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An appendix refers to
the inclusion of additional detailed data that is relevant to the
content but is too detailed to include in the main body of the Final
Year Project (FYP).
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The plural of Appendix
can be spelt as either Appendices or Appendixes.
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Appendices are placed
at the end of an FYP so as not to interrupt the concentration of
the reader while reading the main body.
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Consideration needs to
be given as to whether data is provided in the body or in the appendix.
If the data is very important to the understanding of what is being
discussed in a chapter, then it should be given in the body. However,
if it is not central to the content of the chapter, it should be
placed in an appendix.
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Every appendix must be referred
to in the body of the FYP. Examples of how this can be done are:
For
details of the equipment used, see Appendix A. |
A
letter was sent to the company to request an interview with
the Human Resources Manager, see Appendix B. |
A
copy of the questionnaire is provided in Appendix C. |
The
detailed results can be seen in Appendix D. |
A
full computer printout was provided by the company (Appendix
F) |
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The type of information
usually included in appendices will include technical notes on method,
materials used to collect information such as a questionnaire, detailed
results of experiments or observations, illustrations, photos.
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The data should be presented
in the normal portrait orientation (rather than landscape).
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Appendices are placed
at the end of the FYP, not at the end of chapters.
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Every new appendix must
be given a title plus a number or a letter.
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Each appendix should be
placed on a new page, with the number clearly visible, usually at
the top right hand side of the page or at the top centre of the
page.
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A list of all the appendices
should be given with the number or letter plus the title. When there
are a considerable number of appendices (more than four) this list
should be presented on a separate page following the Table of Contents.
If there are only a few appendices, the list can be simply added
at the end of the contents page.
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The following is an example
of a student's list of Appendices.
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List
of Appendices
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Appendix
A: |
Water
supply systems |
143 |
Appendix
B: |
Diurnal
operation profiles of pump sets |
145 |
Appendix
C: |
Water
consumption profiles by pump operation logging
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149 |
Appendix
D: |
Water
consumption profiles by flowrate logging |
152 |
Appendix
E: |
Maximum
demand |
158 |
Appendix
F: |
Questionnaire |
159 |
Appendix
G: |
Water
consumption and sewage loading |
165 |
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