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    SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

    FOOD 5117/CEIC 8319

    MINOR ProjectSESSIONS 1 & 2, 2009

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Page

    COURSE STAFF 3including a list of students and their supervisors, so that you can find outthe person with whom you will be working,

    COURSE INFORMATION 4giving general information about the subjects, their relationships and aims

    AIMS 4

    LEARNING OUTCOMES 4

    ASSESSMENT 4providing details of assessment components, work books, and prizes,

    ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM 8defining requirements for intellectual honesty

    COURSE SCHEDULE 9

    providing a timetable for your course components RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS 9

    offering assistance on seminars and thesis

    CONTINUAL COURSE IMPROVEMENT 18describing our efforts to improve the course each year, and

    ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 19including details of School policies, health and safety and cleanup.

    Archival CD cover 20

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    Course staff

    You will be supervised by a member of academic staff in the school either in Session 1 or

    Session 2. Please contact academic staff in the school (CEIC staff for CEIC projects andFood Science staff for FOOD projects) to discuss possible literature review projects andconfirm topic and supervisor by week 2 in session 1 or session 2 depending on yourenrolment in the course. Regular meetings with the supervisor then on are important forreviewing your progress.

    Your academic supervisor will assist you in choosing a topic for research and should bethe first point of contact to obtain information or resolve problems relating to theperformance of the project. Please contact the course coordinator (Jayashree Arcot:

    [email protected], Ph: 9385 5360) for assistance with administrative details relating tothe course.

    The supervision of the project is left to the academic staff member, who has control overall aspects of the project. The responsibility for progress in the project is yours alone; yoursupervisor will give you advice and arrange workspace, chemicals and equipment.

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    Course information

    The minor project allows you to undertake a literature search on a particular topic of study

    in food science and technology or chemical engineering or industrial chemistry withguidance from a member of academic staff. You will then have to summarize theinformation and put it together as a review on the topic and present it as a minor projectreport (ring-bound) at the end of the session. Follow instructions on how to write thethesis (a copy given during the induction). The form of the minor project report, howeverdepends on the topic, and will be negotiated between the student and the supervisor. It isstrongly recommended that the body of a literature search project be written as a reviewpaper for an appropriate Journal, following the style specified in the Journals guidelines.The outcome of a minor project may be quite different from standard scientific writing. Itmay for example be an educational brochure or an original computer programme.

    In all cases the report must be in paper form, supported by CD, disk or video whereappropriate. The copies of the report must be ring bound.

    Aims

    The overall aim of this course is to introduce students to research reading and

    interpretation of information from published research.

    Learning outcomes

    Choose a topic of interest in the field of Food Science and Technology orChemical/Food Process Engineering.

    Collect information from literature pertaining to the topic

    Analyse and interpret the information and discuss the known material and

    controversies related to the topic Consolidate the information and prepare a concise review on the topic.

    Assessment

    The criteria will vary according to the nature of the project and the form of the report. Theform of the report has to be discussed with the supervisor. Student performance and the

    report are assessed by the supervisor only. The students are expected to give a seminar atthe end of the session:

    FOOD 5117/CEIC 8319

    Seminar 20%

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    Final dates for different components of your research project are as follows:

    School due dates for projects starting in Session 1

    Session 1

    2009

    Week

    Coursework Masters

    Minor Project

    FOOD5117/

    CEIC 8319

    1 to 2 choose topic

    1 Introductory talks

    4 *outline

    8 *first draft

    11-12 Seminar, final

    12 *ring bound thesis

    School due dates for projects starting in Session 2

    Session 2

    2009

    Week

    Coursework Masters

    Major

    FOOD5117/CEIC 8319

    1 2 choose topic

    1 Introductory talks

    4 *outline

    8 * first draft

    11-12 Seminar, final

    12 *ring bound thesis

    *Submit this work to the School Office by 10 am, Friday, of the appropriate week.

    The office will keep records and will pass the work to your supervisor.

    Except in the case of illness or other extenuating circumstances, assessment items will not

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    course coordinator and cannot be changed by the project supervisor. Requests forextensions must be made through a formal application for special consideration throughthe school.'

