Edith Cowan University
School of Nursing and Midwifery
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Assignment Presentation Guide
This guide is intended to help you format your assignment and demonstrates the standard
of presentation expected in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The following information
outlines the accepted conventions used by the School. They are based on the APA style
(Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: the official guide to APA style,
2020). Please review them prior to the submission of every assignment.
Formatting and Presentation
XXXXXXXXXXCover sheet. No longer required.
XXXXXXXXXXTitle page. This is required for all assignments and should include the title of the
assignment, unit number and name, name of lecture
tutor, your name and student number,
submission date and word count. See the SNM Assignment Template document for an example
title page.
XXXXXXXXXXTable of contents. A table of contents may be required when assignments are divided
into sections with headings and subheadings. For instructions on how to create an automated
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XXXXXXXXXXFont, line spacing and margins.
• Font: Times New Roman size 12 or Arial size 11.
• Font colour: Black. You may submit your work in blue if you have a Learning and
Assessment Plan in which this has been recommended.
• Line spacing: Double (2.0) including the end-text reference list.
• Margins: 2.54cms top, bottom, left and right.
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• Line justification: Text should be aligned left (not justified) with a first line indent for
each new paragraph.
• Page numbers: Top right-hand corner starting on the first title page of the assignment.
• Headers and footers: not required.
XXXXXXXXXXAssignment title and headings. Include a title for your assignment at the start of your
text. It should be centred, bolded and in Title Case.
Heading 1 Example
If headings and subheadings are required in your task, follow the guidelines below.
Main heading (Heading 2): Flush Left, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading
Subheading (Heading 3): Indented boldface, lowercase heading ending with a full stop.
See the SNM assignment template for examples of headings and subheadings.
XXXXXXXXXXTables, figures, graphs and diagrams. If your assignment requires tables, figures,
graphs or diagrams, please refer to your unit Blackboard site for guidance.
Referencing
You are required to follow APA (7th edition) referencing style in your assignments.
Please refer to the ECU Referencing Li
ary Guide where you will find the cu
ent ECU APA
Referencing Guide and the Academic Writer Database.
Other Assignment Writing Considerations
Please see the SNM A-Z guide for more information about academic sources, academic
writing style, word count, assignment marking, feedback and submission policies.
Note: Always refer to your unit Blackboard site as there may be additional formatting
equirements depending on the assignment type and your level of study. Some assignments in the
later stages of UG and in PG may require strict adherence to APA style format.
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