Archived Material (Dissertations)
This book takes you through all the elements needed for a successful dissertation proposal and dissertation. The book explains the sections required for both proposal and dissertation, and offers helpful downloadable templates to assist with the presentation.
Step 2: What sections go into a dissertation?
Abstract
This content has been archived! For the latest version please visit: learn.solent.ac.uk/dissertations
The Abstract is a summarised version of your complete paper. A reader could get the main ideas from just the abstract, or use the abstract to decide whether to read the rest of the paper. Every dissertation/thesis does have an Abstract although it may be called a 'summary'.
Remember to:
- Briefly outline what your paper aims to do
- Briefly outline the results and the conclusions you have reached.
Figure 4: Example abstract page (from Solent Electronic Archive).
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Remember: The abstract will always come at the beginning of your paper, before the contents page. |