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Writing an Effective Abstract Guide

The document provides guidance on writing an abstract for a research paper. It explains that an abstract should be a single paragraph summary of the entire paper, including the thesis, goals, approach, main findings, and conclusions. As electronic databases are the primary means of finding research, an abstract must include all relevant information for potential readers. An abstract is typically 150-250 words and only includes essential details. It is best to write the abstract last, after completing the paper, to have a clear understanding of the content and scope. The document also outlines the typical structure of a thesis, including sections like the title page, dedication, acknowledgements, table of contents, abstract, introduction, chapters, endnotes, conclusion, and works cited

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Writing an Effective Abstract Guide

The document provides guidance on writing an abstract for a research paper. It explains that an abstract should be a single paragraph summary of the entire paper, including the thesis, goals, approach, main findings, and conclusions. As electronic databases are the primary means of finding research, an abstract must include all relevant information for potential readers. An abstract is typically 150-250 words and only includes essential details. It is best to write the abstract last, after completing the paper, to have a clear understanding of the content and scope. The document also outlines the typical structure of a thesis, including sections like the title page, dedication, acknowledgements, table of contents, abstract, introduction, chapters, endnotes, conclusion, and works cited

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Bibliographic Research

Master 2
Teacher: Nabila Bouzera
Writing an Abstract

Basically, an abstract comprises a one-paragraph summary of the whole paper. Abstracts have
become increasingly important, as electronic publication databases are the primary means of
finding research reports in a certain subject area today. Hence, everything of relevance to
potential readers should be in the abstract, everything else not. It usually consists of one single
paragraph that gives an overview of the content and scope of the study. Usually, the length of
an abstract can be anywhere between 150-250 words, so you must make sure that you include
only what is necessary and relevant. 

Although it is written as a single paragraph, the abstract should summarize information about
all sections of your study, including your thesis, goals, approach, main findings, and
conclusions. It is best to write the abstract at the end, after you have completed writing your
paper, so that you have a clear idea of the content and scope of your work and can present a
condensed version of it in your abstract.

The structure of the thesis

 First page (title of your dissertation, the name of the student, the name of the
supervisor, submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree of Masters of …, date of
submission)
 Dedication (to family and friends)
 Acknowledgment (to your supervisor, and any teacher who has contributed to the
writing of your paper).
 Table of Contents
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Chapter One
 Chapter two
 Chapter three
 Endnote
 Conclusion
 Works Cited
 prior to the Introduction, everything should be numbered using Roman numbers.
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