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Build a research library
Create clean, searchable and citation-ready Zotero collections.
7-day bilingual online course
Build your AI-powered research assistant
Design one connected system for discovery, reading, evidence synthesis, knowledge management, academic writing, and citation.
ZoteroResearchRabbitSciSpaceNotebookLMNotionLibreOffice
Open Door Concepts & Connects
Course overview
From scattered tools to one dependable research system
Each platform has a specific role. You will connect them into a repeatable workflow while keeping evidence verification, privacy and academic integrity at the centre.
- Organise accurate references, PDFs, tags and notes in Zotero.
- Map authors, citation trails and related literature with ResearchRabbit.
- Read and compare papers strategically using SciSpace and NotebookLM.
- Use Notion as the command centre for projects, evidence and decisions.
- Draft, cite and revise academic work in LibreOffice.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
Finish with practical outputs—not just a list of tools.
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Map a knowledge field
Trace foundational studies, authors, connections and emerging work.
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Read strategically
Screen papers, ask sharper questions and locate useful evidence.
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Synthesise evidence
Create comparison matrices, themes, concept clusters and gap notes.
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Manage research in Notion
Track sources, questions, tasks, insights and writing decisions in one hub.
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Write with integrity
Turn verified notes into cited drafts while retaining scholarly authorship.
10-hour live component
Seven guided, hands-on modules
Open a module to preview its focus. Mark modules complete to track your progress on this device.
Define research stages, project structure, naming systems, handoffs and clear boundaries for each tool.
Capture sources, correct metadata, organise collections, tag and annotate PDFs, remove duplicates and generate citations.
Use seed papers and citation networks to discover connected studies, influential authors and research conversations.
Screen papers efficiently, clarify complex passages and compare methods, findings, limitations and relevance.
Build focused notebooks, ask source-grounded questions, compare materials and develop traceable synthesis notes.
Build a connected research dashboard with project briefs, reading queues, literature matrices, research questions, evidence notes, task views and writing milestones. Link out to source files rather than duplicating sensitive material.
Move from structured notes to an academic draft, insert citations, generate a bibliography and complete a revision pass.
Integrated workflow
Six tools. One clear handoff.
Use the right tool for each stage and preserve a traceable path from discovery to draft.
ResearchRabbit
Map papers, authors and citation networks.
Zotero
Store verified sources and clean metadata.
SciSpace
Screen, clarify and compare papers.
NotebookLM
Ask grounded questions across selected sources.
Notion
Connect questions, evidence, tasks and decisions.
LibreOffice
Draft and revise with Zotero citations.
20-hour LMS component
Practice that produces a working system
Each activity contributes a reusable asset to your final research workspace.
Curated source library
Submit a clean Zotero collection for your research area.
Literature network
Create and explain a ResearchRabbit map from seed papers.
Evidence matrix
Compare studies using a structured literature-review matrix.
Grounded synthesis
Build a focused NotebookLM notebook and verify its outputs.
Notion research hub
Connect projects, sources, questions, notes, tasks and milestones.
Cited mini-review
Write and revise a short synthesis with accurate citations.
Registration Last date: September 13
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Bring your research topic. Leave with a research system.
Designed for faculty members, PhD scholars, PG students, project fellows, librarians, academic writers and other researchers.