5110682: C19 Master's thesis

Beschreibung

In their Master’s Thesis, students use scientific methods and work in accordance with standards of scientific writing. The master's thesis is typically related to one of the three subject areas that constitute the core of the curriculum (i.e., Business Process Management, Data and Application Security, and Data Science).

Lernergebnisse

After successful submission of the Master's thesis, students will be able to:

• formulate appropriate research questions.
• identify appropriate theories to explain empirical phenomena.
• use appropriate qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and design-oriented research designs.
• identify suitable research methods in order to seek answers to specific research questions.

Lehrmethoden

• The thesis is supervised by a member from the Institute of Information Systems (professor, assistant professor, visiting professor or senior lecturer).
• The master’s thesis is defended in an oral exam.
• The official editing time is defined on the thesis proposal ("exposé") and may not exceed 22 weeks.

Voraussetzungen (inhaltlich)

• A minimum of 60 ECTS must be achieved before registration.
• The modules Business Statistics and Research Methods must be passed successfully.
• A research proposal ("exposé") signed by the supervisor and the academic director must be submitted to the study administration in parallel to module registration.
• It is highly recommended that the exposé is developed within the Research Seminar course.

Literatur

Further readings:

• Bryman, A. & Bell, E. (2015). Business Research Methods (4th ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
• Creswell, J.W. (2013). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (3rd ed.). London; UK: Sage Publications.
• Oates, B.J. (2006). Researching Information Systems and Computing. London, UK: Sage Publications.
• Recker, J. (2012). Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner’s Guide. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.

Kommentar

• A copy of the signed thesis proposal ("exposé") must be submitted until 1 July (for the winter term) and 1 February (for the summer term).
• The master's thesis must be submitted until 30 November (for the winter term) and 30 June (for the summer term) to the the central service desk. (Students are asked to check the opening times of the central service desk, especially during summer months.)
• If any of the dates above falls on a weekend or public holiday, the deadline is automatically extended until the next working day.
• The submission must include: (1) two signed copies in adhesive binding and (2) two signed copies in spiral binding. In addition, students have to upload their thesis to Moodle.