I am in the middle of the "Thesis Abstract" writing process and I wanted to know how this should be done appropriately.. so I googled and I wanted to share this useful website summarized important tips.
1. Abstract REAL Goal:
An abstract is not merely an introduction in the sense of a preface,
preamble, or advance organizer that prepares the reader for the thesis.
In addition to that function, it must be capable of substituting for the
whole thesis when there is insufficient time and space for the full
text.
2. Abstract Content:
3. Research Question included:
As in the thesis itself, your research questions are critical in ensuring that the abstract is coherent and logically structured. They form the skeleton to which other elements adhere. They should be presented near the beginning of the abstract.
4. Results are included:
The primary function of your thesis (and by extension your abstract) is not to tell readers what you did, it is to tell them what you discovered. Other information, such as the account of your research methods, is needed mainly to back the claims you make about your results. Approximately the last half of the abstract should be dedicated to summarizing and interpreting your results.
Reference:
http://www.sfu.ca/~jcnesbit/HowToWriteAbstract.htm
I think it is also useful to check abstract of other thesis, you can search for thesis in your same field, also ask your colleagues from the same faculty to send you their thesis and check your faculty if it has a detailed specification for the abstract, so you can figure out what is your limitations and what others do as a sample.
Hope this was helpful enough for you and me to write a good abstract :)
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