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Writing an
Abstract.
Some navigation tips
Prachern Silawan : Ph.D
Medical and Health Social
Sciences
What is an Abstract
1.The abstract brief overview of your
selected type of work
2.It is typically a condensed version of
a longer piece of writing that highlight
the major points covered, while
concisely describing the work.
3.What should an abstract tell the
reader?04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
What is an Abstract
1.What you did?
2.Why you did?
3.How you did?
4.What you found, and
5.What it means?
•  
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
One paragraph : Its parts
I. Introduction : The abstract should
briefly state the purpose, rationale and
scope of the research.
II. Methods : Present the principle
findings
III. Result : present the principle finding
IV. Discussion and conclusion : What
do the findings mean?04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Introduction
I. What is this project about?
II. Why is this project interesting or
important? Elaborate upon the
rationale.
III. What is the scope of the project?
IV. What was you hypothesis, what did
you think you were going to find?
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Introduction
VI. Is you topic newly discovered or has
it been ignored in the past?
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Methods
I. What was you approach? Did you
use sampling or experimentation for
example?
II. Briefly explain your procedure
III. What source did you use?
IV. Are you methods new to you filed.
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Results
I. What did you find when you
performed you experiment your work?
II. If you project is not completed yet,
what do you think you will find?
III. Do you have data collected or
effects observed?
IV. Distinguish between fact and
conjecture. If you are theorizing make04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Conclusions
I. What is you interpretation of what
these result mean?
II. Why should anyone become
interested in your finding?
III. What are the implication for future
research?
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Discussion
I. Are you result consistent with your
initial hypothesis?
II. Why or Why not?
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Simply answerthese
question
I. What you did?
II. Why you did it?
III. How you did it?
IV. What you found, and
VI. What it mean?
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
Thankyou for
attention
04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan

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Writing an abstract

  • 1. Writing an Abstract. Some navigation tips Prachern Silawan : Ph.D Medical and Health Social Sciences
  • 2. What is an Abstract 1.The abstract brief overview of your selected type of work 2.It is typically a condensed version of a longer piece of writing that highlight the major points covered, while concisely describing the work. 3.What should an abstract tell the reader?04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 3. What is an Abstract 1.What you did? 2.Why you did? 3.How you did? 4.What you found, and 5.What it means? •   04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 4. One paragraph : Its parts I. Introduction : The abstract should briefly state the purpose, rationale and scope of the research. II. Methods : Present the principle findings III. Result : present the principle finding IV. Discussion and conclusion : What do the findings mean?04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 5. Introduction I. What is this project about? II. Why is this project interesting or important? Elaborate upon the rationale. III. What is the scope of the project? IV. What was you hypothesis, what did you think you were going to find? 04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 6. Introduction VI. Is you topic newly discovered or has it been ignored in the past? 04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 7. Methods I. What was you approach? Did you use sampling or experimentation for example? II. Briefly explain your procedure III. What source did you use? IV. Are you methods new to you filed. 04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 8. Results I. What did you find when you performed you experiment your work? II. If you project is not completed yet, what do you think you will find? III. Do you have data collected or effects observed? IV. Distinguish between fact and conjecture. If you are theorizing make04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 9. Conclusions I. What is you interpretation of what these result mean? II. Why should anyone become interested in your finding? III. What are the implication for future research? 04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 10. Discussion I. Are you result consistent with your initial hypothesis? II. Why or Why not? 04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 11. Simply answerthese question I. What you did? II. Why you did it? III. How you did it? IV. What you found, and VI. What it mean? 04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan
  • 12. Thankyou for attention 04/28/17 Copy right by Prachern Silawan