    Project outline

    The student should submit a draft of the project outline to the School Office. The projectoutline (maximum 5 x A4 double-space typed pages) is a basis for discussion of design ofthe project with the supervisor. It should contain:

    Background and justification for project

    Principal aims

    Timetable for the project consistent with the School due dates

    Introduction and literature survey

    The student should submit a double-spaced draft of the thesis Introduction and LiteratureSurvey to the School Office. The Supervisor will assess, correct and give general guidanceon content and style of writing. This draft will be further refined for inclusion in the boundthesis.

    Seminars

    The seminars will be presented at the end of sessions 1 and 2. Only one seminarpresentation is expected from each student.Students are expected to contribute to discussions by way of questions and comments onother students presentations. The development of skills both in the asking of pertinentquestions and answering them is vital to your professional development. It is not solely forstaff to comment and ask questions.

    Seminar presents a summary of findings from the literature collected. It is a 15-minute seminar: 12 minutes presentation, then 3 minute discussion.

    Attendance of students at all seminars is compulsory.Marks will be lost for non-attendance.

    Seminars are marked by all academic staff and students in attendance, on the basis of halfmarks for content and half marks for presentation. In assessing content, critical assessmentof literature and the ability to answer questions are considered. In assessing presentation,

    the level, extent and relevance are considered.

    Good performance in seminars is especially important, since it gives a strong impressionof your abilities to academic staff (and other students!). In the outside world, skillfulpresentation of yourself and your efforts is a crucial aspect of success. Your supervisorwill help you plan and organize the seminar(s).

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    Bound copies of the thesis

    The student submits the ring-bound thesis to the School Office. Only one hard copy needs

    to be submitted along with two soft copies on archival CDs obtained from the schooloffice from Ms. Anne Moore.

    Archival CD

    The original thesis files, plus a copy of the thesis in pdf format, plus copies of relevantdata and image files, should be burned on an archival quality CD and submitted withinone week of submitting the thesis.

    Disc Media

    All thesis students will be provided with two archival-quality recordable CDs in specialarchival cases. Each CD holds up to 650MB and has an expected lifespan of 100 to 300years. The thesis must be submitted on these CDs. Other media will not be accepted.Two discs and archival cases will be provided at no charge to each student, with additionaldiscs (in archive cases) available for purchase at $5.00 each, if required.

    Labelling of archival CDs

    The disc must not be marked by the student in any way . Each CD already has a uniqueidentification number (see around spindle hole). The ink in marking pens is suspected tocause long-term damage to archival CDs and marking pens must not be used.A CD cover sheet (available in PDF format at http://wiki.ceic.unsw.edu.au/files/4thYearThesisCover.pdf) must be completed and submitted with the CD. This allows easyidentification, with the unique CD number as the ultimate identifier. Please complete the

    form on your computer and print it, rather than complete the blank form by hand.

    Disc Contents

    Each CD must contain the following:* A full copy of the thesis in Adobe PDF format(since it is likely that this format will be readable for many years in the future).* A full copy of the thesis in its native file format (e.g. Microsoft Word, Star Office,

    LaTeX).* All original data collected and used in the production of the thesis, includingspreadsheetsand photographs.The following files should also be provided if possible:* A text file containing the plain text of the document(since it is likely that text files will be readable for many years in the future)

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    hopefully for as long as you live, or longer.

    Resources

    If you do not have software to create PDF files on your personal computer system, thereareseveral options available to you :* Adobe Acrobat Academic Edition (Standard) is available from the UNSW bookshop foraround $155.00. This software will be useful for you after graduation.* An open-source alternative is a package called PDF Creator. This can be downloadedfromhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/. PDF Creator is installed on all computers in theChSE undergrad computer laboratories. To create a PDF, simply print your documents tothePDF Creator Printer. Another open-source creator is CutePDF.* OpenOffice is an excellent free alternative to MicrosoftOffice, and includes nativeexport toPDF under the file menu.* Macintosh versions of MS Word include software for PDF creation as a printing option.

