Essay presentation is very important indeed. All essays should be presented in the following format, whether in hard copy or submitted online. These rules are not arbitrary. They are designed to assist your marker and to make sure that remarks and corrections can easily be inserted.

Title page should
state:
the department's name
the course title
tutor's name
full title of question being answered
your matriculation number
date of submission
word count, including text and footnotes (but not the bibliography)

Text:
One side of A4 per page (i.e. not double-sided)
Margins of at least 1 inch (25 mm) on both left and right
1.5 or double line spacing
One extra carriage return between paragraphs
Font size should be 11 or 12, black
Text should be either left aligned, or justified, as you prefer
Pages should be numbered from the first page of your text (i.e. not the title page)

Bibliography
On a separate page (see referencing section of this site to see how to set out footnotes, textual notes and the bibliography)

Staple these three parts of the essay together (i.e. title page, text and bibliography) but don't enclose in a folder.

Remember: keep a copy of your work