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
- Training #2: Five-Star-Sources
- Training #3: Citation Superhero vs. Dr. Plag
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].