Theses at Wi1 (Diploma, Master and Bachelor Thesis)

Our Offerings

We offer diploma, master and bachelor thesis in the field of innovation, leadership and cooperation systems. The topics are either based on our ongoing research projects or on the cooperation with our partners in academia and business practice. In the context of diploma and master thesis we mainly focus on empirical topics and provide support to learn the needed skills if necessary. Bachelor thesis (and “Studienarbeiten”) can also be based on theoretical work. To get insights in the content and formal requirements please read our guide "How to write a thesis" carefully. Also, please check your particular "Studien- und Prüfungsordnung" for the formal framework of your thesis.

What we provide

We provide support in the structuring and management of your research project, by fixing the exposé and structure of your work when starting to work on your thesis. The exposé will include your research questions (based on the state-of-art of the literature) and we will discuss with you the ways how you will collect your data or approach your theoretical work. As long as you are working on your thesis you are required to participate in our “master seminar”, respectively “bachelor seminar” or "Diplomanden-Kolloquium" and to present your findings. This will help you to get important input from us and your peers to further improve your work!

Fields of interest

We offer topics for thesis (master, bachelor, diploma) in the following fields of interest:

• Crossing knowledge boundaries in innovation projects (Christiane Rau)
• Facilitation of innovation contests (Sabrina Adamcyzk)
• Application lifecycle management, requirements elicitation, interactive innovation, online platforms, web 2.0 (Stefan Hallerstede)
• Semantic Web, Ontologies and Organizations (Dominik Böhler)
• Social networks, social capital, knowledge-based view of the organization, creativity, and open innovation (Matthias Raß)

Applying for a Topic

If you are interested in one of our topics please send your full application via email to the particular contact person. Your application should include:

• Short letter of motivation – why do you think that this topic is interesting?
• Do you have a specific background in the field?
• CV
• Transcript of records ("Notenübersicht")
• Relevant certifications (e.g. certification of bachelor degree, "Vordipom")

If you have own ideas in the field of innovation, leadership and cooperation systems please send us a short outline of your idea (including some references) and how you plan to collect your data. We will check your application and will contact you as soon as possible.

Downloads: "How to write a Diplomarbeit/Studienarbeit"

We provide a guide for writing study and diploma theses at our department for download: