Current training and consultation sessions

Are you looking for reliable, academic sources? You are in the right place.

• Content of SuperSearch and GS, reflecting the Corvinus collection in GS
• Reliable sources vs. predatory publishers
• Natural language search (NLS), keyword search
• Filtering options, full-text access, saving search results
• In addition: EconBiz

If you’re unsure what to write about and where to find a good topic.

• From the topic to the research question
• Criteria for topic selection – what matters and what doesn’t?
• Where should you look for a topic?

The content formed in your head, but the paper is still blank…

• A guide to note-taking: what, how and why should you take notes?
• The three-part structure of the essay; the purpose and content of each section
• Title giving, style, language

The essay is done, but it could do with a bit of polishing.

• Creating TOC and the list of figures; numbering illustrations in Microsoft Word
• Setting line spacing
• Page numbering

You have to use references, and it matters how you do it.

• The basics of references and avoiding plagiarism
• Direct quotation vs. paraphrasing
• In-text citations + reference list
• Mandatory citation elements

You know the basics, but you still have some questions.

• Common mistakes
• Cross-references, translations, interview references
• Special cases: same author, different year; same author, same year, different works
• Transliteration, citing slogans, etc.

If you don’t want to spend hours manually typing in references, we’ll show you a few better solutions.

• Word citation manager: how it works, drawbacks
• Reference generators: Zbib, MyBib
• Reference management software: general information
• AI tools for creating and checking references

If you plan to write more than just one paper in your lifetime. Effective assistance and a long-term solution for managing references.

• What can the software do?
• Saving, installing, and adding plugins
• Collecting documents; correcting data
• Inserting in-text citations in narrative or parenthetical form; adding page numbers
• Inserting a reference list

Are you ready, and worried about plagiarism? We dispel your fear.

• Background and operation of Turnitin
• The text similarity check process
• Interpreting the results

Considering using AI to put together your entire paper? Don’t do it!

• AI Policy at Corvinus University
• Useful tools beyond ChatGPT
• Ethical use of AI in research

Worried about academic writing mistakes? We’ll help you avoid them.

• Academic paper structure: Building a coherent paper from title and abstract to methodology, analysis, and conclusions.
• Best practices in research design: Developing clear research questions, strong arguments, and appropriate analytical frameworks.
• Pitfalls to avoid: Identifying common writing mistakes that undermine clarity and academic credibility.