Abstract
An abstract of a dissertation is a summary and extraction of research work and
contributions. Included in an abstract should be description of research topic and
research objective, brief introduction to methodology and research process, and
summarization of conclusion and contributions of the research. An abstract should be
characterized by independence and clarity and carry identical information with the
dissertation. It should be such that the general idea and major contributions of the
dissertation are conveyed without reading the dissertation.
An abstract should be concise and to the point. It is a misunderstanding to make an
abstract an outline of the dissertation and words “the first chapter”, “the second chapter”
and the like should be avoided in the abstract.
Key words are terms used in a dissertation for indexing, reflecting core information
of the dissertation. An abstract may contain a maximum of 5 key words, with
semi-colons used in between to separate one another.
Key words: keyword 1; keyword 2; keyword 3; keyword 4; keyword 5