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ABSTRACT

The abstract should summarize the content of the paper. Try to keep the abstract under 100 words. Do not have references or displayed equations in the abstract. Your manuscript should fit on a 8.5” x 11 (or A4) paper. It is imperative that the margins and style described below be adhered to carefully. Please keep in mind that the manuscript you prepare will be electronically uploaded from the source and printed as received. Readability of the paper is of paramount importance. Use indirect sentences in your writing. Report your research in past tense since you have already done the research. A paper submitted which does not comply with this Proceedings Publication Format will be rejected.

Keywords and phrases: Author Guide, Manuscript, Camera-Ready, ooiCTRLD Copyright Transfer and Conference Registration Forms.

1. INTRODUCTION

The length of an acceptable paper is 1 to 8 pages single spaced. There is a limit of 8 pages for each paper in the Proceedings. At most, 2 additional pages can be included, provided the fee of US$ 25.00 per extra page is submitted with the Author’s registration. Also, complete the Copyright Transfer and the Conference Registration forms. Send them with the appropriate conference registration fee. The conference headquarters’ contact information is as follows:

Contact: ooiCTRLD Conferences

Postal address: P. O. Box 1392, Ruston, Louisiana 71273-1392, U. S. A.

Phone number: 1-318-254-0422.

Fax number: 1-318-513-9497

e-mail address: facultystudentconference@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.facultystudentconference.org

2. CONTENT OF A PROCEEDINGS PAPER

The content of a proceedings paper should consist of a summarized report of a scholarly study on any topic in any academic discipline. If data are collected, analyze the data to identify and report your findings. Provide your observations of the study, recommendations, etc. If necessary give readers some direction for further studies relating to the topic.

Your paper should begin with about 100 words abstract that briefly introduces the paper, followed by the keywords and phrases section, and the introduction section. The main body of the paper should be about the study, the findings, observations and or recommendations, etc. of the study. The paper should end with no less than 2 references and no more than 20 references. Footnotes are allowed at the end of the paper only..

A paper that has never been published before is preferred. However, the paper could be an expansion, a modification or a revision of a previously published paper. If so, the topic must be new and an adequate reference should be made to the previously published paper.

The paper must be word-processed using Microsoft Word. The author must submit his or her paper via e-mail attachment to facultystudentconference@yahoo.com

3. PREPARATION OF THE PAPER

General Appearance.

The text must be in English. The submitted paper must be in its final form and of good appearance because we will like to print it as it is without any editing. The paper must be typed in one column as it appears in this document. The document you are reading is printed in the format that should be used in your paper.

Required style of writing (English Grammar).

When writing use past tense because you have already completed the research. It is absolutely necessary that you must use indirect sentences when writing your paper. We require that all authors must avoid using DIRECT SENTENCE and or PERSONALIZATION(Use of I, we, my, our, us etc) in writing. A proceedings article is technical paper. It is not a literature book where you do story telling. Therefore, we require that you use INDIRECT SENTENCE when writing. For example:

“In this paper we present the design and implementation of an integrated online client and accounting management system (IOCAMS) that is used for business operations.” This is a DIRECT SENTENCE and it is not allowed.

It is preferred that the sentence be re-written as “In this paper, the design and implementation of an integrated online client and accounting management system (IOCAMS) that are used for business operations are presented.” This is an INDIRECT SENTENCE and it is allowed.

“In this paper, the authors present the design and implementation of an integrated online client and accounting management system (IOCAMS) that are used for business operations.” This avoids personalization (use of I, we, my, our, etc) in writing and it is allowed.

Specifications.

To ensure uniformity of appearance for the Proceedings, your paper should conform to the following specifications:

Your paper must conform to the following Microsoft Word specifications. You may use the following procedure to set the required specification: In Microsoft Word, click on “File” menu and then click on “Page Setup” menu. In the “Page Setup” window, use the following margin settings: Top: 1” (2.5 cm.) Bottom: 0.8” (2.0 cm.) Left: 0.8” (2.0 cm.) Right: 0.8” (2.0 cm.) Gutter: 0” Header: 0.7” (1.75 cm.) Footer: 0.5” (1.25 cm.). Gutter position select “left.” In the “Paper Size” window, use Letter 8 ½ x 11ins (or A4) Width: 8.5” (21.25 cm.) Height: 11” (27.50 cm.). Orientation is “Portrait.” Use “even” justify margin.

4. RECOMMENDED FONT SIZES

Use New Times Roman font size 12 points for your typing. Use New Times Roman font 14 points for the title of your paper and it must be centered across the page. Include name of Author(s) and affiliation. Some technical formatting programs print mathematical formulas in italic type, with subscripts and superscripts in a slightly smaller font size. This is acceptable.

