Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	II

List of Abbreviations	II

1	Outline	2

1.1	Guidelines for Numbering	2

1.2	Guideline for the Outline	2

1.2.1	Headings	2

1.2.2	Page Number	2

1.2.3	Level of Sections	2

2	Layout	2

2.1	Font	2

2.2	Cover Sheet	2

2.3	Margins	2

2.4	Spacing	2

2.5	Page Numbers	2

2.5.1	Consecutive Page Numbering	2

2.5.2	Tables of Contents and Table of Figures	2

2.5.3	Footnotes	2

3	Spelling and Punctuation	2

4	Citations	2

4.1	Quoting Books and Articles	2

4.1.1	Parenthetical Referencing	2

4.1.2	Reference List	2

4.1.3	Miscellaneous	2

4.2	Citations from the World Wide Web	2

4.2.1	Referencing	2

4.2.2	Reference List	2

4.3	Citations from Legal Texts	2

4.3.1	General	2

4.3.2	Abbreviation Rules	2

5	Figures and Tables	2

6	Other Formats	2

6.1	Bullet Points	2

6.2	Quotes	2

6.3	Example for Regression Tables	2

6.4	Footnotes	2

7	Further hints	2

8	References	2

9	Appendix	2

Declaration of Consent for Review on Plagiarism	2

Statutory Declaration	2

Curriculum Vitae	2

List of Tables and Figures

List of Abbreviations

not obligatory

Outline

Guidelines for Numbering

For each section there must not be only one sub-section (e.g. after sub-section 1.1, sub-section 1.2 has to follow).

Guideline for the Outline

Headings

The headings must not be identical with the exact title of the topic.

Page Number

Don’t forget to use page numbers!

Level of Sections

Do not use more than 4 levels of sections.

Layout

Font

You must use the same font as in this document (Times New Roman, 12 pt).

Cover Sheet

The standard in this document must be adopted.

Margins

Left margin: 4 cm, all other margins: 2.5 cm.

Spacing

1 ½ spacing, font 12 pt (max. 34 lines per page).

Page Numbers

Consecutive Page Numbering

The page numbers are at the top of the page (centered or right aligned) starting with the main text in Arabic numbers. Continue numbering in the bibliography and appendix.

Tables of Contents and Table of Figures

Use Roman numbering (e.g. I, II, III).

Footnotes

Footnotes are placed at the bottom of the page. Use continuous numbering and font 10 pt.

Spelling and Punctuation

The thesis has to be written continuously following the spelling reform or following the old orthography (if it is written in German). A combination of both is not allowed. Make sure to proof-read your paper before you turn it in. Optimally you ask somebody else to proof-read it for you.

Citations

Quoting Books and Articles

Parenthetical Referencing

At our seminar the American citation (Harvard System) is to be used. The reference should be included in the text either within or after a sentence in parenthesis: (Name, year: page number).

Example: (Milgrom/Roberts, 1992: 75)

Reference List

The reference list includes a list of sources you had referred to in your thesis and should be placed right after the main text and before the appendix.

In the bibliography you name all the literature used in the main text in the complete form.

Example:

Milgrom, P. und Roberts J. (1992): Economics, Organization and Management. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.

Loh, E. S. (1994): Employment Probation as a Sorting Mechanism.

Industrial and Labor Relations Review 47: 471-486.

Fahr, R. und Sunde, U. (2002): Employment Status, Endogenous Regional Mobility and Spatial Dependencies in Labor Markets. IZA

Discussion Paper No. 521, Bonn.

Miscellaneous

Using the Harvard System for Citation, no "see" or "for instance" is needed for rough citations. For quotations you have to use quotation marks before and at the end of the quotation. Make sure to cite the original source. Only if the original source is not available for you, you may cite secondary literature.

Example: Akerlof (1970) cited in Heckhausen (1989)

Citations from the World Wide Web

Articles form the World Wide Web (WWW) should be provided electronically (Talk to your supervisor for further information).

