How do you write a

conclusion?
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Overall Structure
Element Readers Question
Introduction Why is your research important to
us?
Objectives of the research What were you trying to find out?
Method Was your research method
sound?
Results What results did your research
produce?
Discussion How do you interpret those
results?
Conclusions What is the significance of those
results?
Recommendations What do you think we should do?
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Results

Implications
for field

Future
work
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Conclusion
1. Restate the main points.
Boiled down to its essence, what did your project show or demonstrate:
Tell your readers what you accomplished:
In your project
For your field overall
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2. State your recommendations.
Identify the best solution(s).
Give reasons why that solution was chosen.
Extend the solution to similar research being done in your field.
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3. Re-emphasize the importance of the project.
Tell your readers why you believe your project is important.
Tell them why you think the results and recommendations should be
taken seriously.
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4. Look to the future.
Discuss future research paths that could be pursued.
Describe the future you envision if readers follow your recommendations.
Highlight the most significant results,
but don't just repeat what you've
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How do these results relate to the
original problem?
Abstract
Does the data suggest that your solution
worked?

Are your results consistent with what Introduction

other engineers have reported? If your
results were unexpected, try to explain
why. Is there another way to interpret
your results?
Methods
What were the limitations of your
project? Results & Discussion
What further research would be
necessary to answer the questions
raised by your results? Conclusion
How do your results fit into the big
picture for your field? References
Do your results have implications for
other fields?
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References
1. In the text, cite the literature in the
appropriate places: Introduction
Scarlet [1] thought that the gene was
present only in yeast, but it has since
been identified in the platypus [2,3]
Methods
and wombat [4,5,6].

2. In the References section, list Results & Discussion

citations in alphabetical order.

Conclusion

References
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Abstract
Methods

Results & Discussion

Conclusion