1. ภาควิชาวิทยาการคอมพิวเตอร์ คณะวิทยาศาสตร์
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ภาควิชาวิทยาการคอมพิวเตอร์ คณะวิทยาศาสตร์

2. Paper Structure
Most papers include some or all of the following parts, though they are not always named in this way:
Title page
Abstract
(Table of Contents)
Introduction
Main sections (methods, materials, results, discussion, etc.)
(Conclusions)
(Summary)
Acknowledgements
References
(Figures and Tables)
(Appendices). The parts in parentheses aren’t always necessary.
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3. Title The title of a paper should be Attractive Descriptive Short
Consistent with the text
Easy to understand
Easy to retrieve from a database.
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4. Abstract
Gives an overview of the contents of a paper, and should be understandable on its own.
Helps the reader to decide whether he needs to read the entire document by summarizing the following aspects of your research:
Topic What did you study?
Methodology How did you study it?
Results What did you find ?
Conclusions So what ?
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5. Abstract (cont’d) In general, an abstract should
Provide essential information (topic, methodology, results, conclusions)
Be self-contained (exclude references, figures, tables, footnotes, etc.)
Be understandable to non-specialists (define any unfamiliar terms, abbreviations, and symbols)
Include key terms
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6. Abstract (cont’d) three broad categories: Informative Descriptive
Highlights the findings and results quantitatively.
Descriptive
Describes the contents of the paper in general.
Informative-descriptive
Gives both specific and general information.
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7. Informative abstract State the problem or aim Explain the approach
Give details of the main findings
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8. Example: State the problem Explain the approach
Give details of the main findings
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9. Descriptive abstract Summarize the general background
Describe the contents of the paper (emphasize this part)
Summarize the findings very generally
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10. Example: Describe the contents of the paper
Describe the general background
Describe the contents of the paper
Summarize the findings very generally
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11. Informative-descriptive abstract
Describe the general background
State the problem or aim
Describe the approach
Summarize the findings
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12. Example: State the aim Explain the approach Summarize the findings
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