    Academic honesty and plagiarism

    The University of New South Wales views plagiarism extremely seriously, and there havebeen several court cases involving plagiarism at Australian universities. Please takecareful note of the summary provided below by UNSW for guidance of students:

    What is Plagiarism?

    Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as ones own.*Examples include:

    direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material,ideas or concepts from a book, article, report or other written document (whetherpublished or unpublished), composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computerprogram or software, web site, Internet, other electronic resource, or another personsassignment without appropriate acknowledgement;

    paraphrasing another persons work with very minor changes keeping the meaning,form and/or progression of ideas of the original;

    piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole; presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in

    whole or part in collusion with other people, for example, another student or a tutor;and

    claiming credit for a proportion a work contributed to a group assessment item that isgreater than that actually contributed.

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    Course schedule

    This will be worked out between the supervisor and the student based on the deadlines to

    be adhered to.

    Resources for students

    Your supervisor will advise you of books, journal articles and websites where youmay find information as a starting point for your research project. After that, it is yourresponsibility to search out and evaluate information. The Physical Sciences andBiomedical Sciences Library is helpful and can assist you in learning the techniques of

    information searching and retrieval(info.library.unsw.edu.au/web/services/teaching.html). The Web of Knowledge(www.isinet.com), the Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) and the School wiki(wiki.ceic.unsw.edu.au) are useful.

    Hints for your seminarsIn your future careers, it is almost certain that you will be called upon to make oralpresentations to your colleagues and superiors, either to report on the results of your work,

    or to present proposals or strategies for projects, or as sales/marketing exercises amongother possible reasons. In doing this, you are to a large degree marketing yourself and yourprofessionalism is very much on show to your audience. It is therefore vital that youdevelop your skills in this area to the highest possible extent. It is also incumbent onSchool staff to assist you in so far as possible in this development since yourprofessionalism (or lack of it!) will reflect on us, to some extent at least.The following comments are intended to assist you with your oral presentations, especiallyin relation to their final year projects and represent a digest of the impressions of academicstaff. You will also have the opportunity of attending seminars to provide you with further

    guidance regarding oral presentations.

    Firstly, the do items:

    Consult with your supervisor re seminar content before your presentation. At least twoweeks before the presentation, organise a time to see your supervisor. Plan to have adraft seminar ready to show your supervisor at least a week before the presentationdate.

    Make absolutely sure that the aims of your presentation are well defined and clear inyour mind.

    Make sure that your presentation fits within the available time.

    Organise your information into a logical sequence.

    Identify the points you need to make and focus your talk on these issues.

    Ensure that overheads/slides or other visual aids such as Power Point presentations or

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    Use two or three standardized font sizes/styles throughout your presentation. Bold textstands out clearly. It is a good idea to choose a sans serif font (e.g. Ariel) for headingsand a serif font (e.g. Times New Roman) for bodies of text. Use capital letters

    sparingly. ALL-UPPER-CASE WRITING IS DIFFICULT TO READ. Be carefulwhat colours you use. Blue/black/green are better than red/orange.

    Use spell-check to ensure correct spelling. Take time and effort to prepare good slides.These may be the only notes you need.

    Rehearse your presentation - learn it, be thoroughly familiar with its contents.

    If you give a PowerPoint presentation, you MUST make backup overheadtransparencies in case something goes wrong! Time is tight.

    Try to generate some enthusiasm for your topic. Speak loudly and slowly. Try to soundconfident even if you are nervous! Practice and logical organization helps.

    Try to make eye contact with the audience at least once every minute.

    Avoid ums, ahs etc. Replace a mannerism with a pregnant pause (i.e. say nothing).

    Use a laser pointer sparingly dont point to every section or wave it about on thescreen. Stand, don't lean.

    Be a good audience member; be there and pay attention - you may learn something.

    Participate in the seminar program via questions and comments whenever possible.

    Secondly, the dont items:

    Dont prepare too many visual aids. Normally, allow about 2 minutes per slide. For a20 minute presentation, no more than 10 slides/overheads.

    Dont put your head down and talk to the lectern or front desk.

    Dont read your talk.

