Master Thesis

11M1000

Master

German, English

30.0

winter and summer term

1 semester

Language of instruction German or English by arrangement with the examiners.

The Master's thesis should show that students are able to use and implement the theoretical and practical knowledge they have acquired so far in an engineering manner so that they can independently work on a specific complex problem from their subject area in an application-oriented manner on a scientific basis.

1. concretization of the task

2. preparation of a time schedule

3. recording the state of the art

4. creation of concepts to solve the task

5. development of partial solutions and combination into an overall concept

6. overall consideration and evaluation of the solution

7. presentation of the solution in the form of the Master's thesis and a colloquium

The total workload for the module is 900 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Final Degree Thesis and Final Oral Examination

Colloquium supplementing the Master's thesis

Master's thesis: 50–80 pages

Colloquium: 15–45 minutes

Knowledge across the breadth of the subject studied

Students can work on a problem from their field of study in a methodical and structured way.
in a structured manner. The problem and the solution are presented within a specified time frame with clearly
clearly structured results. Since the topic of the final thesis is usually a highly specialized problem from a research or development project and has not been addressed in this form during the course of study, it is a broadening of the previous level of knowledge.
This is a broadening of the previous level of knowledge.

Students grasp the task of their Master's thesis topic, they find and deepen the scientific approaches to it. They develop a solution using scientific methods and on the basis of the skills they have acquired during their studies. They compare different scientific approaches and relate them to the problem. In the written elaboration, they explain their results and differentiate them from existing solutions.

Students use knowledge and skills from their studies to understand and solve the Master's thesis task, which is new to them. They review the methods and procedures they have learned in relation to the task and reflect on them critically. They synthesize their own solutions and compare them with established solutions.

Students integrate knowledge and skills from their previous studies in order to analyze the given problem, find approaches and develop solutions. Depending on the task, different methods and procedures from their studies are used. Students also independently acquire new procedures, methods or tools and use them in their work. They develop concepts for the solution and implement them.

Students analyze the task, they develop research questions and hypotheses to approach a possible solution. They research existing research approaches and solutions. They evaluate these critically and develop new approaches and solutions optimized for the specific task. They work out the innovative components of their solutions and evaluate them critically in relation to existing approaches. They create concrete, innovative solutions for the task at hand.

In the final semester, students subject ideas, concepts, information and topics to critical analysis and evaluation and present them in an overall context. They exchange their interim results and follow-up investigations closely with various people in the company / institute and develop them further. They cooperate and communicate with different people and institutions. In the course of this, students develop the appropriate communication skills in order to repeatedly  coordinate their solutions to the task with all those involved and conclude them in a results-oriented manner.

Students can classify scientific procedures from the experience gained in their Master's thesis. They can assess subject and task-specific methods with regard to technical, ecological, ethical and economic aspects. They professionalize their communication through cooperation with persons and institutions within and outside the university. They develop their
professional approach to new tasks, even if these are in subject areas that are new to them.

• Meyer, Jana

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