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    The abstract is a miniversion of the thesis. It should give a brief summary of the main sections of the paper. The maximum length is 50% of one page. DO NOT include abbreviations or acronyms in your abstract. DO NOT use headings for your abstract paragraphs.

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    The abstract is a miniversion of the thesis. It should give a brief summary of the main sections of the paper. The maximum length is 50% of one page. DO NOT include abbreviations or acronyms in your abstract. DO NOT use headings for your abstract paragraphs.

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    The abstract is a miniversion of the thesis. It should give a brief summary of the main sections of the paper. The maximum length is 50% of one page. DO NOT include abbreviations or acronyms in your abstract. DO NOT use headings for your abstract paragraphs.

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    AbstractWriting

    Whatisanabstract?
    Theabstractisaminiversionofthethesis.It shouldgiveabriefsummaryofthemainsections ofthepaper.Inotherwords,itisasummaryof the"information"thethesiscontains.

    Typesofabstracts

    DescriptiveAbstracts
    Tellreaderswhatinformationthereport, article,orpapercontains. Includethepurpose,methods,andscopeofthe report,article,orpaper. Donotprovideresults,conclusions,or recommendations. Arealwaysveryshort,usuallyunder100words.

    Typesofabstracts InformativeAbstracts
    Communicatespecificinformationfromthereport, article,orpaper. Includethepurpose,methods,andscopeofthe report,article,orpaper. Providethereport,article,orpaper'sresults, conclusions,andrecommendations. Areshortfromaparagraphtoapageortwo, dependinguponthelengthoftheoriginalwork beingabstracted.Usuallyinformativeabstractsare 10%orlessofthelengthoftheoriginalpiece.

    Itspurpose:
    Togivereadersaquickidentificationofthe basiccontentofthethesis.Itshould"standon itsown"andbeaselfcontaineddocument.There shouldbenoneedtolookelsewhereinthethesis foranunderstandingofwhatissaidinthe abstract.

    Length:
    Theabstractshouldbeveryconcisethe maximumlengthbeing50%ofonepage.Thismeans youwillneedtoeconomiseyouruseofwordsand tieideastogether.Usethemostpreciseand relevantwordstobestexpressthecontentof theabstract.

    Content:
    Theabstractcanbewrittenasonelarge paragraph,orforeasyreadingyoucanuse paragraphsforeachsectionofthecontent. Paragraph1shouldcontainyourobjectivesand scope,Paragraph2adescriptionofthemethods used,Paragraph3asummaryoftheresults,and Paragraph4astatementofthemainconclusions.

    Otherconsiderations:
    Theabstractisusuallywritteninthepasttense becausetheresearchisalreadydone.Inother words,writethethesisfirst! Whilefirstperson("I","we")maybeusedinthe bodyofyourthesis,youmustusethirdperson (passive)intheabstract.

    DONOTincludeabbreviationsoracronymsinyour abstract. DONOTuseheadingsforyourabstractparagraphs. (e.g.Objectives,Methods,Resultsand Conclusions)

    Keepyourabstractclearandsimpleyouare tryingtoshowthekeypointsofyourthesisto attractinterest. Alwayscheckyourgrammar,spelling,and formatting.

    Remember:
    Theabstractisthefirstthingareader reads.Itisanindicationofthequalityof yourthesisandwhatistocomeforthe reader.Impressionsdrawnfromthereadingof theabstractgreatlyimpactthereadingof yourthesis..

    OBJECTIVE(S)

    Thepurposeofthisstudywastoinvestigate... Anotheraimwastofindout... Finally,...wasexaminedinthestudy.

    METHOD(S)
    (X)methodwasapplied.(Eg. quantitative/qualitative) Thestudy/thesis/questionnaire/opinionexamined, focusedon,wasconducted,carriedout,sentout, administered Questionnairesweresentout/administered... (Xnumber)responseswerereceived

    RESULT(S)/CONCLUSION(S)

    Theresultsofthestudywerethat... Itwasfound/discoveredthat... Theresultsrevealed/indicated... Themainconclusionwasthat... Oneconclusionwasthat...

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