Goal
To give a complete scientific overview of the goal, design methodology and results of a research project.
What
Article with main in-depth summary of the results of a research project.
Where
Start writing it in the first weeks of the project. Finish it in the last week of the project. The structure of the EA can be helpful during the project and gives insights after the project is done.
Who
authors: researchers / project members. target audience: (academic) environment
How
Introduction, Theoretical background and Methodology (first three parapgraphs) can be made and for 90% finished in the first weeks of the project. Results, Discussion and Conclusion have to be finished at the end of the project. Results is a factual description of the actual results in the discussion paragraph the author reflects on the results in connection to research questions, other related work or future work to be done.
Pros
complete and in-depth
limited size
scientific rigor
Cons
time-consuming
difficult
high information density
limited range
