In the theoretical section of your paper, you present the current state of research on the topic you are addressing and summarize the findings on this topic from previous work.

From this, you derive the implications for your own research.

Ideally, you have already conducted a literature review before writing, so that you are already well-informed in the field. The basics section is not always a separate chapter – sometimes it is part of a subsection of another section, e.g., “State of the Art,” “Prerequisites,” or “Needs Analysis.”

In the theoretical section, you should demonstrate that you are able to place your work within the current scientific context. Here you present the knowledge you have acquired in the course of your work – knowledge that cannot be assumed for other students.

Basic lecture content is generally not part of the theoretical chapter.

The theoretical section is a mandatory part of the structure of a scientific paper.

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