Executive Summary Summer 2020 AbstractExecutive Summary It is

Executive Summary Summer 2020

Abstract/Executive Summary • It is a section of a document that summarizes the document in a way that readers can understand all the main parts of the paper without reading the paper itself. It is produced for business purposes. • Abstracts and executive summaries are concise, very short (often less than a page) summaries of a longer piece of work (a journal article, a formal report, etc. ) Note: no more than one page

Abstract/Executive Summary • Gives executives a concise outline of the main points in a report • Has business purposes • Written for busy executives • Assist executives to make decisions. • Written after the report is completed Abstract • Is an overview of an entire text. • has academic purposes • has at least one sentence about each section of the report • Each new sentence has a function • enable the researchers to review a larger body of information quickly • sometimes called a synopsis • Written after the paper is completed.

Abstract/Executive Summary • • Background information: This should be short Purpose statement: State the purpose of your paper clearly Research objectives: describe major research objectives Methodology: Briefly describe the methodology used Results/findings: list major findings of the paper Conclusion: what conclusions your paper draw? Limitations: if applicable Recommendations: if applicable Note: no more than one page

Abstract: General Notes Use the active voice; Avoid 1 st person pronouns; Report rather than evaluate; Use active verbs; Avoid phrases that convey no real information: make concrete/specific statements; • Avoid wordiness: 'at this point in time' = now; 'on a yearly basis' = yearly; • Delete adjectives/adverbs • Tense (this thesis examines … previous research has shown …; the study • • • used a test-retest design …)

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