Supervision
Formalia
Application, Key information, Author guidelines, etc.
On this page you will find the necessary information about "formalia" which you have to keep on your mind when applying for a thesis and while writing and compiling your thesis.
Especially:
Application
Key information
Info-Flyers ("Steer straight", "How to write...", "Rating Criteria")
Author guidelines
Additional information
Application
Note:
Please, before you take your phone or write Mr. Siegert an e-mail to apply for a thesis, carefully read the information below, in advance.
This will save much time and effort on both sides and thereby fasten the whole application process tremendously. Thank you!
Generally, Mr. Siegert offers 4 options of writing your theses under his supervision. For these options, you can apply at any time:
1st Option: "General application" - without any preferation for a special topic:
An option with nearly no preparation effort on your side is to apply for a thesis without any preferation for a topic.
For more information see below.
2nd Option: Apply for a topic listed here.
An option with quite little preparation effort on your side is to apply for a topic Mr. Siegert has currently announced on the topics page (click here).
For more information see below.
3rd Option: Suggest your own topic.
If you want to suggest your own topic, we expect an initial literature review and identification of a potential research gap and question(s).
Therefore, you should also be familiarized with theories already used to investigate the area of your interest.
For more information see below.
4th Option: Corporate partner-cooperation:
If you want to carry out your thesis with a corporate partner.
Please note: Your corporate partner needs to grant the permission that the results of your thesis may be used for scientific purposes — in an anonymized form.
For more information see below.
More information below!
1st Option:
Apply for a thesis without any preferation for a particular topic
("general application")
Preparation effort:
low
Write an e-mail to Mr. Siegert and provide the following information:
a. Your "general application" for any topics in the research areas of Mr. Siegert
b. Precise your suggested timing of the commencement
c. Give some data about your study programme and your personal level.
2nd Option:
Apply for an announced topic
(see topics list)
Preparation effort:
low - medium
Choose 1 or max. 2 of the available topics outlined on the topics page (here).
Write an e-mail to Mr. Siegert and provide the following information:
a. Justify and demonstrate your interest in the research topis
b. Precise your suggested timing of the commencement
c. Give some data about your study programme and your personal level.
3rd Option:
Suggest you own topic
Preparation effort:
medium - high
Review the current research literature to identify a noteworthy research gap.
Formulate a research gap and research question(s) based on your reviewed research literature (e.g., you can examine published literature reviews and papers and their discussion/future research sections).
Write an e-mail to Mr. Siegert and provide the following information:
a. Justify and demonstrate your interest in the research topic
b. Provide an outline of your literature review and the research gap you
have identified.
c. Precise your suggested timing of the commencement
d. Give some data about your study programme and your personal level.
4th Option:
Suggest your (own) topic in
cooperation with a corporate partner.
Preparation effort:
high
Identify an interesting corporate partner
Identify a current research topic, gap, and question that can be carried out with this partner.
Arrange a supervision arrangement with this partner (e.g., a written confirmation that this partner is willing to support you in your thesis and provide you with the necessary access to employees and/or data)
Please get in contact with your corporate partner and get a confirmation that the data and results of your thesis can be used in an anonymized form for scientific purposes
Write an e-mail to Mr. Siegert and provide the following information:
a. Justify and demonstrate your interest in the research topic
b. Provide an outline on your aspired research topic, gap, and question
c. Provide a brief outline of your corporate partner and contact details of
your supervisor
d. Provide a confirmation that the data and results from your thesis may
be used in an anonymized form for scientific purposes
e. Precise your suggested timing of the commencement
f. Give some data about your study programme and your personal level.
Key Information
Start:
Duration:
Examination requirements
(written)
Examination requirements
(oral)
Author Guidelines
Hand-in requirements
Bachelor's theses
Any time*
12 weeks / 3 months
9.000 - 12.000 words
(45.000-50.000)
circa 30 pages
facultative **
(generally none)
view author guidelines below
possibly in addition to your faculty guidelines
you have to hand-in to Mr. Siegert
1 hard-copy and 2 digital copies
(1 docx-file and 1 pdf-file)
*Under the condition that
Mr. Siegert still has free places available.
Master's theses
Any time*
26 weeks / 6 months
18.000 - 25.000 words
(90.000 -120.000 )
circa 60 pages
20 min. presentation + 10 min. discussion **
(in general obligatory)
view author guidelines below
possibly in addition to your faculty guidelines
you have to hand-in to Mr. Siegert
1 hard-copy and 2 digital copies
(1 docx-file and 1 pdf-file)
*Under the condition that
Mr. Siegert still has free places available.
Note:
** Your university/faculty may have more specific regulations.
Sometimes the regulations of your university/faculty may differ.
Therefore, deviations are always possible.
During the first 2-3 meetings with Mr. Siegert the specific sequence of your particular thesis will be determined, according to the specifications and demands of your university/faculty as well as your own ideas and wishes.
For further information see the
"additional information" section below.
For questions just write Mr. Siegert an email.
Info-Flyers (leaflets)
Recommended to read before the first meeting:
Additional information
