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Question 1

Which is the first step within an academic working process?

Finding a topic and framing a research question

Elaborating the introduction text of the paper

Determining the layout of the presentation of the results

Question 2

The term secondary literature means:

Primary publications regarding a topic

Literature about literature

Elaborations about common knowledge

Question 3

Where you should search at first for fundamental literature?

Subject-specific databases

Catalog of the University Library

Specialized search engines

Question 4

Which disadvantages may emerge from the usage of AI-auxiliaries like ChatGPT?

Several answers are possible.

Invention of sources (hallucinations)

24/7-availability

Occurrence of false evidences

Question 5

Which is not an approved reading technique?

Selective reading

SQ3R-method

KKT-method

Question 6

What is the retrospective search for citation chains?

the finding of sources cited in a publication

the finding of information how frequent and by whom a publication was cited

the finding of indications how often a publication was printed

Question 7

In order to acquire an overall knowledge regarding a topic, you should:

record each source independent from the thematic focus

skip the continuous assessment of information

check new information and assign it to key points determined

Question 8

Are there templates for presentations (Powerpoint, LaTeX) at Chemnitz University of Technology?

Several answers are possible.

yes: templates in the corporate design of the university

yes: templates provided by the supervisor of the project

no: there are no templates at all.

Question 9

What is characteristic for a cognitive conflict?

focused statements generate boredom

contradictory statements generate curiosity

clear concise statements without surprises

Question 10

Who has to give her/his consent to the usage of elaborations protected by copyright law?

the supervisor of the project

the University Library

the author

Question 11

Which principle should I apply for citation?

better one time too often than too little

the reproduction of statements of other persons in other words is okay.

the word-by-word reproduction of long text passages is an excellent choice.

Question 12

Which reference management programs are taught at Chemnitz University Library?

Several answers are possible.

EndNote

Citavi

Zotero

Question 13

How may I make networking in the academic context?

Several answers are possible.

participating in conferences

creating an ORCID

listening to music

Question 14

What is a component of Open Access?

the open usage of research information

the open access to academic publications

the open access to the source code of a software