Referencing

For citing the World Wide Web the American citation (Harvard System) must also be used. The short form of citation is to be applied in the text: (Name of author/Organization, Date (MM/DD/YYYY)).

Example: (Fishe, 09/01/1998) or (DIW,02/02/2000)

Reference List

In the bibliography you have to provide the entire web path: (Author/Organization: Title. In: http://Server/Pfad/name Date of Access.)

Examples:

Fishe, R.: What are the Research Standards for Full Professor of Finance?

In: http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~fin/journal/archive_papers/ms5533.pdf from 9th January 1998.

Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW): Übersicht über die Arbeitskosten. In: http://www.diw.de/publ.html vom 2nd February 2000.

Example (Working Paper):

Sliwka D. und Grund, C. (2002): Envy and Compassion in Tournaments. Bonn. In: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=358363

[Abstract english].

Citations from Legal Texts

General

In general, do not provide the cited legal text in the bibliography. Make sure you keep a consistent quotation in the thesis.

Abbreviation Rules

Make use of common abbreviation when citing from legal texts.

(Example: GG for Grundgesetz, BetrVG for Betriebsverfassungsgesetz or TVG for Tarifvertragsgesetz)

For the first citation from a legal text make sure to write it out in full and provide the abbreviation in brackets, use only the abbreviation in the consecutive text.

The following abbreviation rules for paragraphs are allowed:

§ for a paragraph

Art. for article

Abs. 1 for the subparagraph 1 or alternatively Roman numbers: for example III for the subparagraph 3

S. 1 for sentence 1, but only in combination with the corresponding subparagraph!

Examples: § 5 Abs. 1 S. 1 BetrVG or Art. 3 III GG

Figures and Tables

Place the title of a table at the top and the title of a graph bellow. All figures and tables must be numbered continuously and references must be attached. Important figures and tables are to be placed in the text; all other figures and tables may be placed in the appendix. Make sure to refer to each figure and table in the text. You may not include them in your report without relating to them in the text.

Other Formats

Bullet Points

Do not insert blank lines before or after bullet points. Spacing is then automatically adjusted. Use only the following types of bullet points:

This one

or this one.

Quotes

„Wie die zahlreichste Bibliothek, wenn ungeordnet, nicht so viel Nutzen schafft als eine sehr mäßige, aber wohlgeordnete; ebenso ist die größte Menge von Kenntnissen, wenn nicht eigenes Denken sie durchgearbeitet hat, viel weniger Wert als eine weit geringere, die aber vielfältig durchdacht worden.“ (Schopenhauer, Year: Pages)

Example for Regression Tables

Table 1: Dependent Variable: Logarithm of Gross Wages

InfoeduQC1	InfoeduQC2
Alter

0.045***

(0.002)	0.045***

(0.002)
Alter2	0.041***

(0.002)	0.040***

(0.002)
Verheiratet	0.116***

(0.008)	0.108***

(0.008)
Realschule	0.060**

(0.026)	0.067***

(0.015)
Fachabitur	0.117**

(0.055)	0.153***

(0.029)
Abitur	0.150***

(0.050)	0.193***

(0.025)
InfoeduQC1	0.075***

(0.013)
InfoeduQC2
0.057***

(0.010)
InfoeduQC1*Realschule	0.039

(0.027)
InfoeduQC1*Fachabitur	0.115**

(0.055)
InfoeduQC1*Abitur	0.155***

(0.050)
InfoeduQC2*Realschule
0.029*

(0.016)
InfoeduQC2*Fachabitur
0.085***

(0.031)
InfoeduQC2*Abitur
0.112***

(0.026)
Kostante	6.826***

(0.048)	6.872***

(0.048)
Adj. R2

0.382	0.389
Beobachtungen

12866	12328
Robust standard errors in parentheses. The dataset includes only full-time employed and graduated men. The variables InfoeduQC1 and InfoeduQC2 are explained in the text. The reference group is composed of school drop outs. Additional control variables include 24 industry dummies. Observations strem from 1991/1992 and 1998/1999. Cross-Sections are pooled.

