Diagnosing Depression Abstract Research
Prompt:
As you continue to research your topic and develop your line of inquiry, your next writing assignment is to write a research abstract for your term paper.
An abstract is written double-spaced and uses Times New Roman, 12 pt. It is a one-paragraph summary of a research project that details a research question and your proposed methods of approaching it, in terms of sources used, theoretical approach, etc. Abstracts generally precede papers in research journals and appear in programs of scholarly conferences. In journals, the abstract allows readers to quickly grasp the purpose and major ideas of a paper and lets other researchers know whether reading the entire paper will be worthwhile.
An abstract should include:
- The purpose and research problem that motivates the project.
- The methods used to address this research problem—i.e. documents or evidence analyzed, theoretical framework, and the scope therein.
- The conclusions reached, or, if the research is in progress, what the preliminary results of the investigation seem to suggest.
- The significance of the research project. Why are the results useful? What is new to our understanding as the result of your inquiry?
Topic: Depression
