Format:
i. Typing: in 12 point,
double spaced, on A4 paper.
ii. Margins: minimum
of one inch.
iii. Pagination: Page numbers
are to be centred at the base of each page.
Organisation:
All assignments should have:
TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS (and if appropriate, list of
tables and figures)
MAIN TEXT
REFERENCES
APPENDICES (if necessary)
Assignments should be clearly structured with headings and sub-headings.
The front cover must include:
a) module details: module
code, module title and module leader.
b) assignment details: assignment
title and essay undertaken.
c) student details: student’s
name and name of personal tutor.
Tables and Figures:
Each table or figure should be placed immediately
after the paragraph (or if it has a separate page, the following page)
in which it is first mentioned.
References:
All references cited or quoted in assignments
must follow the conventions of quotation and citation. One system commonly
used in the social sciences is the ‘Harvard system’. This system of referencing
can be divided into two parts, references ‘in the text’ and ‘end of text’
(the list of references).
(i) 'In the text'
When copying word for word (verbatim quotation) from another writer, you must use quotation marks at the beginning and end of the text and cite their source by writing the name of the author(s), the year of publication and page number all in parentheses in the following manner (Ritson 1993, p57).
Short quotations (a line or two) should be enclosed by quotation marks and included in the main text. Longer quotations, typed in single spacing, should form indented paragraphs and should also be followed by author, year and page number.
When rephrasing (or paraphrasing) the ideas and concepts from a book or article, cite their source by writing the name of the author(s) and the year of publication in parentheses in the following manner (Ritson, 1993).
(ii) 'End of text'
The reference section at the end of the assignment text consists of all the works cited in the text. The style of referencing differs between books, chapters in edited books, and journal articles.
Referencing Books:
Ritson, C. and Harvey, D.R. (1997). The Common
Agricultural Policy, Oxford, CAB International.
The general format is: name(s) of author(s) (surname and initials); year of publication in brackets; title of book printed in italics; edition (if not first); place of publication; publisher.
Referencing Articles in Books:
Ness, M. (1996). Multivariate Analysis in Marketing
Research, in Padberg, D.I., Ritson, C., and Albisu, L.M. (Eds.) Agro-Food
Marketing, London, CAB International, pp253-278.
The general format is: name(s) of author(s) (surname and initials); year of publication in brackets; title of article or chapter; name(s) of editor(s) of the book; title of book printed in italics; edition (if not first); place of publication; publisher; page numbers at beginning and end of the article.
Referencing Journal Articles:
Moxey, A. (1996). Geographical Information Systems
and Agricultural Economics, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 47(1), pp.115-116.
The general format is: name(s) of author(s) (surname and initials); year of publication in brackets; title of article; title of journal printed in italics; volume of journal; part of journal in brackets (if appropriate); page numbers of beginning and end of article.
All assignments should be submitted to the General Office in the Agriculture Building (Room 202).