Week 2

Chapter 1
Project Abstract
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Project Abstract

1. This include the title of the project, description of the

design problem, project objectives and description of the
design concept proposed approach and solution.

2. It also include the members of the project team and

description of their principal role on the project.

3. This should be written in terms understandable to a

non-specialist and must be updated if the information it
contains changes.
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The Importance of Abstract in Research

1. The abstract allows the researcher to elaborate each

major aspect of the paper and helps readers decide
whether they want to read the rest of the Research paper.

2. The Researcher must have enough key information for

the summary results, observations and trends to make the
abstract useful to someone who may want to examine the
Research work.
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Types of Abstracts

1. Critical Abstract
2. Descriptive Abstract
3. Informative Abstract
4. Highlight Abstract
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Guidelines in writing an Abstract

1. Reverse outline
2. Read other abstract
3. Write clearly and concisely
4. Focus on your own research
5. Check your formatting