First name Last name
TITLE OF THE THESIS WILL BE WRITTEN HERE USING
UPPERCASE LETTERS (STYLE: COVER PAGE)
Degree Programme in XXX
20XX
FINNISH TITLE OF THE THESIS (please check that the title is the same as the one
on the cover page)
Last name, First name
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
XXXXXn koulutusohjelma
Month 20XX
Ohjaaja: Last name, First name
Sivumäärä: (excluding appendices)
Liitteitä:
Asiasanat: lorem, ipsum, dolor (3 to 5 keywords)
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Style of the abstract is Abstract. Use font size 12, single spacing and margin justifications on both sides.
The abstract describes the central content of the thesis. Do not include any figures,
charts, tables, formulas, quotations or references in the abstract. Furthermore, do not
highlight any part of the text by underlining, italics, bold letters etc. The length of the
abstract is one page.
Use the past tense and passive when writing the abstract (e.g. “the study was conducted as a…”), except when you explain universally applicable results, in which
case the present tense can be used. The abstract is written both in Finnish and in English.
Instructions on writing an abstract.
ENGLISH TITLE OF THE THESIS
Last name, First name
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Degree Programme in ….
Month 20XX
Supervisor: Last name, First name
Number of pages:
Appendices:
Keywords: lorem, ipsum, dolor, sit amet
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The purpose of this thesis was to lorem ipsum consectetur adipisicing elit.
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CONTENTS
Write CONTENTS using font size 14 and the table of contents using font size 12.
How to update the table of contents: click the right mouse button on the table of contents  Päivitä kenttä /Update field. The headings that you have written in the body
of the text using heading styles will then be visible in the table of contents. If you
notice a spelling or factual error in the table of contents, correct it in the body of the
text, not in the table of contents. If the page number cannot be indented to the right
after a short heading, use the tabulator to indent it.
Delete these instructions. Do not delete the table of contents or the empty lines below
it.
1 FIRST MAIN HEADING / INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 5
2 SECOND MAIN HEADING ....................................................................................... 5
2.1
2.2
Structure in the body of the text.......................................................................... 5
Tables, figures and pictures ................................................................................ 6
2.2.1 First subheading......................................................................................... 7
2.2.2 Second subheading .................................................................................... 7
2.3 Third heading ...................................................................................................... 7
3 THIRD MAIN HEADING ........................................................................................... 7
3.1 First heading........................................................................................................ 7
3.2 Second heading ................................................................................................... 8
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................. 9
APPENDICES
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1 FIRST MAIN HEADING / INTRODUCTION
This document is a template that you can use when writing your thesis (and other reports, too) at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu, SAMK). The template is based on SAMK’s basic layout instructions.
Write plain text with the Normal (Normaali) style. The main heading style is Heading1 (Otsikko1). Subordinate headings are marked Heading2, Heading3 etc. The
use of the styles is obligatory in order to ensure the functioning of the automatic table
of contents. Line breaks are incorporated into the heading styles. Please do NOT use
a line feed before or after the heading. Exception: If you write text after the main
heading (Heading1), using normal style (Normal) without subordinate headings, add
one line feed between the Heading1 and Normal styles.
All the styles can be found in the menu Home | Styles (Aloitus | Tyyli). Click the
small arrow in the lower right corner of the Styles group. The Styles window will
open on the right edge of the screen, and the styles to be used in a thesis are listed in
Appendix 1.
Page numbering is incorporated into the heading styles. All the pages, beginning
from the cover page, are taken into account in the page numbering, but the page
numbering first shows on the first text page as in this template. In order to set the
page numbering, a section break has been made after the table of contents. Therefore,
do not delete the table of contents or the empty lines below it.
2 SECOND MAIN HEADING
2.1 Structure in the body of the text
The order in the body of the text can vary. Discuss your solution with your supervisor. Examples of structures in the body of the text.
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2.2 Tables, figures and pictures
Tables, figures and pictures can be used in a thesis. The table, figure or picture shall
always be referred to in the text preceding it. Make sure that the tables and figures
have a uniform appearance. Instructions on illustrating the thesis.
Table 1. The largest cities in Finland on 31 December 2010 (Demographic Statistics
2011)
City
Population
Helsinki
588,549
Espoo
247,970
Tampere
213,217
Vantaa
200,055
Turku
177,326
Write the table heading above the table and name it Table 1. Name of table, followed
by Table 2. Name of table etc. Write the figure heading below the figure and name it
Figure 1. Name of figure etc. Use the style Table and Figure Captions in the headings of tables, figures and pictures.
Capital investments
7%
Real estate
3%
Equities
10 %
Interest-bearing
investments
80 %
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Interest-bearing investments 80%
Equities 10%
Capital investments 7%
Real estate 3%
Figure 1. Breakdown of Enterprise Ltd’s investments between asset types in 2011
2.2.1 First subheading
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2.2.2 Second subheading
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2.3 Third heading
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3 THIRD MAIN HEADING
3.1 First heading
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3.2 Second heading
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REFERENCES
Detailed instructions on referencing and the list of references are available on
SAMK’s website.
The heading style here is Heading References without Numbering. Use the References style and single spacing when writing down the references.
If you use appendices in your thesis, see the instructions here. Place each appendix
on its own page. Write APPENDIX 1, APPENDIX 2 etc. in the top right corner, using the style Heading Appendix.
APPENDIX 1
STYLES USED IN THIS LAYOUT MODEL
Normal (Normaali)
Abstract
Cover page
body of the text, Times New Roman or
Arial, font size 12, spacing 1.5, margin
justifications on both sides, hyphenation
text in the abstract
font size 12, single spacing, margin justifications on both sides, hyphenation
text on the cover page
font size 14, Arial, centred
Heading1 (Otsikko1)
main headings
font size 14, uppercase letters
Heading2 (Otsikko2)
headings
font size 12
Heading3 (Otsikko3)
subheadings
font size 12
Heading Appendix
heading APPENDIX 1, APPENDIX 2
etc. in the top right corner, font size 14,
uppercase letters, align right
heading CONTENTS, font size 14, uppercase letters
Heading Contents
Heading References without Numbering
heading REFERENCES, font size 14,
uppercase letters
List of References
Mention literature and other sources
here, font size 12, single spacing
Place the table heading above the table
and the figure heading below the figure,
font size 12, single spacing
Table and Figure Captions
Get acquainted with the thesis instructions on SAMK’s website. Your thesis supervisor will advise you in the planning of the thesis content and structure. The library
will assist in the search of source material. You can consult your thesis supervisor,
the teacher of business information systems in your school or Heidi Varpelaide, who
created the Word template in matters related to the layout of a thesis. We wish you
success in your thesis process!
DELETE THIS PAGE AND ALL INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR THESIS.
Save your thesis under a different name than this template. Be careful when you save
and name different versions of your thesis. Instructions on the distribution and publishing of a thesis.