Writing process
15 Layout requirements
General
This chapter provides some general guidelines when you decide on the formating of your text.
Chapter headings
Find clear, simple and informative headings.
Distinguish different levels of headings, e.g. fontsize.
Use either sentences case (start each heading with a capital letter; all other words in lowercase), or title case (initial letter of first word and first letter of each main word are capitalized; conjunctions [and, or] or prepositions [of, in] are not capitalized). Whatever style you use, be consistent.
Each chapter starts on a new page.
Numbering chapters
Use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) rather than Roman numerals (I, II, III).
Only chapters (starting with Introduction) are numbered. Abstract, table of contents, list of figures/tables, glossary, references, or appendices are not considered chapters and usually not numbered.Space between lines and paragraphs
Make your document reader friendly:
Leave space between paragraphs, or
indent first line of each new paragraph.
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the smaller the font, the lower the hierarchySerif fonts have serifs, which are small lines at the end of each character. They are easier to read on printed documents. Find some more information on serif fonts here.
You can also find layout guidelines for review and final submissions_Kontext 1 written at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts, School of Engineering & Architecture.
For cover pages of any report or thesis, the following information has to be provided:
- kind of work (project report, seminar paper, industrial report, Bachelor – or Master thesis)
- name(s) of authors (first name, surname)
- title/ subtitle of work
- name(s) of lecturer(s)/ coach(es)
- name of university
- name of module
- place/ submission date
Cover pages do not include the logo 
of the university.
Some courses might require additional information. Ask your lecturers about it.