Stat. Significance on 1% (5%, 10%) level is denoted by *** (**,*).

Source (Source of table)

Footnotes

See below .

Further hints

You should use this document as the basis for your report as it complies with the relevant formatting guidelines. The formatting guidelines do not change when switching the printer.

Open the document and delete the text. Choose the corresponding formatting guidelines from the drop-down list box above.

Using the formatting guidelines for headings („Überschrift 1“ for the first level of section etc.), you can create the table of contents automatically („Einfügen ( (Referenz) ( Index und Verzeichnisse ( Inhaltsverzeichnis“).

Make sure to frequently save your document to avoid problems when your computer locks up or freezes in!

References

Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW): Übersicht über die Arbeitskosten. In: http://www.diw.de/publ.html from 2nd February 2000.

Fahr, R. und Sunde, U. (2002): Employment Status, Endogenous Regional Mobility and Spatial Dependencies in Labor Markets. IZA discussion paper no. 521, Bonn.

Loh, E. S. (1994): Employment Probation as a Sorting Mechanism. In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review 47: 471-486.

Milgrom, P. und Roberts J. (1992): Economics, Organization and Management. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.

Appendix

At the end of your thesis you may add an appendix. Make use of the formatting guidelines.

Declaration of Consent for Review on Plagiarism

Name: ___________________________

First name: ________________________

Examination no.: __________________

Type of paper (bitte ankreuzen):

⁭ ( seminar term paper

⁭ ( bachelor thesis

⁭ ( master thesis

⁭ ( diploma thesis

I hereby agree that my thesis/term paper turned in at the Seminar of Personnel Economics and Human Resource Management will be tested automatically with www.turnitin.com or a similar plagiarism-auditing-tool.

The review is conducted solely through assistants from our seminar and takes place anonymously and without permanent data storage in the database of the plagiarism-auditing-tool.

I’ve been made aware that a result of the plagiarism review which is indicative for having used alien, not identified sources, constitutes an attempt of deception. In this case, the paper is assessed as failed examination performance. Further measures concerning examination regulations or criminal law can be initiated upon consultation with the examination office.

_____________________________ _______________________

Location, Date Signature

Statutory Declaration

(Please delete the inappropriate)

(for seminar theses)

Hiermit versichere ich, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit selbstständig und ohne die Benutzung anderer als der angegebenen Hilfsmittel angefertigt habe. Alle Stellen, die wörtlich oder sinngemäß aus veröffentlichten und nicht veröffentlichten Schriften entnommen wurden, sind als solche kenntlich gemacht.

I hereby declare that I have drawn up the present paper on my own and without using other than the allowed means. All parts which are taken out directly or indirectly from other published or unpublished works are recognizable as such.

(for bachelor, master or diploma theses)

Hiermit versichere ich an Eides Statt, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit selbstständig und ohne die Benutzung anderer als der angegebenen Hilfsmittel angefertigt habe. Alle Stellen, die wörtlich oder sinngemäß aus veröffentlichten und nicht veröffentlichten Schriften entnommen wurden, sind als solche kenntlich gemacht. Die Arbeit ist in gleicher oder ähnlicher Form oder auszugsweise im Rahmen einer anderen Prüfung noch nicht vorgelegt worden.

I hereby declare that I have drawn up the present paper on my own and without using other than the allowed means. All parts which are taken out directly or indirectly from other published or unpublished works are recognizable as such. This thesis/paper has not been submitted before in this form or similarly or in excerpts within another examination.

_________________________ _____________________________

Location, Date	Signature

Curriculum Vitae

Footnote Footnote Footnote….

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Diploma thesis in Personnel Economics and HRM

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dirk Sliwka

Submission within the diploma examination in the course of study…

Cologne … (Year of submission)

by:

Sabine Musterfrau

Musterstrasse 11

5000 Köln

Title of the diploma thesis

- subtitle -

Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences

Diplomarbeit am Seminar für Personalwirtschaftslehre

Formatvorlage

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2011-11-03

Universität zu Köln