Thesis Checklist

Senior Thesis Checklist

Formatting:

My research paper has been prepared using the following format standards: 

ü  Typed in 12-point font 

ü  Readable Font (Times New Roman or Arial for instance) 

ü  Double spaced 

ü  Black ink 

ü  One inch margins around 

ü  No extra spaces between paragraphs.

ü  Quotes longer than four lines are offset without quotation marks and the citation is properly formatted (period comes before the citation)

Header and Heading:

My research paper includes a title page or has the following information on the first page: 

ü  Header on top right corner (last name and page number) and is found on all pages including works cited

ü  Heading on the top left corner  

     My name 

     Professor name

     Course title

     Date

ü  Title centered (with no extra spaces between heading and first paragraph) that encapsulates the essence of my research

Internal Citing:

My research paper includes internal citations according to the following standards:

ü  The required number of secondary sources, cited parenthetically in the proper format: (Davis 16). 

ü  Credit is given each time that the information is used, even if it is paraphrased or summarized.

ü  When I use a source for the first time, I use a sentence frame that introduces the author/title.

ü  Each source listed on my works-cited page is cited at least once within my paper. 

ü  Most of my non-print sources are NOT web based, but come from the online databases that Multnomah County Library or OSLIS subscribes to.

Works Cited Page: 

ü  Entries are alphabetized according to the author’s last name.

ü  Entries are not numbered. 

ü  Entries should be double-spaced. 

ü  Entries should be formatted with a “hanging indent”.

ü  Entries are complete following MLA guidelines.

ü  Entries include the database.

Conventions (grammar and spelling):

ü  I have had ample opportunity to edit my paper, and it is virtually error free.

Portfolio:

I have included everything listed on the portfolio requirements and all parts are in the correct order.