Have merged cells; horizontally merged cells are fine. vertically Have inserted text boxes or pictures. Have tables within tables. Include empty columns, rows, or cells to create spacing. Include hyperlinked text. Sample of a “Table” FIGURES Clarity: Make sure that all the parts of the figure are clear and legible at the figure size you have used. Abbreviation of the word "Figure": When referring to a Figure in the text, the word "Figure" is abbreviated as "Fig.", while – "Table" is not abbreviated. Both words are spelled out completely in descriptive legends. Big or little? For course-related papers, a good rule of thumb is to size your figures to fill about one-half of a page. Readers should not have to reach for a magnifying glass to make out the details. Compound figures may require a full page. Color or no color? Most often black and white is preferred. The rationale is that if you need to photocopy or fax your paper, any information conveyed by colors will be lost to the reader. However, for a poster presentation or a talk with projected images, color can be helpful in distinguishing different data sets. Every aspect of your Figure should convey information; never use color simply because it is pretty. Figure number and title appear below the figure. Completeness: Label the important parts of schematic diagrams – Insert scale in images and maps – GENERAL TIPS ON WRITING COMPLETED RESEARCH OUTPUTS Write in third person minimize using a first person perspective (e.g., conducted – “we State instead: this study…” study was conducted…”). “this Do not include any personal statements or anecdotes (e.g., was interested in studying “I eating disorders because my sister was diagnosed with…” such statements do not belong in a research In general, use past tense (e.g., results indicated” rather than results “the “the indicate”). Do not use contractions (e.g., doesn’t follow”, instead, use does not follow”) “it “it Be wary of biased language and keep up to date with appropriate especially if you are writing a paper that involves gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.
Have vertically merged cells; horizontally merged cells are fine. Have inserted text boxes or pictures. Have tables within tables. Include empty columns, rows, or cells to create spacing. Include hyperlinked text. Sample of a “Table” FIGURES Clarity: Make sure that all the parts of the figure are clear and legible at the figure size you have used. Abbreviation of the word "Figure": – When referring to a Figure in the text, the word "Figure" is abbreviated as "Fig.", while "Table" is not abbreviated. Both words are spelled out completely in descriptive legends. Big or little? For course-related papers, a good rule of thumb is to size your figures to fill about one-half of a page. Readers should not have to reach for a magnifying glass to make out the details. Compound figures may require a full page. Color or no color? Most often black and white is preferred. The rationale is that if you need to photocopy or fax your paper, any information conveyed by colors will be lost to the reader. However, for a poster presentation or a talk with projected images, color can be helpful in distinguishing different data sets. Every aspect of your Figure should convey information; never use color simply because it is pretty. Figure number and title appear below the figure. Completeness: – Label the important parts of schematic diagrams – Insert scale in images and maps GENERAL TIPS ON WRITING COMPLETED RESEARCH OUTPUTS Write in third person – minimize using a first person perspective (e.g., “we conducted this study…” State instead: “this study was conducted…”). Do not include any personal statements or anecdotes (e.g., “I was interested in studying eating disorders because my sister was diagnosed with…” such statements do not belong in a research In general, use past tense (e.g., “the results indicated” rather than “the results indicate”). Do not use contractions (e.g., “it doesn’t follow”, instead, use “it does not follow”) Be wary of biased language and keep up to date with appropriate especially if you are writing a paper that involves gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.
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