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Name: LIBRES Learning Sessions - Preparation for Thesis Writing
Start: 2026-10-14T08:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-10-14T12:00:00+08:00

LIBRES Learning Sessions - Preparation for Thesis Writing In-Person

Lecture Overview

This lecture focuses on Chapter 2 and systematic methods for identifying, evaluating, organizing, and synthesizing scholarly sources, including the responsible use of AI tools.

Lecture Details

Date: October 14, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Venue: Chill @ the 5th, 5F Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, Manila
Target Participants: BAGCED Undergraduate Students
Slots Available: 45 participants

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the lecture, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the purpose and structure of Chapter 2 of a thesis

2. Turn a research problem into concept blocks, keywords, synonyms and subject terms, and combine them using Boolean, phrase, truncation and proximity operators.

3. Run and refine searches in EBSCOhost, ProQuest and ScienceDirect using field searching, limiters and subject terms, and record them in a search log.

4. Screen results against inclusion and exclusion criteria and save selected sources to a Mendeley folder.

5. Read a research article strategically and record its key information in a literature matrix.

6. Use AI tools responsibly: tell permitted, cautious and prohibited uses apart, verify AI output against the original source, and log AI use.

Topic Outline

Module 1 - The Chapter 2 Roadmap
Module 2 - Designing Your Search Strategy
Module 3 - Advanced Searching Lab (EBSCOHost, ProQuest, ScienceDirect)
Module 4 - Critical Reading, the Literature Matrix and Responsible AI
Module 5 - From Matrix to Chapter 2

Facilitators

Cynthia Cordova – Education Librarian
Marian Eclevia – Director of Libraries

Date:: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Time:: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Time Zone:: China, Malaysia, Singapore (change)
Campus:: DLSU Manila Campus
Audience:: Undergraduate Student
Categories:: Seminar-Workshop

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Cynthia Cordova