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Discussing our results:

Discussing our results:. Today’s agenda: Consider the structure of the Discussion section Some basic hints and things to avoid Examination of the Discussions in published papers General tips for better writing Opportunity to work on papers. The Discussion.

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Discussing our results:

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  1. Discussing our results: Today’s agenda: Consider the structure of the Discussion section Some basic hints and things to avoid Examination of the Discussions in published papers General tips for better writing Opportunity to work on papers

  2. The Discussion • Begin with the interpretation of the data with respect to the specific objectives of the study, and get progressively broader, interpreting papers by others, ending with the concepts used to start the Introduction.

  3. Important suggestions: The Discussion should begin with a direct link between the Results and the hypotheses in the Introduction. It can be helpful to briefly restate the hypotheses. Keep the hypotheses in the same order as the Introduction. Discuss your data in the context of the hypotheses. Was each hypothesis supported or not? Then back away slowly, interpreting the results in the light of similar work by others. End where you began, with the broad scope of the Introduction.

  4. In-class activity Let’s examine some of the published papers to see how they began their Discussions, how the paragraphs transition, and how they ended them.

  5. Trimming sentences by reducing “fat phrases” Fat phrase Reduction At this point in time now At that point in time then Has the ability to can Has the potential to can In light of the fact that because In the event that if In the vicinity of near Owing to the fact that because The question as to whether whether There is no doubt that no doubt Dr. Quinn’s pet peeve: It is known that […] Source: Alley, Michael. 1996. The Craft of Scientific Writing. Springer. Third edition.

  6. Common redundancies to avoid (already) existing introduced (a new) (alternative) choices mix (together) At (the) present (time) never (before) (basic) fundamentals none (at all) (completely) eliminate now (at this time) (continue to) remain period (of time) (currently) being (still) persists (currently) underway (separate) entities (empty) space start (out) Had done (previously)

  7. In-class activity: Work on the Discussion sections of your papers, putting to use the things we have talked about, including structure and style and word economy.

  8. Assignment: Write each day and work on your papers. This is the 6th week of class and you can see from the syllabus that we are moving towards the end, when there will be a paper and oral presentation based on your original study, and a poster based on the published paper that you have selected and been examining. This is a lot of work, so keep a sharp focus on your objectives.

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