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| Raziell |
 Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: Difference between "Thesis" & "Abstract&q |
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Thought i was a devil in english but ive never really written a presentation in the language before now. Im not sure if i should use "Thesis" or "Abstract"? Its only supposed to be 10 minutes long so will problem statement suffice maybe? In my native tongue we just write everything as a "problem statement" so what really are the big differences? Im guessing the length but no idea to be honest
Edit: Title was supposed to be (Difference between "Thesis" & "Abstract"?) but it wont let me edit it, if a moderator could fix it then remove this sentance id appreciate it. |
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| i_feel_tiredsleepy |
| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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A thesis is what you're going to argue in your presentation. It should be controversial (as in not obvious or a statement of plain fact) and arguable.
An abstract is a brief summary of what you're are going to argue, your major points, and conclusion. A good abstract should include all the pertinent information from your presentation, and avoid cumbersome figures. It is odd to begin a presentation with an abstract, these are usually included before long written works to give an idea to readers if they want to go through the 10+ pages that follow.
You're probably looking for a thesis. It's not always best to explicitly state your thesis, rather start broad and work naturally towards your thesis in the introduction. |
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| Raziell |
| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your answer, ill go with thesis 
So if i got you right, an abstract is a thesis just abit bigger - as it includes a much greater work assignment or paper? |
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| i_feel_tiredsleepy |
| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Raziell wrote: |
Thanks for your answer, ill go with thesis
So if i got you right, an abstract is a thesis just abit bigger - as it includes a much greater work assignment or paper? |
An abstract is more like a summary of the paper, the paper would then still contain a thesis in its introduction. |
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| Raziell |
| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| i_feel_tiredsleepy wrote: |
An abstract is more like a summary of the paper, the paper would then still contain a thesis in its introduction. |
I thought the summary was called "Conclusion"? *confused* |
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| inow |
| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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