Faculty of Science and Technology
University of Macau 
Template For Master Thesis

Last updated December 11, 1998.

WARNING:	Use this template as an aid in writing, but remember that you are entirely responsible for meeting the requirements outlined in the Style Manual For Theses, a current edition of which is available at the General Office.  Use this template, not as a substitute but, in conjunction with the Manual.

INSTRUCTIONS:

This template should be used with Microsoft Word version 6.0 and later.
Immediately select File -> Save As and change the file type of this document to Normal or Word Document.  Save.
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*	By changing the style Normal, you change every style in the document. See example in Chapter 1.

Styles make creating the Table of Contents easy.  The lines that will show in the Table of Contents are marked with the styles Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, etc.  Those lines that will not show in the Table of Contents, but need similar formatting, are marked with the styles Heading 1 won’t show in TOC, Heading 2 won’t show in TOC, Heading 3 won’t show in TOC, etc.  For example:
*	Chapter 1 will show in the Table of Contents because it is marked with the style Heading 1.  The Table of Contents will not show in the Table of Contents because it is marked with the style Heading 1 won’t show in TOC.
*	Sections of Chapter 1 will show as subordinate to Chapter 1 in the Table of Contents because they are marked with Heading 2, Heading 3, and Heading 4.
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by

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Faculty of Science and Technology 
University of Macau

Approved by 	
Supervisor

	
Date	

In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master's degree at the University of Macau, I agree that the Library and the Faculty of Science and Technology shall make its copies freely available for inspection.  However, reproduction of this thesis for any purposes or by any means shall not be allowed without my written permission.  Authorization is sought by contacting the author at

Address:

Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:

	Signature	

	Date	

University of Macau
Abstract

by 
Thesis Supervisor:  

Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES	
LIST OF TABLES	
GLOSSARY	
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS	
PREFACE	
CHAPTER 1: 	

	
CHAPTER 2: 	

CHAPTER 3: 	
CHAPTER 4: 	
CHAPTER 5: 	
CHAPTER 6: 	
CHAPTER 7: 	
CHAPTER 8: 	
BIBLIOGRAPHY	
APPENDIX A: 	
APPENDIX B: 	
APPENDIX C: 	

List of figures
Number	Page
Figure 1:  This Is An Example Figure Caption	

List of TABLES
Number	Page
Table 1:  This Is An Example Table Caption	

Glossary
Word. 
Word. 
Word. 

LIST of Abbreviations
Abbreviation. 
Abbreviation. 
Abbreviation. 

PREFACE

Acknowledgments
The author wishes to 

Dedication
The author wishes to dedicate this thesis to 

Chapter 1: 

This happens to be a minor section, and won’t show in the Table of Contents.  Notice that the style of this subsubsection’s heading is Heading 4 won’t show in TOC.

These lines are marked with the style Normal.  This style is the base for all other styles.  Because of this, you can change all of the styles in your document by changing Normal.  This is useful for changing the font of the entire document, for example.

These lines are marked with the style Body Text, which is based on the style Normal.  See the difference?  Styles are a way of organizing the differences in the formatting of your text.  Use this style for the main text of your document.
These lines are marked with the style Body Text Indent, which is based on the style Body Text.  It’s very similar to Body Text, but has an indent.  If you find that you often use a particular attribute, such as indents, centered text, single spacing, or bold text, you can make your own style that incorporates that attribute. 

Chapter 2: 

Chapter 3: 

Chapter 4: 

Example:
To make a Figure caption, select the Insert menu, then select Caption.  Type your caption.  Click the Label box and then select Figure.  Click OK.  
Figure 1:  This Is An Example Figure Caption

Chapter 5: 

Example:
To make a Table caption, select the Insert menu, then select Caption.  Type your caption.  Click the Label box and then select Table.  Click OK.  
Table 1:  This Is An Example Table Caption

Chapter 6: 

Chapter 7: 

Chapter 8: 

bibliography
Style Manual For Theses.  Revised ed.  Macau:  University of Macau, Faculty of Science and Technology, 1998
Hacker, Diana.  A Writer’s Reference.  2nd ed.  Boston:  Bedford Books of St. Martin’s Press, 1992

APPENDIX A: 

APPENDIX B: 

APPENDIX C: 

VITA

University of Macau