Why Are Dissertation Abstracts so Important?
March 12th, 2010A dissertation –also known as thesis- is probably the most important work in a student’s academic career. The dissertation is the culmination of a very long process, and it is meant to show the student’s achievements at the end of their academic studies and in the beginning of their professional life. Dissertation abstracts are key elements because they are a window into the content of the full dissertation, the first (and sometimes the only) thing everybody interested will read.
Many students don’t give the abstract its true importance, or get too confused when trying to summarize years of hard work into a 600 word paragraph. But we need to emphasize that preparing a good abstract is almost as important as working on the whole dissertation writing.