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Master/Bachelor Thesis | Seminar Paper | Project Report to obtain the academic degree of Master/Bachelor of Science (MSc/BSc) in the Master’s Program | in the Bachelor’s Program Business Informatics [For your Information: change accordingly – the second part “to obtain the academic degree of ...” is only for Bachelor and Master Theses] [TITLE Of the Thesis] [Subtitle of the thesis]

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Note regarding the structure of the thesis

Kurzzusammenfassung / Abstract (D/E)

Short summary of your work, 250 – 300 words (approximately), both – abstract in German and English – are required

Introduction

Description of the topic, like a funnel from the general to the specific.

Problem definition and validation: why is the topic interesting, why is this specific problem worth investigating, where is the research gap?

Research aim and research question (fit)

Short overview, describing the thesis/report.

State of the Field / Literature / Background Information

Current state of the field in the according academic literature

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Sub sections are based on content (topics)

Methodology

Description of the chosen research approach and the methods applied (based on literature). Which research design has been chosen? Which methodologies have been chosen to fulfill the research goals / answer the research question and how are they appropriate for this problem?

Research Process

Description and documentation on how the methods have been applied (e.g., when, where, how has data been collection, from whom and in which format)

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Results

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Discussion

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Describing limitations (what was not part of this work) and addressing possible future research topics.

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