#import "@preview/touying:0.6.1": *
#import "./template/conf.typ": *

#show: tum-slides.with(
  aspect-ratio: "16-9", 
  //language: "de",
  config-info(
    title: [Search Prompt Customization for Academic Writing],
    // Author to be shown in the title slide
    author: [Marius Drechsler],
    // Author to be shown in the footer
    footer-author: [M. Drechsler],
    date: "January 16, 2025",
  ),
)

= Search Fundamentals

== Understanding Search Engines

- Search Engines need to process large amounts of information 
  - *Crawling*: Navigating the web to find pages and add them to the search engine's index 
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  - *Indexing*: Creating an index of the content they find on the web 
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  - *Ranking*: Filtering and ordering of the indexed web pages to return the best result for the searcher's query

== Basic Search Techniques

- Start with specific terms related to your research topic
- Consider variations of the keywords, e.g. synonyms and related concepts
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- *Example*: Research paper on Covid-19 -- what are some fitting keywords?
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  - Pandemic#pause, vaccination#pause, quarantine#pause, airborne disease

= Enhancing Searches with Flags and Symbols 

== Common Search Flags 

- Quotation Marks (#raw("\" \"")) 
  - Search for exact phrases 
  - Search engine looks only for the exact sequence of characters/words 
  - *Example*: #raw("\"covid-19 vaccination\"") returns results containing that exact phrase 
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- Plus Sign (#raw("+"))
  - Includes specific terms in the search 
  - Useful when certain keywords should appear in the results 
  - *Example*: #raw("covid +vaccination +impact") ensures that the terms #raw("vaccination") and #raw("impact") are included

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- Minus Sign (#raw("-"))
  - Excludes specific terms in the search 
  - Helps to filter irrelevant information 
  - *Example*: #raw("covid statistics -pinterest") ensures that the term #raw("pinterest") is not included in the search results

== Advanced Search Techniques 

- Use *boolean operators* to further refine your query 
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- AND narrows search by combining terms 
  - *Example*: #raw("covid AND vaccination") returns results containing both terms (in some way)
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- OR broadens search to include either item 
  - *Example*: #raw("covid OR influenza") returns results containing either #raw("covid") or #raw("influenza")
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- NOT: excludes terms from the search 

== Grouping Terms

- Combine multiple search terms with parentheses 
- Useful for complex queries 
- *Example*: #raw("(covid OR influenza) AND (vaccine OR \"R value\")")
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  - What do we search for here?

== Site-Specific Searches 

- Limit searches to a specific website or domain 
- Useful for academic resources 
- *Example*: #raw("site:.edu covid") returns results from educational institutions

= Quiz 

- Find a suiting search query for the following questions: 
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- What academic insights might you find on mastering the art of couch potato-ing?
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  - #raw("side:.edu \"How to become a professional couch potato\"")
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- What bizarre stories involve aliens or Bigfoot ordering pizza or tacos? 
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  - #raw("(\"alien abduction\" OR \"bigfoot sighting\") AND (pizza OR tacos)")
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- Is there any governmental advise on how to negotiate with a squirrel? 
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  - #raw("site:.gov \"how to negotiate with a squirrel\"")
