Interactive trainings for students

Are you an economics or business student? Use our interactive trainings (OER) to prepare for your next term paper or your thesis. 


Training #1: The Ultimate Search String

In this training, you can practice searching for literature in economics and business studies with interactive exercises. The interactive exercises cover the following topics:

  • using different search tools in economics and business studies (including EconBiz)
  • identifying keywords and alternative terms for a literature search
  • developing a search string with keywords and operators
     

This material is an Open Educational Resource (OER) under CC-BY-ND license. To learn how to integrate it into your learning management system or website, see instructions [pdf, 1 MB].

 


Training #2: Five-Star-Sources

In this training, you can practice assessing the quality of scholarly information in economics and business studies based on a set of established criteria. The interactive exercises cover the following topics:

  • assessing scholarly journals and articles based on their citation
  • checking if an article has gone through a peer review process
  • assessing the quality of an online publication using the CRAAP-test
     

This material is an Open Educational Resource (OER) under CC-BY-ND license. To learn how to integrate it into your learning management system or website, see instructions [pdf, 1 MB].

 


Training #3: Citation Superhero vs. Dr. Plag

In this training, you can learn about strategies to avoid unintentional plagiarism in your economics and business papers. The interactive exercises cover the following topics:

  • recognizing different types of plagiarism
  • correctly using quotations and paraphrases (in APA style)
  • correctly citing sources in the text and in the reference list
     

This material is an Open Educational Resource (OER) under CC-BY-ND license. To learn how to integrate it into your learning management system or website, see instructions [pdf, 1 MB].

 

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