From 166ded1bb1595b74f78935a805fb836d46e84f9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marius Drechsler Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:29:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Create presentation --- main.typ | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/main.typ b/main.typ index 9c010d6..a9bce6a 100644 --- a/main.typ +++ b/main.typ @@ -5,26 +5,94 @@ aspect-ratio: "16-9", //language: "de", config-info( - title: [Presentation Title], + title: [Search Prompt Customization for Academic Writing], // Author to be shown in the title slide - author: [Author], + author: [Marius Drechsler], // Author to be shown in the footer - footer-author: [Author], - date: datetime.today(), + footer-author: [M. Drechsler], + date: "January 16, 2025", ), ) += Search Fundamentals -= Section +== Understanding Search Engines -== First Slide +- 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 + #pause + - *Indexing*: Creating an index of the content they find on the web + #pause + - *Ranking*: Filtering and ordering of the indexed web pages to return the best result for the searcher's query -- Content on the first slide +== Basic Search Techniques -== Second Slide +- Start with specific terms related to your research topic +- Consider variations of the keywords, e.g. synonyms and related concepts +#pause +- *Example*: Research paper on Covid-19 -- what are some fitting keywords? + #pause + - Pandemic#pause, vaccination#pause, quarantine#pause, airborne disease -- Content on the second slide += Enhancing Searches with Flags and Symbols -= Second Section +== Common Search Flags -== Last slide +- 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 +#pause +- 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 + +#pagebreak() + +- 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 +#pause +- AND narrows search by combining terms + - *Example*: #raw("covid AND vaccination") returns results containing both terms (in some way) +#pause +- OR broadens search to include either item + - *Example*: #raw("covid OR influenza") returns results containing either #raw("covid") or #raw("influenza") +#pause +- 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\")") + #pause + - 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: +#pause +- What academic insights might you find on mastering the art of couch potato-ing? + #pause + - #raw("side:.edu \"How to become a professional couch potato\"") +#pause +- What bizarre stories involve aliens or Bigfoot ordering pizza or tacos? + #pause + - #raw("(\"alien abduction\" OR \"bigfoot sighting\") AND (pizza OR tacos)") +#pause +- Is there any governmental advise on how to negotiate with a squirrel? + #pause + - #raw("site:.gov \"how to negotiate with a squirrel\"")