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Month. Year)  \nContents of the Preliminary pages  \na) Title Page  \n• The front/cover/title page is arranged as follows:  \n• Write the title of the research report in capital letters, centrally placed, and  \nfollowed by your name, supervisor’s name(s), then the following statement, systematically arranged.  \nA DISSERTATION SUBMISSITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR…(Insert the name of the degree) OF KAIRUKI UNIVERSITY.  \n• Give the year when the final correction was made in your research report.  \nb) Certification by Supervisor  \n• Should bear the words    \n‘It is hereby certified that the undersigned has read and hereby recommends acceptance by Kairuki University, a dissertation titled: (Insert  \nthe title of your research in CAPITALS) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of (insert the name of the Degree)’.  \nFull names: Signature: Date:  \nSupervisor: Signature: Date:  \nc) Declaration and Copyright  \nI (   . Student’s name) declare that this dissertation is my own effort and  \noriginal work, and that it has not been presented and will not be presented to any other University for a similar degree or any other academic award.  \nBeing a Student Researcher, enrolled at KU, I understand that plagiarism is a serious offence, and therefore confirm that the contents of this research are purely my own production.  \nSignature: Date:  \nThis dissertation is copyright material protected under the Berne Convention Act of 1979 and other international and national enactments in that behalf, on intellectual property. It may not  \nbe reproduced by any means, in full or in part, except for short extract in fair dealing for research or private study. It may not be transmitted in any form electronic or mechanical  \nwithout prior written consent from the author or the Kairuki University in that behalf.  \nd) Acknowledgment and Dedication  \n• Acknowledgments are for:  \nRecognition of people and institutions that played major/active roles in supporting the research work by giving advice or supervision. Also recognized are those who provide secretarial work and generally, all those who made thereport possible.  \n• Dedication is for:  \nRecognition of all those who played major specified passive roles in the implementation of the work such as parents, husband, wife and children.  \ne) Abstract  \n• Abstract should be concise, clearly expressing in a few words (not exceeding 250), the essential points of the research report. 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