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How to write an abstract

How to write an abstract. A presentation for the Network members of TEMOLAYOLE. What is an abstract?. A complete but concise description of your work Brief overview of: introduction, methods & results, discussion, conclusion It is supposed to `sell´ your work

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How to write an abstract

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  1. How to write an abstract A presentation for the Network members of TEMOLAYOLE

  2. What is an abstract? • A complete but concise description of your work • Brief overview of: introduction, methods & results, discussion, conclusion • It is supposed to `sell´ your work • Convice the reader / reviewer that it is interesting

  3. Parts of an abstract • Motivation • Statement of Purpose • General methodological approach • Major results • Conclusion

  4. Motivation • One or two sentences • Why do we care to investigate the particular problem • importance of your work • difficulty of the area • impact it might have

  5. Purpose of study • Examples: • The purpose of the study was ... • The aim of this study was to ... • This study attempted to answer the following questions to test the hypothesis... • This study focused on the....

  6. General methodological approach • One or two sentences • How did you go about solving the problem? • Major techniques you used to find the results • Do not explain the ´how´ but rather the ´what´

  7. Major results • Summarized in one or two sentences • What´s the answer? • Do not provide details

  8. Conclusion • It should conclude with 1-2 sentences • What are the implications of your answer ? • These sentences should connect the findings with one or more of the larger ideas stated in the opening two sentences

  9. Common problems • too long (it will be rejected) • too short • too much detail • failure to provide important information

  10. General tips • The abstract must make sense in itself • Meet the word count limitation • Major limitations on the results should be stated (use of words such as ´might´, ´seem´, ´could´, etc.)

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