Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Professur für Wirtschaftsethik und Wirtschaftspädagogik

Prof. Dr. G. Minnameier

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Table of contents

Table of contents	i

Table of figures	ii

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1.1.	Heading 2	1

1.1.1.	Heading 3	1

Table of figures

Figure 1: Figure showing an example of a correctly formatted table of contents.	2

Table of tables

Table 1: Table with rudimentary formatting guidelines for tables	2

Heading 1

This template contains three levels of headings. Headings are formatted as tiered and numbered. Only these three levels enter the Table of Contents, please refrain from using more. If you are using figures and tables in your paper, you should also provide tables that list them directly after the table of content.

All style elements are configured with paragraph spacing and orphan control. Standard paragraphs use a 1.5-line spacing. Page numbers are at the top of the page and start with the first page of text.

Heading 2

There should be at least one paragraph of text for every header level. This also is detailed in the “Guidelines for Scientific Writing” provided. Every paragraph should have enough to present a coherent argument and support the argument by citing sources or reporting an analysis done by the author.

Heading 3

The template contains a style for footnotes. For tables, use a sans serif such as Helvetica and set it in approx. 10 pt. When you have signed coefficients, the decimal tab stop is your friend. Tables should be formatted without filling and their structure should be created through the use of whitespace, not borders.

Figure 1: Figure showing an example of a correctly formatted table of contents.

Try placing tables and figures at the top or bottom of pages. Floating them between (or within!) a paragraph makes the main body of text hard to read. Avoid the use of blank lines to space paragraphs or to move content between pages. Doing so is likely to blow up in your face as soon as you change anything above that section.

Characteristic of tables	Desired use
Borders	Horizontal lines provide tables with visual structure. Using them to separate table cells makes tables harder to read.
Placing	Place tables close to where they are references but in a place where they are not split between pages. If a table provides additional information that is not crucial for understanding the thesis itself but documents important results or findings, consider placing it in an Appendix.
Captions	Captions should fully describe the content of the table. They should be placed below the table (or figure).
Shading	There is no good reason to shade table cells or rows. Cell content should be distinguishable through proper use of whitespace.

Table 1: Table with rudimentary formatting guidelines for tables

Because Word is quirky, to use the style correctly, add a tab between the number and the content of your footnote to use the hanging indentation. Whether the number of the footnote should be set in superscript is a matter of taste.