Academic Writer
academic writer: organization: main body: comparative
Comparative
The comparative framework is obviously useful if you wish
to compare two or more things.
EXAMPLE Note how the differences are highlighted before the writer points
to the similarities.
| To summarise, this study has examined the
role of industrial liaison offices within universities in Sweden and Ireland. It
has found that the organisation and development of the industrial liaison offices (ILOs) differs
between the two countries, which subsequently affects the collaboration of the university
sector with industry. Whereas the ILOs tend to be one part of a network
of technology-transfer organisations in Sweden, often acting as a gateway to areas of
expertise, such as patenting, within the university. On the other hand,
the ILOs in Ireland tend to be more centralised and are directly responsible for the
technology transfer function. The industrial liaison offices in both countries saw enormous benefits in working closely with industry, both in providing funding for research and opportunities for developing new ideas and technologies, although there were considerable worries as to whether the clash of cultures between academia and business would be the main barrier in bringing both parties closer together. |
Another way in which you can compare your subject to something else is by analogy.
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