Seminar for Bachelor Thesis
Target audience
The seminar for the bachelor thesis is especially aimed at students of information systems and those interested in other courses of study who would like to write or write a bachelor thesis.
For students who write their bachelor thesis at the Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems this seminar is mandatory.
Content
The aim of the seminar on the bachelor thesis is to make it easier for students to familiarise themselves with scientific work. The seminar begins with a general introduction to the basics of scientific work and with an overview of the steps necessary to write a thesis. In particular, various research methods frequently used in business informatics will be discussed (literature analysis, qualitative research/case studies, quantitative research/empiracy, experiments, design science research).
Knowledge transfer
The seminar imparts basic knowledge for the preparation of a bachelor thesis and is primarily oriented towards the phases of the scientific work process for the preparation of a research paper:
- Basics of scientific work
- Topic identification
- Literature research
- Formulation of the research question
- Choice of research design
- Implementation of the research project
- Evaluation of research results
- Publication of research results
Knowledge application
The demonstration of different software programs as well as accompanying exercises, which are worked on and introduced during the appointments in fixed groups, make a practical deepening of the meeting contents possible.
Knowledge implementation
Students must present their own research projects and ideas during the seminar in order to discuss the ideas of their own bachelor thesis.
Learning objective
The aim is for students to learn to conduct independent studies on scientific questions in business informatics. This seminar is intended to provide students with an introduction to the scientific work of business informatics and students should use this in the context of their accompanying bachelor thesis.
Organization
Preliminary deadlines and dates for the seminar
Blockveranstaltung – Seminar zur Bachelorarbeit
- Contents
- Introduction
- How to write a thesis
- Literature Review
- Theories in IS Research and Methods
- Research Methods
- Evaluation & How to Present
- Organisatorisches
- Date: Tuesday, 24.04.2024
- Time: 13:00 – 20:00
- Premilinary location: Seminar room AEG 33.01.02
Submission date “Exposé”
- Exposé processing period: approx. 3 weeks
- Submission date: Sunday, 19.05.2024
- Time: 23:59
- Location: Submission takes place via a dedicated upload area in the StudOn course “Bachelor thesis seminar”
Feedback on the “Exposé”
- Evaluation period exposé: approx. 2 weeks
- Date: 19.05.2024 until 31.05.2024
- Location: Feedback is provided via email or in a bilateral discussion with the supervisor
Midterm presentation
- Date: Wednesday, 29.05.2024
- Time: t.b.a
- Place: Presence (AEG)
- Submission: Tuesday, 28.05.2024, 23:55 (via Studon upload)
Final presentation (defense of the final thesis)
- Date: Wednesday, 31.07.2024
- Time: t.b.a
- Location: Presence (AEG)
- Submission: Tuesday, 30.07.2024, 23:55 (via Studon upload)
Please note the schedule in StudOn.