Student Research Project 1
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 1 of 20.01.2026.
- Module identifier
11M2016
- Module level
Master
- Language of instruction
German, English
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
winter and summer term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
The module offers students the opportunity to plan and independently carry out a time-limited research project. The necessary content-related foundations are developed and a suitable methodological approach is applied. Methods for peer feedback and for reflecting on learning and research processes are used throughout the process. The results are discussed in project-related formats suitable for student research and are prepared and presented in a scientific format.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
- Formulate research questions
- Design a methodological approach
- Implement the research
- Summarise and present the results
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 25 Research project - 20 Individual coaching - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 25 Study of literature - 55 Creation of examinations - 5 Peer-Feedback - 20 Presentation preparation -
- Graded examination
- Project Report, written
- Exam duration and scope
Project report (written): 8-10 pages; associated presentation: 15 minutes
- Recommended prior knowledge
No special prior knowledge beyond the bachelor's degree is required.
- Knowledge Broadening
Students can independently explore the subject area of their limited research project. In doing so, they apply appropriate methods of scientific research and are able to identify and define the research questions. They develop a concept for conducting the research, summarise the results and present them.
- Knowledge deepening
Students can evaluate common approaches in a subject area in terms of their applicability to their limited research project and explain their choice of methods.
- Knowledge Understanding
Students can interpret the results of the implemented concept in a responsible and professionally qualified manner.
- Application and Transfer
Students can apply the methods and techniques of computer science relevant to their research project in a targeted manner to the issue being analysed and to answering the research questions.
- Academic Innovation
Students can independently develop research findings and evaluate them against the background of the research questions and the current state of research.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students can prepare research questions and results for peer reviews and explain them to other students. They are able to identify the decision-making criteria in assessment situations and make and document well-founded decisions for the respective question.
- Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism
Students can evaluate research questions and the selection of appropriate methods for addressing them from various perspectives.
- Literature
Wechselnde Literatur je nach Themenstellung.
- Applicability in study programs
- Computer Science
- Computer Science M.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Westerkamp, Clemens
- Teachers
- Westerkamp, Clemens
- Thiesing, Frank
- Sch?ning, Julius
- Further lecturer(s)
Alle im Studiengang eingebundenen Professorinnen und Professoren