the footer.
  • Normal text, bibliographies, appendices ...
    • Numbered in Arabic numbers starting with 1
    • The numbers should be in the upper right hand corner of the header.

Any document containing three or more pages of material (not bib, cover page, TOC, ...) should:

• contain a cover page including title, assignment and author.
• contain a table of contents which is automatically generated.

If the document references sources:

• these sources should be cited and referenced.
• the document should contain a bibliography which is generated using a citation management tool.

Graphs and charts

• should be readable and understandable.
• should contain a title.
• axes should be labeled when appropriate.
• categories should be identified.
• Should rarely include generic labels such as series 1, series 2, ...
• Should not extend beyond normal text margins.

Tables

• All columns (fields) should be appropriately labeled.
• Should be well formatted and readable.
• Should not extend beyond normal text margins.
  • Consider landscape mode moderately large tables.
  • Consider multiple tables for large tables.

Images

• Sources for images should be included and cited.