The TCC (Course Completion Paper) acknowledgments consist of a page where the author of the paper has the opportunity to show his gratitude to everything and everyone who helped him through the process of apprenticeship.
Although this page is not considered mandatory by the ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Standards) and does not interfere with the grade of a work, many students insist on inserting it.
Ready-made thank you template
With regard to formatting, ABNT standards recommend the following:
- Alignment: justified
- Font: Times New Roman or Arial
- Font Size: 12
- Title: in capital letters and bold
- Text body: in lowercase and without highlighting
- Top margin and left margin: 3 cm
- Bottom margin and right margin: 2 cm
Note: Acknowledgments have no character limit.
Examples of thanks
The author of the work can use only one type of acknowledgment, or several types simultaneously.
These acknowledgments can be dedicated to individuals and/or institutions.
Below you will find a selection with examples of the most common types of thanks.
1. thanks to God
- First of all, to God, who made sure my goals were achieved during all my years of studies.
- To God, for having allowed me to be healthy and determined not to lose heart while carrying out this work.
- To God, for my life, and for allowing me to overcome all the obstacles encountered during this work.
2. Thanks to family and friends
- To friends/relatives ______ and ______, for all their support and help, who greatly contributed to the realization of this work.
- To my parents and siblings, who encouraged me in difficult times and understood my absence while I was dedicated to carrying out this work.
- To my friends, who have always been by my side, for their unconditional friendship and for the support shown throughout the period of time that I dedicated myself to this work.
3. Thanks to teachers
- To the teacher ______, for being my advisor and for having performed this role with dedication and friendship.
- To the teachers, for the corrections and teachings that allowed me to perform better in my professional training process throughout the course.
- To the teachers, for all the advice, for the help and for the patience with which they guided my learning.
4. General thanks
- To all those who contributed, in some way, to the realization of this work.
- To everyone who participated, directly or indirectly, in the development of this research work, enriching my learning process.
- To the people with whom I lived along these years of course, who encouraged me and who certainly had an impact on my academic education.
5. Thanks to colleagues
- To my fellow students, with whom I have lived intensely over the last few years, for the companionship and the exchange of experiences that allowed me to grow not only as a person, but also as a trainee.
- To my classmates, for sharing with me so many moments of discovery and learning and for all the companionship along this path.
- To all the students in my class, for the friendly environment in which we live and solidify our knowledge, which was fundamental in the preparation of this course conclusion work.
6. Thanks to institutions
- To all of the company ______, for providing data and materials that were essential for the development of the research that made this work possible.
- To the educational institution ______, essential in my professional training process, for the dedication, and for everything I learned over the years of the course.
- To the company ______, for providing statistics that were of great use for the preparation of this scientific work.
Thanks and dedication from TCC
Although many people confuse the dedication with thanks from TCC, such terms designate different concepts.
Acknowledgments consist of a page where the author expresses his gratitude to people, institutions and/or entities considered by him to be useful in the development of the work.
The dedication, in turn, is an integral part of the TCC where the author has the opportunity to honor someone very important in his life. This honoree may or may not have had a direct impact on the performance of the work.
Examples of TCC Dedication
Check out some examples of dedication below.
- To my parents, for never making efforts to provide me with quality education throughout my school term.
- To my advisor, who conducted the work with patience and dedication, always available to share all his vast knowledge.
- To my brothers, for their companionship, complicity and support in all the delicate moments of my life.
For more information about academic works, be sure to consult the texts below:
- Pre-textual elements in academic papers
- Approval sheet (ABNT standards)
- TCC Dedication (ready sentences)
- TCC epigraph: famous phrases to use at work
- TCC Summary: how to do in ABNT standards (with an example)
- How to make a summary (ABNT rules)