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ME241 Abstracts: Using and Writing T hem

ME241 Abstracts: Using and Writing T hem. Katherine Schaefer, PhD Lecturer, The College Writing Program Specialist in Scientific and Technical Writing RRL G121D (The CWP) Please feel free to stop by/email and discuss/ask questions!. Purpose of an engineering paper: tell a good “story”.

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ME241 Abstracts: Using and Writing T hem

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  1. ME241Abstracts: Using and Writing Them Katherine Schaefer, PhD Lecturer, The College Writing Program Specialist in Scientific and Technical Writing RRL G121D (The CWP) Please feel free to stop by/email and discuss/ask questions!

  2. Purpose of an engineering paper: tell a good “story” • SHORT VERSION • What was the question? • What did you do about the question? • What did you find out/what was the answer? • LONGER VERSION • What was the question? • Where does the question fit in/why is it important? • What did you do about the question? • What did you find out/what was the answer? • What does it mean/what can we do now?

  3. Purpose of an abstract • Summarize the engineering “story” • Help the reader decide QUICKLY whether the paper contains information useful to him or her

  4. Structure of an abstract • What was the question? • Where does the question fit it/why is it important? • What did we do about the question? • What did we find out? • What does it mean/what can we do next? • From the instructions: • “ABSTRACT. A brief summary of the work: what you did and what the results were. Generally less than 100 words.” (Report Structure, WrittenReports.ppt) • “The abstract identifies the key question/problem [and] briefly describes methods and results…” (Grading Criteria)

  5. So do I state the question or not???!! • SOLUTION I • What did you do about the question (conceptual, implies question)? • What did you do about the question (more specific)? • What did you find out? • SOLUTION II • What did you do? • What did you find out (conceptual, states the answer to the question in such a way that the question is obvious?

  6. Sample: • What was the question? • Stated directly or implied? • What did the writer do about the question? • What did the writer find out/what was the answer? • Anything you were unclear about? Reporting of Results/Sample Report or in WrittenReports.ppt

  7. Hands on: • Divide into groups of 2-3; get an “evaluation sheet” • Working together (try to come to agreement on each sample) evaluate all three abstracts • Pick the one you found least clear, and try rewriting it. • Use the evaluation sheet to help you decide what to add/change

  8. What worked? What didn’t? Why? Questions?

  9. Need feedback? writing.rochester.edu/writing center/writing center resources Click here to schedule a 50 min appt with a consultant (click “login”) Click here for written feedback in 48h Click here for Writing Fellows Walk-In Hours

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