You are currently writing your thesis or are just in the initial phase and ask yourself: ” What is actually my result? “You have a specific research question but you don’t know exactly what a result might look like? I would like to explain three possible ways of finding the results of a thesis in more detail. Hypotheses Theses are not subject to any specific set of rules and are therefore vaguely defined. In science, however, one uses the hypothesis which is more specifically defined and creates a connection between at least two variables. Examples are: Agile companies generate more sales than traditional companies.With Scrum, work results can be achieved faster than with Kanban.Employees in agile teams require less salary than employees in traditional teams. You will notice that I always put 2 variables in context. You have the following options for deriving hypotheses in your thesis: Formulate hypotheses at…

Every big project starts with the first step and your work starts with a good introduction. This should take the reader with it and give an overview of the thesis. An introduction is not only good for the reader, but also for your supervisor. The introduction can serve as an expose to make a topic palatable to the supervisor. An expose is according to the Dudens a written and explanatory summary of the facts. An introduction or an expose consists of the following building blocks: introduction to the topicMotivation on the subjectDefinition and explanationCurrent figures and reference to the topicExisting knowledge on the topicCriticism and Research GapApproach of the work and expected results Download tip: Example of a good introduction introduction to the topic With the first sentence you pick up the reader. Imagine that the reader has just cleaned their apartment and is now reading your work. So mentally…

Are you currently looking for a topic for a thesis and you don’t yet know exactly how to proceed? Are you looking for literature and want to form a topic from it but you cannot find anything or the supervisor does not accept the topic? Then I would like to show you three ways that can help you with this dilemma! Tip: You should roughly know in which direction you want to go, eg big data, agility, etc. If you don’t already know, then take a look at mine Topic areas for digitization as inspiration. Requirement: existing literature In the academy you always build your knowledge on other studies (existing knowledge). So to do this you need to find other studies first. It is not or hardly possible to research a topic freely without literature in the thesis. You can do that if you later want to win the Nobel…

Good theses are not only complex and time-consuming, they also come from the intellectual property of the author. Many students underestimate the importance of the unique item, which a thesis must be in accordance with mandatory requirements, and accordingly forego a plagiarism check. One fact that students tend to ignore: Before a lecturer even takes a closer look at your thesis, he will first subvert it with the help of a special program of an examination. This determines whether your thesis is plagiarized. If the program finds reasonable doubts about the uniqueness, this can immediately lead to the failure of your thesis. Although this procedure has been the norm at colleges and universities for years, many students still do not know exactly what to consider when writing a thesis. This article therefore clarifies the question “What is plagiarism anyway?” and also refers to the advantages and disadvantages of the exam.…

Are you in the middle of searching for literature for your thesis and you have the feeling that you are slowly but surely losing the overview? Are you looking for a way of better reference management to make your collection of important books, internet sources, articles and PDFS clearer and more efficient? You are certainly not alone in this. Students are constantly faced with precisely this problem of chaotic reference management. After all, organizing it yourself is often hardly profitable, especially for extensive work. What many don’t use or don’t even know: There are special programs that can help you manage your sources. Many universities and colleges even make some of them available to their students. But there are also many different options for orderly reference management that can be found and used on the Internet. In this context, this article will not only help you understand how a reference…

For many students, the thesis marks the last important milestone before they successfully complete their studies. Even if writing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral thesis usually does not have a significant influence on the final overall grade of the degree, many prospective graduates still want to achieve a good performance. In this context, many students wonder whether editing is worthwhile. As a symbolic end of the course, the thesis is often of great importance. It is not only followed by many important steps, such as the graduation ceremony and the ceremonial handover of the diploma, but it is also often used as a business card when looking for a job. Ultimately, your work shows how you express yourself, how well you explain, and how efficiently you can work independently. What is proofreading? Editing is about checking, adapting and improving a text with regard to aspects such as content or writing…

I often get calls from students who are just starting a bachelor thesis and absolutely do not know: How should I proceed? What should I do? I have written numerous articles on this and would now like to give an overview of what you should read in which order. The standard case – you’d better not deviate In my experience, 90% of theses in business administration or business informatics use the same procedure. This is: Read something (literature analysis)ask practitioners how relevant this is (survey or interviews) andderive something from it (evaluation). Although this procedure is quite standard, it is well suited for starting research, as there are numerous examples. It is almost always special cases that put students in completely stressful situations. Never forget: unlike researchers such as PhD students, you are not trained in research methods. I took examples from a 10-day seminar before I did my first…