    Dont waffle if asked a question which you cannot answer, admit you dont know theanswer - nobody is expected to know everything about everything.

    Dont turn your back on the audience and address your talk to the screen.

    Don't pace up and down, but don't remain completely static either. Be careful what youdo with your hands. Avoid tie tugging, ear pulling, hair combing, etc. Your hands canbe very useful in emphasizing important points.

    Dont walk out during someones seminar and don't talk, rustle papers, etc. As youknow, giving a seminar is a difficult thing. Be polite and encourage one another.

    The best guide is to avoid what you hate others doing!

    Thirdly, a few general items:

    It is perfectly natural to feel a bit apprehensive and nervous before giving apresentation. You will help your confidence immensely with proper preparation,familiarity with the topic and rehearsal

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    If you must use prompt notes, put them on smallish cards rather than large sheets ofpaper. The talk is short, so you should be able to memorize it and have enough hints onthe slides to help you out if you get stuck.

    Beware of spending too much time on the introduction and not enough on the actualtopic.

    Dont try to tell the audience everything you did in your project. You probably wonthave time. Be selective and tell the best parts.

    Remember that not everyone is an expert on your topic area, so keep it simple andexplain all aspects properly.

    Make it interesting. Be enthusiastic.

    Hints for your thesis

    A thesis should be written in a clear, concise style, should avoid ambiguity and confusion,and should flow logically from section to section. Australian spelling should be used. It isconventional to use the passive voice in scientific writing. When you are reportingpublished information use the present tense, indicating you are stating established fact.Report what you did and what you found in the past tense (Day, R.A. 1988). Use theInternational System of Units (SI Units) in a thesis.

    It is advisable to keep the examiner(s) in mind during thesis preparation; assessment isprejudiced by poor presentation of results and arguments, and also by incorrect grammarand spelling. Use the spell check program on your computer! To help you judge whetheryou have expressed what you want, read the manuscript aloud, or ask a friend to read itbefore submission. The University provides tuition in English and in scientific writing.In addition to an Australian dictionary and a thesaurus, the following writing aids arestrongly recommended:

    Australian Government Publishing Service. Style manual for authors, editors and printers.Canberra: AGPS (use the most recent edition).

    Benn, K and Benn, C. (1997) Writing a thesis or long document using a word processor: Apractical guide The Dunmore Press Ltd Palmerston North, NZ. ISBN 0 86469 302 8Australian supplier Federation Press. PO Box 45 Annandale NSW 2038 Australia.

    Day, R.A. (1999). How to write and publish a scientific paper. 5th ed. CambridgeUniversity Press. Cambridge. ISBN 0 52165 879 9

    Fowler, H.W. (1983). Fowler's modern English usage. 2nd ed. Oxford University PressPress. Oxford ISBN 0 19281 389 7

    Gustavii B (2003) How to write and illustrate a scientific paper Cambridge

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    Mechanical aspects of thesis preparation

    The thesis should be a maximum of 100 pages, excluding appendices.Theses should be 1.5-spaced laser-printed on one side of the paper only. Ink-jet printingmay be used for pages containing coloured figures. The paper should be of good qualityand sufficiently opaque for normal reading. The size of the paper should be ISO papersize A4, except for illustrative material such as drawings and printouts, on which norestriction is placed, except that it must be folded into A4 size (maximum). Point 12typeface should be used except in large tables where typeface may be as low as point 6.

    Theses should be bound in board covered with buckram.Lettering on the spine should be as follows:

    i) at the bottom and across: UNSW

    ii) 70 mm from the bottom and across: the degree and year of submission of the thesis.If the volume is too thin for printing this information in (i) and (ii) across the spine,it may be turned through an angle of 90 and run up the spine in one line.

    iii) evenly spaced between the statement of the degree and year and the top of the spine:the name of the author, (initials first and then surname), reading upwards in one line.

    No further lettering or any decoration is required on the spine or anywhere on the binding.In the binding of theses that include mounted photographs, leaves at the spine should bepacked to ensure even thickness of the volume. The thesis should be bound by abookbinder who is aware of the University's requirements, e.g.

