This is a short research summary
Focus: how Japan absorbs Chinese culture and transform them to its own format – focusing topic: Chinese Wu Xing becomes the base of Onmyoji. Focusing researching object: Abe No Seimei and other Onmyoji during the period; articles, films, novels, architectures, drawing, and etc..My intended supervisor is Mikael Adolphson, of Cambridge University, so please refer to his works
Please refer to and indicate every section in the pdf.
Also, after evaluating existing researches on the topic, please bring out some innovative thoughts on the topic.Methodology and how you are going to carry out researches (plans) is also important.
Construction:
Title – it announces the exact topic / area of analysis and can even be formulated to briefly announce key finding(s) or argument(s) delivered.
Abstract – this is a very concise and comprehensive description of the study, present virtually in any academic article (the length varies greatly, typically within 100-500 words). Unlike an academic article, your research summary is expected to have a much shorter abstract.
Introduction – this is an important part of any research summary which provides necessary context (the literature review) that helps introduce readers into the subject (by presenting the current state of investigation, an important concept or definition, etc.). In addition, this section might describe the subject’s importance (or might not do so, for instance, when it is very obvious). Finally, an introduction typically lists investigation questions and hypotheses advanced by authors, which are normally mentioned in detail in any research summary (obviously, doing this is only possible after identifying these elements in the original paper).
Methodology – regardless of its location, this section details experimental methods or data analysis methods used (e.g. types of experiments, surveys, sampling, or statistical analysis). In a research summary, many of these details would have to be omitted, hence, it is important to understand what is most important to mention.
Results section – this section lists in detail evidence obtained from all experiments with some primary data analysis, conclusions, observations, and primary interpretations being made. It is typically the largest section of any analysis paper, hence, it has to be concisely rewritten, which implies understanding which content is worth omitting and which is worth leaving.
Discussion – this is where results are being discussed in context of current knowledge among experts. This section contains interpretations of results, theoretical models explaining the observed results, study strengths and especially limitations, complementary future exploration to be undertaken, conclusions, etc. All these are important elements that need to be conveyed in a summary.
Conclusion – in the original article, this section could be absent or merged with “Discussion”. Specific research summary instructions might require this to be a standalone section. In a conclusion, hypotheses are revisited and validated or denied, based on how convincing the evidence is (key lines of evidence could be highlighted).
References – this section is for mentioning those works that were cited directly in your summary – obviously, one has to provide appropriate citations at least for the original article (this often suffices). Mentioning other works might be relevant when your critical opinion is also required (supported with new unrelated evidence).