1. Main point / purpose
2. Methods  < only if important
3. Main results/ important findings

   	one sentence summary of each section
   	give the main results – the major findings focus here

4. Conclusions
5. Recommendations
6. (List key terms)

1. Keep it short: 100 words. 6 – 8 sentences.
2. Use an appropriate level of technicality :

   	write for other researchers,
   	avoid specialized jargon so experts in other fields can read it.

3. Make it stand on its own

   inform (give the results) rather than describe.

4. Write it after you have written the whole report.
5. Do not use it as an introduction or background section.

   	Summarize the whole report.
   	Anything that appears here should appear in the report.

6. Consider format:

   	single space,
   	indent left and right margins.

Abstract Sample

Phil Druker © 2006  

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