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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 3 : Item B

Exercise 7:

1. If your supervisor tells you your conclusion is too long, what are you likely to have toomuch of, in terms of the parts of conclusions given in this tutorial?

We would be likely to have too much text in the first section of the conclusion, the

opening of the conclusion. As inexperienced writers, we might try to open the concluding

chapter with a summary of the entire thesis which would make it too long. Besides, if the

reader wants to have a gist of the summary, he only needs to consult the table of

contents.

If your supervisor tells you your conclusion is too short, what are you likely to have too

little or none of, in terms of the parts of conclusion given in this tutorial? Is a conclusion

more likely to be too long, or is it more likely to be too short?

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2. Many supervisors emphasize that you should give your own opinion, or include yourown voice in your thesis. Do you think a conclusion is a good place to do this? Why or

why not? Provide examples

Yes, I do. I think a conclusion is a good place to give my own opinion on what has been

previously discussed.

3. What is a conclusion?A conclusion in a thesis paper is one of the most important pieces of information. Since it

summarizes the results of your research and contains the final deductions you have made

from your work. It should contain a concise and clear description of the results of the

conducted research.

This chapter of the research paper should bring to mind the purpose of the thesis, stressthe importance of the thesis statement. It is not necessary to be explicit; the writer may

also repeat the thesis statement. The implications and applications of your work are also

very important pieces of the conclusion. Furthermore, it is very important that the

conclusion gives the paper a sense of completeness and leave a final impression to the

reader.

The conclusion has two main sections. The first section is the biggest of the concluding

chapter, while the second one is more general, more integrated with the field and more

connected to the real world.

In general, concluding chapters usually begin with reminders of the purpose of the thesis

(in some cases, they start with the strengths and weaknesses or the degree ofexpectedness of the results) and close with the implications and applications of the

research.

Something important to highlight is that a conclusion does not contain new issues or add

new material.

Exercise 8:

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1. What do concluding chapters open with?They are usually opened with reminders of the purpose of the thesis.

2. Why does a concluding chapter contain an overview of the results obtained in previouschapters?

Because the results obtained in previous chapters are quite complex and they were not

summarized before.

3. What is a cycle in this context?In this context, a cycle is a phase or sequence.

4. What is the order of the summary of results?In case the introductory chapter has secondary and primary aims:

1st

Start with the results for the secondary aims.

2nd

Go through the implications of the results of the secondary aims.

3rd

Start with an overview of the results for the primary aims.

If results are given in various chapters, we can use the same order above.

5. Why might it be useful to mention unexpected results?Because unexpected results may strike more than expected ones on the discussion of the

results.

6. When do you use the present tense in the interpretation of your results?We use the present tense when we express how our results support or do not support our

thesis statement.

7. What is hedging?It means to avoid giving a direct answer to a question. We can also say that hedging is a

way of concealing the point of a subject.

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9. What should you avoid in formulating your implications?We should avoid implications for further research that weaken our study unnecessarily.