thesis writing 研究生英语课件.ppt

Thesis Writing by aspenli medical paper A. Choosing a title – short, concise, easy to understand and gives accurate idea as to methodology and content. B. Abstract – the gateway to your paper, be sure it is well written. a. Demonstrate that your findings are important and study was carefully done. b. State your objectives clearly and concisely. c. Avoid having the same sentences in your abstract and in the body of the paper. d. Keep it short but do not exclude key information – briefly state your findings. C. Introduction a. Go right to the essence of the problem or premise of the article in order to focus the reader’s attention. b. Provide adequate background information; use the literature to enhance your introduction. c. Define terms used in the title, as needed. d. Describe the purpose of your paper clearly and concisely D. Methods a. Provide ample details and organize in a meaningful way. b. Describe all aspects of the study design and how the data were collected. c. Describe data collection in detail (who, what, when, where, how, why?) d. Define all your variables. Statistical analysis – make this easy to understand and define what is statistically significant. Provide reproducible details of the statistical methods used in the data analysis E. Results a. Present your results with confidence and provide your data in natural order. b. Begin with the major positive findings; give negative findings at the end of the results section. c. Present statistical information using statistical terms appropriately. d. Be sure that this section is comprehensive and convincing. e. Acknowledge any problems with data (e.g., small sample size, limited follow-up time, etc.) f. Present data for similar variables consistently. Use well-designed tables, graphs, flow charts(流程图）, histograms(柱状图）, and figures; be sure to cite and summarize these in the text. Simple and self-explanatory and not a rep