ABSTRACTS:  Abstracts are not to exceed 150 words in length, and students are required to follow the standard abstract format described below.  Further, abstracts are to be typed, and double-spaced and must be turned-in on the assigned dates.

No abstract will be accepted late, but any assignment can be submitted early. Grading for the assignments will be based on properly citing your academic article (see below for the way to cite you article), on the completeness of the assignment, the level of analytical rigor, and the level of understanding and demonstration of competency of the article. Each assignment is worth 5 points.

Don’t forget that the academic article must be on governmental budget formation – the topic for this module.

Please refer to Wikipedia to learn what is an academic article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_journal (Links to an external site.)WHAT IS AN ABSTRACT?

The abstract to be completed for this class consists of the following criteria:

Title:  the title of the article.

Author/s

Journal (full cite including year): Here is how you need to cite your article

McCue, C., Prier, E. and Steinfeld, J. (2020). Foundational Elements for a Public Procurement Body of Knowledge. Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation. 4(4): pp. 233-251.

Name of reviewer (you)

ABSTRACT Example

Abstract:  the narrative should be a succinct, non-technical description of the article.  It must not exceed 150 words, typed double spaced, and should be so clearly written that the following questions could be answered by a member of the general public who reads it:

Paragraph (a):  What is the specific purpose of this article?  What information is being conveyed?

Paragraph (b):  How is the research conducted?  [A non-technical description of the general methodology used (i.e. narrative, exploratory, quantitative, etc.).  Should include notification of target group.]

Paragraph c):  What differences might the article make?  — to whom?  (What might we know or be able to do as a result of this work that we do not know or cannot do now?  To whom will this be important?)  It is important that the abstract shows justification for the research in terms of its implications for budgeting.