Research students

Now speak on your research paper dwelling upon the following issues:

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  composition of the dissertation;
  
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  problems discussed in the introductory part;
  
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  topicality and novelty of your research;
  
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  research methods applied;
  
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  your findings (anticipated results);
  
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  assessment of the results obtained;
  
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  practical application;
  
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  possibility for further research;
  
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  your reports, articles on the problem under research.
  

In Focus
Expressing stages in a series of events

Adjectives

Examples

initial intermediate preceding prior current ongoing transitional critical subsequent eventual forthcoming final

At the moment we’re at the initial stage of the experiment. Intermediate results will be verified at the final stage of the experiment. In preceding years two new parties were formed which became engaged in the attempts to win other voters. Prior to the 1990s very few people had access to a home computer. Now we witness current expansion in home computing. Helen has a number of ongoing projects. Due to technical problems emails with large attachments may not be accepted by the university’s server, this is likely to continue during the transitional period while a new server is being installed. The process will reach a critical stage next week, when problems may be greatest. Subsequent generations will live in a different world. The eventual publication of the research findings is likely to be in May, in the forthcoming issue of the “New Scientist”. The final chapter of the book examines the war and the subsequent changes in society.