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| ===== Writing Papers ===== | ===== Writing Papers ===== |
| | Structure of a typical empirical paper | Abstract \\ Introduction \\ Related work \\ Method \\ Results \\ Conclusions | | | Structure of a typical empirical paper | Abstract \\ Introduction \\ Related work \\ Method \\ Results \\ Conclusions | |
| | Abstract | A "mini paper": A single paragraph that gives the paper's context, the question/challenge, motivation, method, and conclusion in one go. | | | Abstract | A "mini paper": A single paragraph that gives the paper's context, the question/challenge, motivation, method, and conclusion in one go. | |
| | Introduction | Introduction to the topic, questions and challenge addressed, overview of the motivation and gives its context. Defines terms to ensure correct interpretation. | | | Introduction | Introduction to the topic, questions and challenge addressed, overview of the motivation and gives its context. The main theory/ies underlying the work. Defines terms to ensure correct interpretation. | |
| | Related Work | Overview of what others have done to answer/address the question(s) and why it was not sufficient. Quickly describes how it differs from the work described in the paper. | | | Related Work | Overview of what others have done to answer/address the question(s) and why it was not sufficient. Quickly describes how it differs from the work described in the paper. | |
| | Method | Hypotheses and questions to be answered, along with how they were answered: The apparatus, approach, experimental design, etc. in sufficient detail so that someone with scientific training could reproduce the work. | | | Questions | Questions to be answered, preferably in the form of hypotheses. | |
| | | Method | The apparatus, approach, experimental design, etc. in sufficient detail so that someone with scientific training could reproduce the work. | |
| | Results | The main answers to the hypotheses posed in the Method section. | | | Results | The main answers to the hypotheses posed in the Method section. | |
| | Conclusions | A summary of the main conclusions and results. Often includes future work: what the scientists plan to do or recommend shall be done next on the subject. | | | Conclusions | A summary of the main conclusions and results. Often includes future work: what the scientists plan to do or recommend shall be done next on the subject. | |
