Title: Write an Abstract for Your Project
Course: BTEC-2000-301-302-303-F21 > Section: InnovaBio® Research Project

An abstract is a concise statement explaining your project.  Abstracts are often requested before you formally present your work at a symposium or conference.  It is also the perfect opportunity to demonstrate how well you understand your project.   Below is the definition used by the University of Southern California Libraries:

An abstract summarizes, usually in one paragraph of 300 words or less, the major aspects of the entire paper* in a prescribed sequence that includes: 1) the overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) you investigated; 2) the basic design of the study; 3) major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; and, 4) a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions. *Project in InnovaBio®

You may want to use the following websites as resources to help you write an abstract about your project and results. They are good resources explaining what should go into an abstract. The PDF file from the second link is also available in the resources folder.

Research Guides: Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: 3. The Abstract

The purpose of this guide is to provide advice on how to develop and organize a research paper in the social sciences.

How to Write Research Abstract

Write an abstract describing your project including background, purpose, experimental design for addressing the purpose, results, and conclusions.  Make sure you include all of the elements identified in the corresponding rubric.

1. Write an abstract describing your project.
2. Submit your abstract to Canvas.