LIN MEI CHANG (張琳美 ) BRENDA3115@GMAIL.COM

PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN

How to write your abstract?

2009/10/14 Wednesday

Poster Presentation of Research Work

Acknowledgement2

English Department of PUDr. Chao, Yu-Chuan Joni Dr. Huang, L.J. Daphne

Academic writing course

Take the course and start your writing trip.

Take the challenge and overcome it.Learn from your professors and

classmates.Accept good suggestions and revise

your writing.Share your ideas with others and be

positive.

Academic writing course

Books: Lester, J.D. & Lester, J.D.Jr. (2005) Writing

research papers: A complete guide (11th edition). New York: Pearson Longman.

See P.P. 324-325-Writing the Abstract

Swales, J.M. & Feak, C.B. (2007) Academic writing for graduate students: Essential tasks and skills (2nd edition). Michigan: University of Michigan Press.

  See P.P. 147-179-Writing Summaries

Academic writing course

The following includes a list of very useful websites: http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/1a.html#

http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/essay/

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/academic/index.xml

http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/writinghttp://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/

student/ac_paper/what.shtmlhttp://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

Call for paper

Requirement: Abstract: 300 words or 50 words.Poster presentationDue daySend it

For example

Please see the PPT of FIONA MOSS & DUNCAN NEUHAUSER Also see the link of 2009 Video

testimonials

http://internationalforum.bmj.com/forum-resources/2009-video-testimonials

poster presentation in the conference

FIONA MOSS&

DUNCAN NEUHAUSER

How to write your abstract

and get published

Barcelona 2007

Objectives

Learn about writing as a process Encourage you think about what others

could learn from your work

Format of this seminar

PracticalFun Informative

Interactive sessionBRIEF!!

Why bother to write well?

To communicate your work wellFor clarity and accuracy of your

messageTo engage and stimulate your readers

To help you reflect on your work

Because it can be enjoyable and fun

Reasons for not writing

Difficulty knowing where to startNot knowing how to startAnxiety about writing skills Lack of confidence: no assessment of

writing skills on health related coursesWriting is a “gift”Etc, etc.....

Getting down to writing:

Story

Structure

(Style)

Your story:

Think about a quality improvement (QI) work/project/research of your own that you would like to share with others

Describe it by writing about it in a just paragraph or two.

Get it down to its “basics”

Now… just who is this story for?

READERS….

So….

Who are these readers???

Who are your readers?

Editors?

Reviewers?

Not primarily…..

Who do you want to know about your work?

Who are your readers?

DirectorColleagues/peersYour boss, your team, your studentsYour funding agency Your clients/local populationEtc

Now find out about your story from a “reader”

What is the story? What are the messages? What do they really want to know?What do they think is missing?

Now … revise your description of your research

In the light of the input from your “reader”.

Revise your brief description of your research.

Make sure that you make the main messages clear.

Writing papers: finding a structure

Structure can help with the process of writing

Use it as an “aide journal”

Make sure that you use the structure appropriate for the journal and article type

Structure: finding a form

Standard structure helps writingStructure provides a logical sequence Must contain “the story” within itSetting objectives for the paper is important Continuity between sections is important Link back to objectives throughout End should connect with beginning ie “discussion” must relate to

“introduction”

First: what sort of paper reflects your work?

A quality improvement report?A research paper?A review?A “How To Do It?”An opinion/view point? A letter? .etc etc etc .....

Structure for research papers

Standard structure for research papers . “IMRaD”

Introduction/Methods/Results and/Discussion

Now… write that abstract

Use the 2 paragraphs you wrote about your research paper , remember the input from your “reader”

Revise it using the structure provided…

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