If the professors knew about this, they would be shocked and dumbfounded! But, just kidding, the INTRODUCTION is really the beginning part of the paper, and although it is not very long, it is very important to write it well.
Many students struggle with the introduction piece when writing their dissertations.
Today, I am going to share with you the high scoring writing tips and example sentences for introduction, hope it can help you!
Firstly, we clearly state the main idea of the paper in the INTRODUCTION and briefly introduce some relevant background knowledge. It doesn’t need too much, 1-2 sentences are enough. You can explain some terminology, keywords and special symbols at the beginning, and then give background information in one more sentence to highlight the importance of the topic we are going to discuss.
Next, we want to describe the current level of research and problems.
Don’t delay, 2-4 sentences are enough. Then, point out the research gaps that need to be filled and explain clearly in one sentence what the problem is, why it is important to study it, and how important it is.
When presenting the literature review, we can briefly review the relevant research literature. One can mention the background papers we have referred to and point out the shortcomings of these papers.
Assemble a brief and clear statement of the objectives of the paper in the introduction. The objective should not be too wordy, 1-2 sentences will do. Our goal is to fill in the research gaps, solve the jue problem, and provide a clear discussion.
As the beginning of the paper, introduction, not many words. But you really have to write it with some level of sophistication. The professor will give you 30+ points if you write a 6, and you can’t be sloppy about it! The first thing you need to do is to get your hands dirty. Today we will share the intro of the high scores of writing and example sentences, hope to catch up with Due’s treasure to provide a little help!
1, thesis theme + knowledge background (5 minutes)
We have to make the main idea of the paper clear, but also with a little background knowledge, not more, just 1-2 sentences!
Start by explaining the terminology, keywords, special symbols, etc.: then, give a sentence of background information to highlight the importance of our topic.
Exomple.
An XYZ battery is a battery … The electrodes in anXYZ telephon ebattery are made of a composite ofgold and silver, coated with a layer of platinum.Thegold and silver provide Thegold and silver provide structural support, while theplatinum provides resilince.
Thegold and silver provide structural support, while theplatinum provides resilince.
It is necessary here to clarify exactly what is meant by
The phrase ‘x will be used in this study to describethe ….
ln this article, the abbreviation XYZ will be used torefer to .
Recent developments in X have heightened the needfor …. .
Research gap (10 minutes)
. Explain the current state of the art and the problems that are waiting to be solved, without dragging on, just 2-4 sentences, and then, identify the research gap that needs to be filled; explain clearly in one sentence what the problem is, why we need to explore it, and how important it is.
Example.
The performance of the battery can be strongly af-fected by the number of times the battery is recharged and the duration of each individ-ual recharge. batery is subject to three possible failure modes…. .
Lack of X has existed as a health problem for manyyears.
Lack of X has existed as a health problem for manyyears. is a major environmental problem, and the maincause of….
Exposure to X hos been shown to be related to ad-verse effects in …
Objective of the paper (5 minutes)
No. Our goal for this paper, let’s keep it simple, no more than 1-2 sentences or so Our goal is to fill in that research gap, to smooth out the problem, to make it clear Exomple: Aresearch programme has recently been started.
Aresearch programme has recently been started by theauthors in collaboration with amojor batery manu facturer, with the goal of devel-oping new design models for XYz batteries.Analytical techniques are needed that canpreict…
Example sentence.
Speifically, the fllowing ssues will be addressed:Secondly, the study aims to assess the extent towhich …
Literature Review (10 mins)We’ll do a brief literature review.
Let’s talk about the background literature that we referenced, and also mention the shortcomings of these literature Example: Computational techniques have been extensively ap …
Computational techniques have been extensively ap-plled to the study of the life time of XYZ batteries, inparticular with regard to the number of times a bat-tery is charged.
However, itte research to date has focused on thelength of each individual recharge.
Example sentence.
However, few writers hove been able to draw on anysystematic research into …
Short-tem studies such Qs these do not necessorilyshow subte changes over time….
Although extensive research has been carried out on, no single study exists which ….
However, these results were bosed upon data fromover 30 years ago and it is unclear if Recent attemptsto understand x (e.g. Smith 1989; Jones 1992) paytoo itte attention to .
Survey of relevant literature (10 mins)
Let’s isolate the issues previously noted in the relevant literature and explain what key points we have referred to in our own literature.
Example:.
More recent research has occurred in the fifield oflaptop and jPud batteries. evans [15] studied the lfe-time in 5G jPud bttries. smith [16] and Jones [18] found that …
However their ffindings failed to account for …
Example sentence.
Existing research recognises the critical role played by …
It is now well established from a variety of studies, that ….
A growing body of published work provides evidenceof ….
Recenty investigators have examined the effects of Xon Y….
Authors’ contributions (5 minutes)
Don’t forget the authors’ contribution, 1-2 sentences will do.
Explain clearly how advanced the ideas you put forward in your paper areExample.
To the best of our knowledge there are no results inthe literature regarding how the length of each re-charge impacts on the silver and gold in the electrodes.
Example.
The findings should make an important contributionto the field of …..
Therefore, this study makes a major contribution toresearch on X by demonstroting…
There are several important areas where this studymakes an original contribution to….
This research makes an important contribution by …
(vii) Purpose of the current study (3 minutes)
We need to explain the purpose of this research, not much, 1-2 sentences!
Tell the professor the objective of the research and the expected results, so that he or she can see at a glance what method the author used and why he or she used it.
Example.
The aim of the present work is to construct a modelto perform a comprehensive investigation of theeffect of recharging on the electrodes, and to find anew Theassumptions of Smith [16] and Jones [18] are used asa starting point .
Example sentence.
In the pages that follow, it will be argued that . . in this essay, l attempt to defend the view that . .Specifically, the fllowing issues will be addressed:Secondly, the study aims to 0ssess the extent towhich .
In the pages that fllow, the fllowing questions will beaddressed.
Main findings of the study (5 minutes)
The results of our research will be presented in 1-4 sentences.
Although it will be discussed later in the result… discussion… conelusOao’ we have to briefly mention it here as well.
Exomple.
The results of the model are encouraging and showthat ….
Exomple: The results of the model are encouraging and showthat .
There were small but significant negative correlationsbetween …
A significant dfference was found between X1 andx2,t(1)= 2.906,p<0.01.
Respondents who reported low levels of X also re-ported significantly lower levels of Y. The results of this study are summarised below.
Implications for future research (2 minutes)
Do briefly describe the implications for future research, 1-2 sentences.
You need to make sure the professor understands that this is not a small study, and you need to lay a hook to keep the professor reading.
Exomple.
This new model will be able to …
Example sentence.
It is hoped that this research will contribute to deeper understanding of ….
This study aims to contribute to this growing area ofresearch by exploring….
This project provided an important opportunity toadvance the understanding of ….
Therefore, this study makes a major contribution toresearch on X by demonstroting ….
There are several important areas where this studymakes an original contribution to….
Back to the structural outline of the full text (5 minutes)
Outline the structure of the whole text in 3-4 short sentences.
Let people understand where our chapters are going, so they don’t have to look for them.
Example.
Section 2 introduces the concept of .
Example sentence.
The essay has been organised in the fllowing way: …. . the remaining part of the paper proceeds as fllows:
.The main issues addressed in this paper are: o), b) and c) This paper first gives a brief overview of the recent history of x. .
This paper has been divided into four parts. The firstpart deals with ….
