1. The methodology of Jean-luc Doumont
How to write a paper
Domingo Mery
2018
The methodology of Jean-luc Doumont

2. this presentation is focused on the abstract
body
paper
references

3. Why is the abstract so important?
Title & Authors  Abstract  Conclusions  Body.
The abstract is a great opportunity to tell the reader about your paper.
If the abstract is fine, the reader would read the paper.

4. [ Abstract ]
foreword
abstract
summary

5. [ Abstract ]
foreword
(motivation)
abstract
summary
(message)

6. foreword … why? (motivation) abstract summary … what? [ Abstract ]
(message)

7. foreword … before (motivation) abstract summary … after [ Abstract ]
(message)

8. [ Abstract ]
context
need
task
conclusions
findings

9. [ Abstract ]
“before”
“after”

10. foreword … before (motivation) abstract summary … after [ Abstract ]
(message)

11. context foreword need part 1 (motivation) task object [ Abstract ]

12. context: why the need is so important
[ Abstract ]
abstract
foreword
context
need
part 1
(motivation)
task
object
context: why the need is so important

13. need: what you want  what you have
[ Abstract ]
abstract
foreword
context
need
part 1
(motivation)
task
object
need: what you want  what you have

14. task: what I/we did, given this need
[ Abstract ]
abstract
foreword
context
need
part 1
(motivation)
task
object
task: what I/we did, given this need

15. object: what the document covers
[ Abstract ]
abstract
foreword
context
need
part 1
(motivation)
task
object
object: what the document covers

16. findings summary conclusion part 2 (message) perspective [ Abstract ]

17. findings: what I/we found, doing the task
[ Abstract ]
abstract
summary
findings
conclusion
part 2
(message)
perspective
findings: what I/we found, doing the task

18. conclusion: what these findings mean to you
[ Abstract ]
abstract
summary
findings
conclusion
part 2
(message)
perspective
conclusion: what these findings mean to you

19. perspective: what the future may/should hold
[ Abstract ]
abstract
summary
findings
conclusion
part 2
(message)
perspective
perspective: what the future may/should hold

20. context foreword need task object findings summary conclusion
[ Abstract ]
foreword
context
why the need is so important
need
what you want  what you have
task
what I/we did, given this need
object
what the document covers
summary
findings
what I/we found, doing the task
conclusion
what these findings mean to you
perspective
what the future may/should hold

21. context need task object findings conclusion perspective
[ Abstract ]
“situation” before/after
context
why the need is so important
what the future may/should hold
“problem/solution”
need
what you want  what you have
what these findings mean to you
“work/done”
task
what I/we did, given this need
what I/we found, doing the task
object
“communication”
what the document covers
findings
conclusion
perspective

22. context need task object findings conclusion perspective anyone
[ Abstract ]
why the need is so important
what the future may/should hold
anyone
context
what you want  what you have
what these findings mean to you
readers
need
what I/we did, given this need
what I/we found, doing the task
author(s)
task
object
what the document covers
document
findings
conclusion
perspective

23. title author(s) context need task object findings conclusion
[ Abstract ]
author(s)
title
Header
first selection NO
“Is this
for me?”
stop reading
YES
object
task
need
context
Foreword
motivation
“Do I care
about it?” NO
stop reading
YES
perspective
conclusion
findings
Summary
message NO
“Do I need
more information?”
stop reading
read full
document
YES

24. context foreword need task object findings summary conclusion
[ Body ]
foreword
context
need
task
object
the same structure
for the whole paper
summary
findings
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Jean-luc Doumont:
conclusion
perspective

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