Day: 12 November 2016
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References
In style required by publication. Comprehensive list including every source cited in paper.
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Acknowledgements
May be at the beginning or end of paper. Sponsor – may be a company or funding body. Colleagues or co-workers. If they made major contribution, they should be mentioned as author.
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Evaluation and future work
Usually weakest part of Bachelor dissertation. Covers what went well and what has caused problems. Critical evaluation of own work in order to do it better next time. Required for final year project. Provides next set of research questions.
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Conclusions
How evidence supports, or not, the tested hypothesis. In mathematics we can formally prove things, in other areas we can state the body of evidence supports the theory.
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Contribution to knowledge
Presentation of research work and detailed discussion of what has been done. Includes ideas, concepts, tested hypothesis and evidence that conclusion is based on.