Research Abstracts

Research Paper Abstract

Presentations

You need to compose an abstract of your paper that is about a paragraph or two in length.  This abstract will be used for your research presentations. Below is an excerpt from Carnegie-Mellon University on the contents of an abstract.

•       Motivation:

•       Why do we care about the problem and the results? (Why did you pick this topic? How is it a “legitimate” topic?)

•       Problem statement:

•       What problem are you trying to solve? What is the scope of your work? (What is your researchable question?)

•        Approach:

•       How did you go about solving or making progress on the problem? (What did you run into through the course of your research? Too broad? Too narrow? Hard time sorting through sources?)  What was the extent of your work? (What were your main points for and against?)

•       Results:

•       What's the answer? (What is your best argument for the side you chose to support?)

•       Conclusions:

•       What are the implications of your answer? (What is your call to action?)