{"id":465350,"date":"2026-09-17T15:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/?page_id=465350"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:43:42","slug":"tme-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/tme-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis Made Easy &#8211; T&amp;D Submission Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ==========================================\n     THESIS & DISSERTATION ORAL DEFENSE\n     SUBMISSION CHECKLIST\n     ========================================== -->\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"usj-defense-checklist\" id=\"oral-defense-checklist\">\n\n    <h2>Thesis &amp; Dissertation Oral Defense Submission Checklist<\/h2>\n\n    <p class=\"intro\">\n        Before submitting your thesis or dissertation for oral defense, \n        complete each item on this checklist to ensure compliance with \n        university academic and formatting standards.\n    <\/p>\n\n\n    <!-- ==========================================\n         1. PAGE FORMATTING & STRUCTURE\n         ========================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"usj-checklist-section\">\n\n        <h3>1. Page Formatting &amp; Structure<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"usj-check-item\">\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"defense-page-numbers\">\n            <label for=\"defense-page-numbers\">\n                <strong>Page Numbers:<\/strong>\n                Confirm that Roman numerals (e.g., I, II, III) are used\n                for preliminary pages (Abstract, Declaration, Table of Contents)\n                and Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3&#8230;) start from Chapter 1.\n            <\/label>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"usj-check-item\">\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"defense-unnumbered-pages\">\n            <label for=\"defense-unnumbered-pages\">\n                <strong>Unnumbered Pages:<\/strong>\n                Ensure required pages without visible numbers (e.g., Title Page)\n                are still properly counted in the overall pagination sequence.\n            <\/label>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"usj-check-item\">\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"defense-margins\">\n            <label for=\"defense-margins\">\n                <strong>Margins:<\/strong>\n                Set page margins strictly according to guidelines\n                (e.g., 1 inch \/ 2.54 cm top, bottom, and right;\n                extra binding margin on the left if required).\n            <\/label>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"usj-check-item\">\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"defense-page-order\">\n            <label for=\"defense-page-order\">\n                <strong>Page Order:<\/strong>\n                Verify that all preliminary pages, main chapters, references,\n                and appendices are in the approved sequence.\n            <\/label>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- ==========================================\n         2. 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SIMILARITY REPORT\n         ========================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"usj-checklist-section\">\n\n        <h3>4. Similarity Report (Plagiarism Check)<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"usj-check-item\">\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"defense-report\">\n            <label for=\"defense-report\">\n                <strong>Run Report:\n        <p>\n    Send your final document to the library\n    (<a href=\"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/usj-library-similarity-check-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go to Submission Portal\n    <\/a>).\n<\/p>\n            <\/strong><\/label><strong>\n        <\/strong><\/div><strong>\n\n        <div class=\"usj-check-item\">\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"defense-threshold\">\n            <label for=\"defense-threshold\">\n                <strong>Receive Report:<\/strong>\n                You and your supervisor(s) will receive the report from the library email.\n           \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/strong><\/div><strong>\n\n\n    <!-- ==========================================\n         5. 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