【正文】 thesis topic Relevance to the later profession Proof of additional quolifications Possibility of the further qualification (PhD) Well defined topic better than too prehensive ones Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Research (1) Systematic Method: Secondary Sources (Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries) Library Catalogues (Books, Collected editions, Journals, Newspapers, Magazines) Bibliographies Official Publications Inter Sources (Subject Databases, Inter Subject Gateways) Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Research (2) Pragmatic Way: Research of the relevant literature through the reference list of already found sources. Note disadvantages: Danger of ?closedcirclesystem“ Mostly less upto date sources Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Literature Research in the Digital Library Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Relevant Databases (1) Agris Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Food Sciences and Environmental Protection Agricola Agricultural Sciences inclusive Nutritional Sciences Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Relevant Databases (2) CAB Abstracts Agricultural Sciences, inclusive Nutritional and Forest, Food and all related Sciences, Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Relevant Databases (3) ELFIS Agricultural, Nutritional and Forest Sciences Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Searching of Articles in Journals (1) Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Searching of Articles in Journals (2) Selection of both: printed / electronic magazines and the electronic magazine library Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Searching of Articles in Journals (3) Some Articles from the journals of electronic libraries are free available Alternatively, there is also a part of the journals in the stock of the University Libraries Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Data Research Diverse data and statistics can be found for example on the pages of following institutions : ? WTO (World Trade Organization。 ) ? FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations。 ) ? OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development。 ) ? UN trade (United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database。 ) ? World Bank () Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Overview and Evaluation Viewing of abstract, reviews, tables of contents Acquisition of relevant literature Reading and excerption Structuring of obtained material Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant (Tools and Techniques) Lists of ideas, notes, facts Transformation of these lists into sentences paragraphs Polishing the writing into straightforword narrative (Katz 2022) Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) ? Research assistant Tank you for your attention!