Individual Research for your group Technological Innovation Project:
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You must write the abstract using a qualified secondary source.
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Do not quote and do not paraphrase the original source.
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The entire abstract should be in your own words.
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The entire abstract should be written in sentence and paragraph form.
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Place the formal bibliographic entry on the top of the page.
Basic Tripartite Structure
Introductory Paragraph:
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Qualification of author(s).
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Education
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Employment Experience
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Note: If author is an organization:
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locate the mission statement and/or manifesto to indicate interest
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(Commercial? Independent research?, etc.)
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Cite qualifications of principals (President, Director, Manager, etc).
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State author’
s main point (thesis).
Body / Discussion Section (Analysis):
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Summarize author’
s main points, which include:
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Author’
s Analysis,
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Author’
s Evaluation
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Author’
s Rationale (line of reasoning)
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Author’
s Recommendations
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Write this abstract to a general audience.
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Try to use language that is not contentspecific,
or
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Define key terms
that a general audience might not understand.
Concluding Paragraph (Your Evaluation):
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Explain why this source is significant to your study.
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Evaluate author’
s thesis and main points:
Provide a brief commentary
Cite agreement and disagreement
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Point out any shortcomings of the author’
s ideas (if necessary)