5. HEADINGS

Major headings are to be column centered in a bold font and in capital without underline. They may be numbered, if so desired. “5. HEADINGS” at the top of this paragraph is a major heading.

Subheadings.

Subheadings should be in a bold font lower case with initial capitals. They should start at the left-hand margin on a separate line.

Sub-subheadings: Sub-subheadings are to be in a bold font. They should start and run in at the beginning of the paragraph. The top of this paragraph illustrates a sub-subheading.

Title: The title in bold capital letters should be centered across the top of the first page and should be in a distinctive 14 point size font.

Authors Names, Affiliation and Addresses: The author’s name, affiliation and addresses should be centered below the title. These lines should be in 12 point type.

Keywords and phrases: From 5 to 7 keywords should follow the abstract (as a subheading of the Abstract).

Introduction: All standard journal papers must have Introduction section.

Other sections will follow depending on the type of paper you are writing.

Your paper must end with end with CONCLUSIONS or SUMMARY.

References: Use a format appropriate to your area of discipline OR use APA Editorial Style format to list all references at the end of the paper. Use the APA Editorial Style format also when citing references in the text as shown at the end of this sentence (Ivari, 1991, pp. 252), (Cornell & Shapiro, 1987), (Dudley, Dudley, Clark & Payne, 1995), (Ivari, 1991; Cornell & Shapiro, 1991; Web, 1998 and Dudley, et al., 1995) and (Andrews & Leventhal, 1993, pp. 6-18). Cross check to make sure that each reference cited in your paper is listed in the REFERENCE section.

Illustrations: All halftone illustrations (pictures) and line drawing should be clear black or shaded. Make sure that you include a caption for each photograph or line drawing. All illustrations must fit on the page within the specified margins. An illustration should not overflow to the next page.

Tables, figures and equations: All tables, figures and equations must be placed in the paper near where you first mention them. All tables, figures and equations must fit on the page within the specified margins. They should not overflow to the next page. Another option is to place them at the end of your paper after the REFERENCE section.

6. FORMULAE

All equations must be typed in black. They should be numbered consecutively throughout the text. Equation numbers should be enclosed in parentheses and flushed right. Equations should be referred to as Eq. (X) in the text where X is the equation number. In multiple-line equations, the number should be given on the last line.

7. READABILITY

One major cause of rejection of a paper is poor readability of the paper. You are advised to use Grammar checker in the Tools menu in MS-Word to check your paper. Make sure that the Flesch Reading Ease index of the Readability statistics is more than 28 for a technical paper (i. e. a paper with formulae, equations, statistics, tables and graphics) and more than 40 for a non-technical paper.

8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (Not required.)

Acknowledgments should be just before the references.

9. FOOTNOTES (Not required.)

Footnotes should be typed in singled-line spacing and placed here and not at the bottom of the page where it is cited. Footnotes should be used only when absolutely necessary.

10. CONCLUSIONS

The better you look, the better we all look. Thank you for your cooperation and contribution. We look forward to seeing you at ooiCTRLD Conference.

11. REFERENCES

LITERATURE

The total number of references used in your paper and listed here in this section must not be less than 2; and it should not be more than 20. Cross check to make sure that each reference listed in this section is cited somewhere in your paper at least once. Cross check to make sure that each reference listed in this section is cited somewhere in your paper at least once. The following listed references are used or cited in this document. The APA Editorial Style format is used in the listing.

Andrews, D, C., & Leventhal, N. S. (1993). FUSION: Integrating IE, CASE, and JAD: A Handbook for

Reengineering the Systems Organization. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632.

Cornell, B., & Shapiro, A. C. (1987). Corporate stockholders and corporate finance. Financial Management, 16, 5-14.

Dudley, S., Dudley, L., Clark, F., & Payne, S. (1995). New directions for the business curriculum. Journal of

Education for Business, 70(5), 305-300.

Ivari, J. (1991). A Paradigmatic Analysis of Contemporary Schools of IS Development. European Journal of

Information systems, , 1(4), 249-272.

Web, W. (March, 1998). Not being present to present. http://www.video-conferencing.business.com

OTHER REFERENCES

These are references that are not cited in the body of your paper. They represent other references, which the authors(s) would like the readers to check out for additional facts relating to the research discussed in the paper.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

If there are no references cited in the body of the paper, then the heading for the REFERENCE section should be BIBLIOGRAPHY. These are references that are not cited in the body of the paper. They represent books and articles, which the authors(s) would like the readers to read to gain some background knowledge of the research discussed in the paper.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PAPER MUST HAVE NO LESS THAN 2 REFERENCES AND NO MORE THAN 20, TO QUALIFY FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PROCEEDINGS.

October 31, 2006 Update.