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This document provides guidance on writing an abstract for a research paper or thesis. It explains that an abstract is a concise single paragraph summary of the entire work, including the research purpose, methodology, results, and conclusions. An abstract should be approximately 250 words and written last so it accurately reflects the completed work. The purpose is to give readers an overview of the paper and determine if they want to read the full paper. The document outlines what sections an abstract should include and formatting guidelines like font size, length, and structure.

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Name: Humairah Sari Putri NIM: 1711110475 CLASS: A 20171

This document provides guidance on writing an abstract for a research paper or thesis. It explains that an abstract is a concise single paragraph summary of the entire work, including the research purpose, methodology, results, and conclusions. An abstract should be approximately 250 words and written last so it accurately reflects the completed work. The purpose is to give readers an overview of the paper and determine if they want to read the full paper. The document outlines what sections an abstract should include and formatting guidelines like font size, length, and structure.

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NAME : HUMAIRAH SARI PUTRI

NIM : 1711110475
CLASS : A 20171

WRITING ABSTRACT
A. Abstract
An abstract is a concise summary of a research paper or entire thesis. It is an original
work, not an excerpted passage. An abstract must be fully self-contained and make sense by
itself, without further reference to outside sources or to the actual paper. It highlights key
content areas, your research purpose, the relevance or importance of your work, and the
main outcomes.(Thomas & Thomas, 2011)
It is a well-developed single paragraph of approximately 250 words in length, which is
indented and single spaced. The function of the abstract is to outline briefly all parts of the
paper.
Although it is placed at the beginning of your paper, immediately following the title page, the
abstract should be the last thing that you write, once you are sure of the conclusions you will
reach
An abstract is a one-paragraph summary of your paper’s overall focus. The purpose of an
abstract is to provide readers with the main points of your paper; in other words, the abstract
serves as a “snapshot” of the paper’s focus. An abstract is part of APA Style, but it is
typically not required unless specifically requested. While not as common, MLA Style papers
may also require an abstract.
Because on-line search databases typically contain only abstracts, it is vital to write a
complete but concise description of your work to entice potential readers into obtaining a
copy of the full paper. This article describes how to write a good computer architecture
abstract for both conference and journal papers. Writers should follow a checklist consisting
of: motivation, problem statement, approach, results, and conclusions. Following this
checklist should increase the chance of people taking the time to obtain and read your
complete paper.

B. Why write an abstract?


Abstracts are important for both selection and indexing purposes.
Selection: Abstracts allow readers who may be interested in the paper to quickly decide
whether it is relevant to their purposes and whether they need to read the whole paper.
Indexing: Most academic journal databases accessed through the library enable you to
search abstracts. This allows for quick retrieval by users. Abstracts must incorporate the key
terms that a potential researcher would use to search.

C. What to include in an abstract


The format of your abstract will depend on the discipline in which you are working.
However, all abstracts generally cover the following five sections:
1. Reason for writing: What is the importance of the research? Why would a reader
be interested in the larger work?
2. Problem: What problem does this work attempt to solve? What is the scope of the
project? What is the main argument, thesis or claim?
3. Methodology: An abstract of a scientific work may include specific models or
approaches used in the larger study. Other abstracts may describe the types of
evidence used in the research.
4. Results: An abstract of a scientific work may include specific data that indicates
the results of the project. Other abstracts may discuss the findings in a more
general way
5. Implications: How does this work add to the body of knowledge on the topic? Are
there any practical or theoretical applications from your findings or implications
for future research?

D. Types of abstracts Abstracts can be informative and descriptive.


Descriptive abstracts describe the work being abstracted. They are more like an outline of
the work and are usually very short - 100 words or less.
The majority of abstracts written at the University of Melbourne are informative.
Informative abstracts act as substitutes for the actual papers as all the key arguments and
conclusions are presented; specifically, the context and importance of the research, reasons
for methods, principal results and conclusions.

E. What are the steps involved in writing an abstract?


1. Summarize the core of the paper’s topic
2. Edit and proofread
3. Format
F. How do I summarize the core of the paper’s topic to build a cohesive abstract?
1. Write the abstract as the last step of the writing process.
2. Review the paper and isolate the main points of the essay.
3. Boil down those main points by summarizing the “who, what, where, and when” of
your paper.
4. Do not quote.
5. Include your thesis or main argument and the overall conclusions of your paper.

G. What strategies can I use to edit and proofread?


1. Cut excess sentences that do not provide important information from your paper.
2. Use Grammarly to identify mechanical and grammatical errors.
3. Read your writing aloud and “listen” to how it “sounds” to your reader.
4. For additional help, see the Proofreading and Editing Strategies.

H. What are the formatting guidelines?


1. The font should be size 12, in the same decipherable font (preferably Times New
Roman) as the rest of the document.
2. The length of the abstract should be a minimum of 150 words to 250 words,
maximum.
3. The abstract is on a page of its own, inserted after the title page but before the
introduction of your paper.
4. The abstract is double-spaced.
5. The word “Abstract” is centered and not in bold font.
6. The first line of the abstract should not be indented

References :
Thomas, G., & Thomas, G. (2011). Writing an abstract. Doing Research, 96–97.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-35791-4_27
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/essays/abstract.html

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