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    • Getting started
    • Lesson 1: Explorative search
      • Criteria for a problem formulation
      • Find who and what you are looking for
      • Too broad, too narrow, or o.k.?
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    • Lesson 2: Problem formulation
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    • Lesson 3: Research objectives
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    • Lesson 4: Synopsis
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    • Lesson 5: Meeting your supervisor
    • Getting started: summary
  • Literature search
    • Literature search
    • Lesson 1: Where to search
      • Searching for articles
      • Searching for Data
      • Databases provided by your library
      • Other useful search tools
      • Test your knowledge
    • Lesson 2: How to search
      • Free text, truncating and exact phrase
      • Combining search terms – Boolean operators
      • Keep track of your search strategies
      • Problems finding your search terms?
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    • Lesson 3: Evaluating sources
      • Different sources, different evaluations
      • Extract by relevance
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    • Lesson 4: Obtaining literature
    • Literature search: summary
  • Research methods
    • Research methods
    • Lesson 1: Qualitative and quantitative methods
      • Combining qualitative and quantitative methods
      • Collecting data
      • Analysing data
      • Strengths and limitations
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    • Lesson 2: Empirical studies
      • Explanatory, analytical and experimental studies
      • Strengths and limitations
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    • Lesson 3: Reviews
      • The Nature of Secondary Data
      • How to Conduct a Systematic Review
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    • Lesson 4: Policy Research
      • Directional Policy Research
      • Strategic Policy Research
      • Operational Policy Research
      • Conducting Research Evaluation
      • Test your knowledge
    • Research Methods: Summary
  • Project management
    • Project management
    • Lesson 1: Project Initiation
      • Project budgeting
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    • Lesson 2: Project planning
      • Data management plan
      • Quality Control
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    • Lesson 3: Project execution
      • Project control
    • Project management: Summary
  • Writing process
    • Writing process
    • Lesson 1: Structure your thesis
      • Title page, abstract, foreword, abbreviations, table of contents
      • Introduction, methods, results
      • Discussion, conclusions, recomendations, references, appendices, layout
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    • Lesson 2: Avoid plagiarism
      • Use citations correctly
      • Use references correctly
      • Bibliographic software
      • Test your knowledge
    • Writing process – summary
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Synopsis

Searching electronic databases is probably the most efficient way to access the necessary literature for your thesis. You will need to search in several different databases such as PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO, library catalogs and search engines such as Google Scholar and Google. There may also be key sources of publications for your subject that are accessible electronically, such as collections of policy documents, standards, archive material, videos, and audio-recordings. But, which databases and search engines that are best suited for your project?

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Writing process, Lesson 1

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Question 1
Where is the methodological biases of your results discussed?
A
In the methods section
B
In the results section
C
In the discussion section
D
In the conclusion
Question 2
Which two issues are normally not found in an abstract?
A
Overview of the report content
B
Main results
C
Methods
D
Problem formulation
E
Presentation of the main author
Question 3
How would you characterize the way results are presented in the results section?
A
All data are presented as they are collected
B
Data are presented in slightly analysed form but all data are singled out
C
Data are presented in overview form
Question 4
Where do you place the literature review in a report?
A
In the Introduction
B
In the Methods section
C
In the results section
D
In the discussions section
Question 5
Which words characterize in general a good title
A
Catchy
B
Easy words
C
Brief
D
Precise
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