Academic Information Research

This series provides you with useful tips on academic writing and research.

The thirty-minutes courses take place online on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. during the semester and are aimed at all students at the University of Mannheim whose native language is not German. Learn more about our program and register for our online courses via the student portal. Students of the Hochschule Mannheim – University of Applied Sciences and the DHBW Mannheim please register via the link in the respective event announcement.

Program (PDF, 320 KB)

Slides of the presentations

Semester program

20

Feb

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Angela Leichtweiß, Viktor Boecking

Academic Information Research: Crash Course University Library

Library training for international students

12:30 – 13:00

27

Feb

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Viktor Boecking, Dr. Jorge Murcia Serra

Academic Information Research: Finding scientific information

Tips for systematic literature search

12:30 – 13:00

06

Mar

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Dr. Hendrik Platte

Academic Information Research: Reference Management – Zotero & Citavi

Introduction to reference management with Zotero and Citavi

12:30 – 13:00

13

Mar

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Dr. Jorge Murcia Serra

Academic Information Research: Reading Literacy – Reading More Efficiently

Tips for more efficient reading for your studies

12:30 – 13:00

20

Mar

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Tina Helbig

Academic Information Research: Exam Preparation – Learning Techniques & Methods

Tips on how to improve your exam preparation

12:30 – 13:00

27

Mar

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Jessica Kaiser

Academic Information Research: Citation – Bibliography & Citation

How do I quote correctly and avoid plagiarism?

12:30 – 13:00

17

Apr

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Viktor Boecking

Academic Information Research: Excerpting – Getting the Most Important Out of a Text

How to systematically dissect texts and extract the information you need

12:30 – 13:00

24

Apr

12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Jessica Kaiser

Academic Information Research: Fit for the Paper – Tips and Tricks on Writing

Write easier

12:30 – 13:00

20

Feb

3:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.

Workshop
hybrid (per Zoom and ExpLAB Schloss Schneckenhof)
Daniela Brugger von Who writes his_tory?

Wikipedia introduction I: the basics of editing

Introductory course about the anatomy of an article page as well as the basic elements of Wikipedia

 

15:30 – 17:00
hybrid (per Zoom and ExpLAB Schloss Schneckenhof)

27

Feb

3:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.

Workshop
hybrid (per Zoom and ExpLAB Schloss Schneckenhof)
Chris Regn von Who writes his_tory?

Wikipedia Introduction II: What’s next?

The second meeting will add up on the basics and clarify formal and content-related questions

 

15:30 – 17:00
hybrid (per Zoom and ExpLAB Schloss Schneckenhof)

Do you have any questions?

Viktor Boecking, M.A.

Viktor Boecking, M.A.

Public Relations | Subject Librarian for History | E-Learning
University of Mannheim
University Library
Schloss Schneckenhof West – Room SW 284
68161 Mannheim