Factsheet and Abstract (Milestone #2)¶
Objectives
- You are familiar with the main elements a good abstract must contain
- You can write an abstract for your research paper
- You know the role and function of an fact sheet
Grading Factor: 1
Tasks¶
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Write a 1-2 pages long Factsheet that employs the subsequently given structure about your research. The Factsheet should help you in developing appropriate research questions and driving your research endeavour (it serves as an “Exposé light”)
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Write an Abstract based on the information outlined in the Factsheet.
- The Abstract must be meaningful and only as long as necessary but as precise as possible
(approx. 100 – 200 words; not longer than 5-7 sentences) - Use the Springer LNCS template
Writing the Abstract
Write the Abstract from a perspective of what you intend to achieve. Change this perspective of what you have achieved for the final paper.
- The Abstract must be meaningful and only as long as necessary but as precise as possible
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Submit both Factsheet and Abstract as a single PDF file via EasyChair (registration required)
- Use this link for the module “Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten in der Informatik 2”:
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Register both authors at the EasyChair system and enter all relevant information
Registration Policy
Both(!) authors need to register at the EasyChair system. Please use your official student email addresses for the registration as I will use these later to register you as Programme Committee (PC) Member for the reviews. If author and programme committee email addresses do not match, problems will occur during the paper assignment.
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Upload the document to the easychair system
Uploading and Updating your Paper in EasyChair
Once you uploaded the paper, EasyChair assigns you a single slot. Use this slot during the entire semester, i.e., if you want to upload an updated version of the Factsheet and Abstract, just update (=overwrite) the already entered information.
→ DO NOT CREATE A NEW SUBMISSION!
Explanatory Information¶
The Factsheet¶
The Factsheet describes corner stones of your research. It serves as basis for writing a meaningful and concise abstract and drives your research. The factsheet can (and should!) also be used as foundation for writing a thesis exposé for your intended thesis supervisor.
Use the following structure and document each aspect with very few sentences:
Abstract¶
The Importance of the Abstract
The abstract is probably the most important and most difficult part to write of your paper.
Hence, it definitly pays off to put a lot of effort and thoughts in creating a sound and meaningful abstract.
The abstract helps the reader to determine whether it is worth their time to read your paper and whether they find the information they are looking for in it. The abstract therefore should outline the main insights (=results) of your work together with a description of the problem space and the methodology applied in creating the insights.
Leading Questions¶
In order to provide that information, the abstract should answer the following 4 leading questions:
- What is the problem – WHAT
- Why is this a problem – WHY
- What are the specific contributions and how were they achieved – CONTRIBUTIONS & METHODOLOGY
- What is the impact of the work – IMPACT
Structural Elements¶
These questions also serve as basis for structuring the abstract:
- The research problem
- The impact of the research problem
- The results (=contributions) created togehter with the applied methodology
- The consequences or insights following from the results
- (optionally) Outline scope and setting at the beginning of the abstract in 1 sentence
Address each of these aspects with only 1 or 2 sentences.
As a consequence, the abstract should not be longer than 5 - 7 sentences for a regular research paper (longer works can have a more comprehensive abstract, but it should never exceed the limit of one page length).
A well-written Abstract is short and precise!
The abstract must be precise and meaningful. It should only be as long as necessary but as precise as possible!
Results¶
The following results need to be achieved in order to meet the formal requirements of this milestone:
Results
- Preparation of Factsheet and Abstract based on the given information
- Registration of both authors at the easychair system
- Submission of both Factsheet and Abstract as a single PDF document via easychair