Overview
The course prepares you well for writing a PhD thesis and for other research projects in your future professional life. You will learn to develop comprehensive strategies to find useful and relevant information without getting lost and losing too much time. You will also learn how to evaluate the found information, how to cite sources correctly and avoid plagiarism, and how to manage references with EndNote.
The course runs for 1.5 days and consists of lectures and practical assignments. You will also receive individual instruction and help to develop a balanced search plan. The plan will be useful throughout your PhD.
The course is open to all PhD candidates and postdocs, but the primary target group is beginning PhD candidates who have not previously followed an information literacy course during their studies.
After this Searching and Organising Literature is offered at Wageningen University and Research you will be able to:
- identify your information needs and information sources for your PhD research or another scientific project;
- formulate a focused research question for a literature search and a strategy to prepare a systematic search;
- construct a systematic search for various databases and platforms and use relevant articles to find additional information;
- evaluate the search results, revise the search if necessary, and determine when to stop searching;
- store and organise information systematically and transparently, keep track of the search process and stay up to date with new information on your topic;
- cite and reference literature and data correctly to avoid plagiarism.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Locating and getting the full text of known items
- Customizing My Library
- Finding information and literature databases on different platforms
- Developing search strategies and search queries
- Setting up alerts for databases
- Citing and referencing literature
- Searching and citing data
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Disciplines
Library Science Literature View 3 other Short Courses in Literature in NetherlandsWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is set up for WUR PhD candidates and postdocs
- Until 1 month before the start of the course, you can cancel free of charge. After this date you will be charged with the “Full Fee”.
Tuition Fee
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International
560 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 560 EUR for the full programme during 2 days. -
EU/EEA
560 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 560 EUR for the full programme during 2 days.
- PhD candidates of Wageningen University: € 140
- All other PhD candidates / post-docs and staff of Wageningen University € 280
- All other participants € 560
Living costs for Wageningen
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.