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ABSTRACT

Abstracts
 Descriptive abstract
 Describe the structure of the document
 Around 100 words
 Informative abstract
 Describe the content of the document
 Around 200 words
 Executive summary
 Usually used with large reports (consulting documents)
 It is a report in itself that can be read on its own
 Usually 10% of the full report
What is an abstract?

 An abstract is a self-contained, short, and powerful statement that describes a larger work.
Components vary according to discipline.

 Purpose:
 Abstracts allow readers who may be interested in a longer work to quickly decide whether
it is worth their time to read it.

• Descriptive Abstract: indicates type of information, doesn’t provide results or conclusions;


includes keywords as well as purpose, methods, scope of research; considered an outline of a
work rather than a summary. Length: 100 words or less

• Informative abstract: presents and explains all key arguments and results and evidence +
descriptive abstract content ( purpose, methods, scope). Early more than 10% of the entire work.
200 words
Progress report
 Introduction
 Purpose (Goal of the proposal)
 Background
 Scope
 Work completed (repeat for each task) Note: You may also organize the report by task
 Describe the task
 What was accomplished?
 How long did it take?
 Were there any difficulties?
 Work remaining (repeat for each task)
 Describe the task
 What remains to be accomplished?
 If not on schedule, will it affect other part of the work?
 Provide a schedule for completion
 Conclusion
 Appraisal of current status
 Evaluation of the progress to date
 Will you complete the project on time?
 Contact

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