    All-Book Bindery, 91 Ryedale Road, West Ryde, 2114. Telephone 9807-6026.Balos Bookbinding Co., 212 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000. Telephone 9211-0551.L.J. Cullen Bookbinders, 19 Arab Road, Padstow, 2211. Telephone 9772-3200.Keen Bookbinding Co. Pty Ltd, 53 Yowie Avenue, Caringbah, 2229. Telephone

    9524-3058.R.H. Wagner, 5 Knox Street, Chippendale, 2008. Telephone 9211-3046.Prices vary and it is advisable to obtain quotes over the telephone. Binding generallyrequires 2-3 working days. Theses more than 6 cm thick should be bound in 2 volumes.

    The margins on each sheet shall be not less than 40 mm on the left-hand side, 20 mm onthe right-hand side, 20 mm at the top and 20 mm at the bottom.

    Commencing at the Introduction, the pages of the thesis, including graphs, tables andphotographs, should be numbered consecutively. Pages before those containing theIntroduction should be numbered with Roman numerals ( i, ii, iii, etc.).

    Supplementary materials, such as published papers arising out of a thesis may be bound atthe back of the thesis if desired.

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    v) Resultsvi) Discussionvi) Conclusions.vii) Bibliographyviii) Appendices

    The exact format will vary from thesis to thesis and should be discussed with thesupervisor. Where the thesis consists of several discrete sections, it may be appropriate togroup together the Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion for each one into aseparate section.

    Title page, declaration, acknowledgment and table of contents

    The thesis should contain a signed assessment cover sheet declaring that the work is freefrom plagiarism, as described previously. If the candidate wishes to acknowledge the helpof others during the program, this should be done on the page following the declaration.

    The table of contents should list all the major and minor sections of the thesis with theappropriate page number. Each section of the thesis should be numbered in sequence andtitled as shown below. A separate index to tables and index to figures may be appropriate

    if the thesis contains many of these.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iii

    TABLE OF CONTENTS iv

    LIST OF FIGURES v

    LIST OF TABLES vi

    ABSTRACT vii

    CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1

    CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 3

    2.1 Production of fortified sweet wines 32.2 Continuous fermentation 5

    2 2 1 Theory of continuous fermentation

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    iv) the major conclusions reached,but should not contain any illustrative matter, e.g. tables, graphs or charts, or references.

    The role of the abstract is to summarise the principal findings of the thesis and provide thereader with more information than is found in the title. It should be written last so that itaccurately reflects the contents of the thesis. Considerable practice is required to write aprecise abstract, and students are advised to consult reputable journals for examples.

    Introduction

    The function of the Introduction is to outline, in the space of one to three pages, the natureof the problem to be researched, the importance of the problem and the way in which the

    problem will be approached. The specific aims and objectives of the work should bespelled out together with any hypotheses to be tested. The Introduction should includemajor points of experimental design or techniques and major references, whereappropriate.

    Literature Review

    Before commencing any experimental program the student should become fully familiar

    with the literature pertaining to the research problem and should prepare a draft literaturereview. If the direction of the research alters during the candidature, then the review willhave to be altered to reflect this. Literature published during the research program isusually more appropriately incorporated into the discussion.

    The final literature review is an important part of the thesis and requires the student toreview the literature thoroughly, both manually and by means of computerised searches.The student must then read the literature (preferably the primary literature) and evaluate it

    critically. The review should contain relevant background for the research problem and asummary of previous efforts in the research area, particularly noting the experimentalapproach, and the strengths and weaknesses of the individual pieces of work. The reviewshould not be just a collection of summaries of research papers, but should endeavour tointegrate and evaluate the findings of previous workers. The literature review should endwith a summary (about one page) which shows clearly how it provides a base or identifiesgaps in knowledge to justify the experimental program.

    Materials and methods

    This section of the thesis describes the materials and apparatus used and the experimentalprocedures followed. Sufficient details should be provided to enable competent workersto repeat the work. Details in this section should include sources and completeidentification of raw materials, purity of solvents and other chemicals, construction ofspecialised apparatus suppliers of less known apparatus methods of analysis design of

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    section contains details of experimental design pertinent to each set of results. These itemsare not Materials and Methods.

