Nummer60603S1Zielsetzung / PurposeThe bachelor thesis provides the students with a field of learn-ing for their professional qualification, in particular in the inte-gration of theory and practice. With the successful completion of the Bachelor Thesis, students demonstrate that they can apply knowledge gained during their course and can inde-pendently and methodically process and solve a real problem in an appropriate manner. At the same time, the Bachelor Thesis should also achieve the following objectives:
Strengthening of Specialist Skills
The students recognize a networked problem, handle it in appropriate depth and on a scientific basis and apply and integrate the knowledge acquired. Furthermore, additional specific knowledge typically needs to be acquired to deal with the Bachelor Thesis assignment appropriately.
Strengthening of Method Skills
The students treat complex problems within a Bachelor Theses requiring analytic thinking. Additionally the students should show that they can choose the appropriate tools (or tool) for the development of a problem solution. The bachelor thesis should be realized on the principles of problem-solving meth-odology and project management.
Strengthening of Social Skills
The students work on the project in close cooperation with the client and the supervising lecturer. They act professionally in this cooperation and learn to defend their work. A Bachelor thesis offers room for creative ideas and approaches to solu-tions. The students should show maturity, reliability and pur-posefulness.
Strengthening of Personal Skills
With the Bachelor Thesis the students learn how to deal with expectations: their own expectation as well as those of the client and the supervising lecturer. They learn to work under pressure, set priorities and accept the responsibility for their work.
Inhalt / ContentOrders from companies, public and non-profit organizationsBesondere Eintrittsvoraussetzungen / Special Conditions of AdmissionA minimum of 140 ECTS credits are required for admission to the bachelor thesis module.Bibliographie/Literatur / Bibliography / Literature / ReferencesSprenger, B. 2012. Guidelines to Layout, Organisation and Citation of Academic Papers (Harvard Style)
Booth, W:, Colomb, G.G and Williams, J.M. 2008. The Craft of Research.3rd ed.Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Lipson, Ch. 2005. How to Write a BA Thesis: A Practical Guide from your First Ideas to your First Paper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Markman, R., Markman, P. and Waddell, M. 2011. 10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper. 7th ed. NY:Barrons Educational Series
Winkler, A. and McCuen, S. 2011. Writing the Research Paper. 8th ed. FL:Harcourt
Lehr- und Lernmethoden / MethodsProject method
The Bachelor Thesis is undertaken as an individual piece of work or in pairs
Leistungsbewertung/Testanforderung(en) / AssessmentAssessment framework according to the Guidelines of Bache-lor Thesis and additional information. Grade communication by supervising lecturer.BemerkungenThe Bachelor Thesis is a compulsory module. 
