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ABSTRACTS
Reading and writing are important skills regardless of discipline. It is important to learn to read scientific articles critically. It is also beneficial to learn to write concisely and accurately in a scientific format. Students in HCSV 320 are required to write two abstracts of articles from their reading packets. Abstracts should be no longer than 150 words and written as one paragraph without indentation. Please double space all abstracts. Examples of acceptable abstracts and further guidelines for writing abstracts will be presented in class. Note that the following readings already have completed abstracts: #4 + 10.
“An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article; it allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, is used by abstracting and information services to index and retrieve articles. Readers frequently decide on the basis of the abstract whether to read the entire article. The abstract needs to be dense with information but also readable, well organized, brief, and self-contained. Also, embedding many keys words in the abstract will enhance the user’s ability to find it. A good abstract is: accurate, self-contained, concise and specific, non-evaluative, coherent, and readable.”
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