    Results and Discussion

    The Results and Discussion sections normally require considerable discussion betweenstudent and supervisor to decide on the most effective format for writing up theexperimental work. For some theses where results from several experiments are comparedor synthesised separate sections for the results and for the discussion of the significance ofthe results are appropriate. The writing up of some experimental work, however, lendsitself to a chronological approach, i.e. theoretical considerations or highly pertinentmaterial from the literature review, some details of methods and materials particular to

    that piece of work, results and discussion which then lead to another set of experiments.

    The following are essential for all theses:i) All relevant results from the experimental work must be included; with figures,

    tables and photographs inserted at or near the appropriate point in the text.ii) All numerical results must be reported in SI units and all dimensions must be

    included.iii) In discussion of the significance of the results, an objective explanation must be

    given, together with statements about assumptions made, important sources of errorand the extent to which the results agree or disagree with published literature. Thediscussion must demonstrate ability to interpret results and should not just be adescription of them.

    iv) Comparisons must be made with literature published since the commencement ofthe experimental work. This will require a search for the latest literature.

    Conclusion

    A conclusion is essential and is particularly important where several distinct areas havebeen dealt with in separate chapters. This section serves to put together the overallconclusions arising from the experimental work. It also serves to show how the originalobjectives detailed in the introduction were fulfilled, to show how hypotheses stood up totesting and to highlight directions for future research.

    Bibliography

    References must be cited in sufficient detail to enable a reader to locate them easily.There are many variations in the formats used for citing published literature. You may useeither a numerical system (with numbers as superscipts or in brackets) or the HarvardSystem (with authors names and year). A good guide is to follow the referencing systemof a prestigious journal in the research area. The style described below is suggested, butthe final choice should be discussed with the supervisor

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    Book chapter:Nawar, W.W (1996). Lipids. Fennema, O.R (Ed) Food Chemistry, New York: MarcelDekker Inc.; 225-320

    Conference proceedings:Choi, Y.S.H, Arcot, J, Paterson, J.L. (1997) Fortification of bread with folic acid.Proc.16th Int. Congr. Nutr. (Abstract) Montreal 1997

    Report:Robert, D.A. (1961) Review of recent developments in the technology of nickel-base andcobalt-base alloys. Columbus, OH: Batelle Memorial Institute, Defense Metals

    Information Centre. DMIC memo 122. 2p.

    Thesis:Cairns, R.B. (1965) Infrared spectroscopic studies of solid oxygen. Berkeley, CA:University of California. PhD thesis.

    Government publication:National Health & Medical Research Council. (1991) Dietary Guidelines for Australians.

    Canberra: AGPS.

    Website:Hornak, H.P. (1999) The basis of NMR [online]http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/nmr/bnmr.htm [Accessed: 3 Sept 2005]

    There must be no entry in the Bibliography that is not mentioned in the text.The correct abbreviations of journal names may be found in the Bibliographic Guide for

    Editors and Authors published by the American Chemical Society. All authors of multi-authored papers should be named.

    If you follow the Harvard system, there are four simple rules for citing authors and year ofpublication in the text as follows:i) If the article is written by one or by two authors, cite all authors each time, i.e.

    Lipiec (1969) or (Lipiec,1969).ii) If the article is written by three authors, cite all authors the first time (Lim, Kulkarni

    & Kuo 1983) and subsequently as Lim et al. (1983).iii) If the article is written by four or more authors then cite the reference as Riov et al.

    (1968) or (Riov et al. 1968) except where this may cause ambiguity.iv) Where there is more than one published article by the same author(s) in any one

    year, a, b, c and so on are added to distinguish them, i.e. Lipiec (1969a).

    In the Bibliography cite only published literature or literature that has been accepted for

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    Appendices

    Appendices are convenient devices at the back of the thesis for listing detailed methods ofanalysis, raw results and statistical evaluation of results which, if located in the main bodyof the thesis, would seriously detract from the readability of the thesis.

