About a correct length of course work
The main requirements for the volume of course work Most often, such requirements are presented in the guidelines for the relevant subject, issued by the university. If there are no instructor's instructions on this score, then it is worth to focus on the volume of 25-35 pages. At the same time, the older the course, the volume of the course should be closer to the upper boundary of the range (about 35 pages). Important! Applications are numbered separately and are not included in the scope of the course.
The volume of the structural parts of the course work
If the total amount of work is relatively clear, then how much should each structural unit have? How to skillfully distribute the information on the chapters in order to open the topic and "fit" into the given boundaries?
Title page
On the first page the number is not set, but it is included in the total volume of the course work.
Table of contents
The second page of the course is the table of contents. Despite the fact that the research work itself begins with the introduction, the table of contents is a full section of any scientific work that is included in the volume and numbered. Introduction The introductory part of the course work is represented by a number of mandatory elements, the total volume of which is 1-2 pages. In this part, the main essence of the research is presented in a laconic form. If the introduction goes beyond two pages, then it is worth reviewing the content of this part. Perhaps, it is worth reducing the relevance, reflecting its formulation more clearly, accurately and concisely, reviewing the tasks, methods of research, etc.
Main part
This part is the basis of the course work and takes about 20-25 pages. The number of chapters can vary depending on the subject, but most often the main part of the coursework contains 3 chapters. The allocated volume should be evenly distributed between the chapters: 6-8 pages for each chapter. In the same way, you should distribute these pages according to the paragraphs of each chapter: depending on their number, there are 2-4 pages per paragraph.
Conclusion
In the concluding part the main conclusions and proposals for research are formulated. This part of the work usually takes 2-3 pages.
Bibliography
The number of pages that the list of literature occupies depends on the number of sources. If the teacher does not make any special requirements to the number of sources, then one should expect that one source of literature per page of text. So, the list of literature from 35 sources will take about 2-3 pages. When starting a course work, the student must make a plan. Already at this stage it is very important to estimate approximately how many pages each paragraph will occupy, so that later there would be no difficulty with such seemingly trivial matters as compliance with volume requirements.