1. Recommended Structure of the Research Paper

• Title
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Body of the research paper (descriptive, analysing part)
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendices
• Acknowledgements (its place in the research paper is optional)
• Declaration on the use of AI

2. Formal Requirements of the Research Paper

2.1. Title page

The title page should provide the following information:

• university, faculty, department (top of the page, in the middle)
• title of the Research Paper (in the upper third, in the middle)
• name of the candidate, name of the program (lower third, right side)
• name and status of the supervisor (lower third, left side)
• place (Debrecen) and year of submission (bottom of the page, in the middle)

The table of contents should be inserted after the title page, in decimal system.

2.2. Format

Margins

Margins should be set prior to word processing. Margins should be 2 cm on the right side and 3 cm on the left, upper and lower sides.

Type of print

When choosing the type of print the most important aspect should be readability. Type of print: Times New Roman.

Size of print

The best is to print the text of the research paper with the size 12 pt. By creating the title page and the headings 14 and 16 pt sized prints could be used.

Spacing

When choosing the spacing the most important aspect should be readability. Optimal spacing is 1.5.

2.3. Recommended Structure of the Research Paper

Title

It should be short, comprehensible and should fairly express the content.

Table of contents

The research paper must have a table of contents page listing chapter headings, section headings and sub-headings, Appendices and references as well as their corresponding page number.

Introduction (2-3 pages)

You should explain the choice of the topic, its theoretical and practical importance, and formulate the targets and research methods.

Body of the research paper (15-25 pages)

Its content depends on the supervisor and the candidate. Unfolding the topic. The research paper values more if not only Hungarian sources but foreign ones are used as well. We call your attention to the Internet sources and periodicals that are available in the faculty library.

One requirement of the research paper is that it should provide current independent research results, which would not have been concluded without the contribution of the author.

Conclusion (2-3 pages)

Short and brief review of the important statements and consequences. In case any target is not managed to be proved, it has to be communicated bravely and unambiguously. (In case of an appropriate justification the value of the research paper is not decreased!)

Bibliography

Bibliography contains all kinds of book, periodical, electronic media references that are used in the process of research paper writing. It does not mean that all the used sources are cited, but all of them are used in the process of research paper writing.

Recommended articulation is:

• books, articles, essays
• statistic sources
• laws
• INTERNET sources(in this case sources should be paid more attention, they should be handled as documents)

Examples

Journal articles:

Chase, W. C., & Simon, H. A. Perception in chess.Cognitive Psychology, 4 (1973), 55-81.

Books:

Kreber, C. (2002). Controversy and consensus on the scholarship of teaching.Studies in higher education, 27, 2, pp 151-167

Conference proceedings:

Lister, R and Leaney, J (2003b),Introductory Programming, Criterion Referencing, and Bloom, 34th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2003), Reno, Nevada USA, February 19-23, 2003, pp 143-147.

Websites:

American College of Cardiology.What Is Evidence-Based Medicine? http://www.acc.org/qualityandscience/quality/evidence.htm [Retreived: 15 october 2007]

Description of the own results

The research paper should contain a section where the authors list their individual contribution to the completion of the research paper and the concluded results item by item.

Appendices (max. 8-10 pages)

Acknowledgements:

The candidate may say thanks to all who have supported him/her (with theoretical, practical or moral help) while writing the research paper.

Declaration on the use of AI

Section 22 § On the use of artificial intelligence of the Academic and examination Rules and Regulations regulates the rules for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in copyright works created by students, as well as the manner in which such use must be indicated.

At the end of the thesis, it is mandatory to include a declaration on the use of artificial intelligence tools.