    Preparation of Illustrative Material

    Tables, Figures and Equations should be numbered consecutively by chapter (e.g. 3.1, 3.2,3.3 etc). A Table, graph or photograph, together with its respective legends, if removed

    from the thesis, should be complete and clearly understandable on its own. Every table,figure or equation must be referred to in the text, and location indicated as, for example,(Table 4.9) or Figure 5.7 shows that...

    Tables

    Tables, as for graphs, should be carefully planned to achieve the maximum impact.The following table illustrates the required features.

    Table 13.1. Locular content and fruit weight of tomato cultivars

    Tomato cultivar Locular tissue(%)

    Mean fruit weight(g)

    CalmartCal AceAce 55Early Pak 7

    EarlianaRick High SugarCherry

    14.4+0.217.5+0.5

    b

    18.2+0.3c

    20.3+0.1d

    21.6+0.4

    e

    21.8+0.2e35.0+1.0

    f

    180.4+1.0171.3+2.1

    de

    171.2+0.5de

    158.0+0.2

    d

    102.0+1.5

    c

    80.0+0.6b52.6+1.6

    a

    Values are means + S.D. for 50 fruitWithin columns, means followed by the same letter are not significantly different(P>0.05)

    There is generally no need for vertical lines in a well-prepared table. Footnotes at thebottom of the table should be referred to at the appropriate place in the table by superscript

    letters commencing at a, b, c, etc. or by the use of symbols (e.g. *).

    Figures

    Any pictorial material not set out as a Table is called a Figure. Graphs, flow charts,chemical formulae, drawings of equipment, photographs, electron micrographs,

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    If using Excel, line graphs should be plotted as X-Y scatter plots to ensure linear (or log)scales on both axes.

    Lettering should be sufficiently large to withstand reduction. This also applies to symbolsfor the data points. Standard symbols are O, , , and the corresponding filled-in orsolid symbols , , , ; they should be linked with the adjoining points as follows O---O, ---. Axis titles should run along the axes and must include units. Graph legendsshould be fully descriptive of the graph.

    The graphs should be mounted to read either in sequence or by turning the thesis through90C clockwise. These comments also apply to line drawings or scanned images, which,if of suitable size, may be incorporated directly into the thesis.

    Photographs

    Good quality black and white or colour photographic prints can make an importantcontribution, particularly photographs of equipment and experimental materials. Thesupervisor should be consulted about the use of the Faculty photographer for thesisphotographs, since these are normally a private expense for the student.

    Black and white photographs may be printed to A4 size to insert as a page in the thesis;space should be left at the bottom to glue on the typed legend. If prints are smaller thanA4 they should be glued on the page after the legend has been printed below the print'sposition.

    Digital photographs and scanned images may be included in theses, but care must be takenwith file size (so that processing operations by the computer are not too slow) and high-resolution (colour) printing may be required for some pages. Problems will be minimised

    if each chapter of the thesis is made a separate file, rather than making the whole thesisone large file.

    Continual course improvement

    Student feedback is taken seriously and continual improvements are made on the basis of

    feedback from students, supervisors and external reviewers of our courses. A meeting isheld with students each year to discuss course improvements and we will ask you tocomplete a feedback form when you submit your thesis.

    If there are any problems, we would like to know about them. Many problems can berectified simply and long-term solutions can be planned to more difficult problems.If ld lik k i f i l h

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    Administrative Matters

    Notices will be sent by email to your student email address. You should check regularlyfor notices.A policy document is available on the School website (www.ceic.unsw.edu.au), coveringissues such as attendance, procedures for submission of assessment items, late submissionof assessment items, and advice concerning illness or misadventure.If you have a disability that requires some adjustment in the teaching or learningenvironment please discuss your study needs with the course coordinator (JayashreeArcot, email: [email protected], telephone: 02 9385 5360) prior to, or at thecommencement of, their course, or with the Equity Officer (Disability) in the Equity andDiversity Unit (9385 4734 or www.equity.unsw.edu.au/disabil.html). Issues to be

    discussed may include access to materials, signers or note-takers, the provision of servicesand additional exam and assessment arrangements. Early notification is essential toenable any necessary adjustments to be made.

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