Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

Master Thesis

Degree programme Computer Science
Subject area Engineering Technology
Type of degree Master
Full-time
Summer Semester 2025
Course unit title Master Thesis
Course unit code 024913040801
Language of instruction German, English
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) Compulsory
Teaching hours per week 1
Year of study 2025
Level of the course / module according to the curriculum
Number of ECTS credits allocated 28
Name of lecturer(s) Steffen FINCK, Sebastian HEGENBART, Ralph HOCH, Peter HOFFMANN, Sebastian RANGGER, Peter REITER, Walter RITTER
Requirements and Prerequisites

024913030801 Master's Thesis Seminar

Course content

With the Master's thesis, students should demonstrate the ability to answer a research question from the area of computer sciences on a scientific basis with a certain degree of novelty.

Learning outcomes

Students are able to

  • analyze a problem on a scientific basis and compare it with the current state of the art.
  • describe the objectives of a research work and delimit the problem.
  • develop and implement a solution that has a certain degree of novelty.
  • take into account the methodology of the respective field of study.
  • evaluate the results achieved and relate them to the starting point and the current state of the art.
  • document their own work and conclusions in the form of a written master thesis.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Independent work on a scientific basis coached by a competent supervisor at the university.

Assessment methods and criteria

The written Master's thesis will be assessed by the supervisor at the university. The following criteria are decisive:

  • written report
  • theme processing
  • technical implementation
  • expertise and results
Comment

None

 

Recommended or required reading
  • Bänsch, Axel; Alewell, Dorothea; Moll, Tobias (2020): Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten. 12th revised edition. Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
  • Deininger, Marcus u. a. (2005): Studien-Arbeiten. Auflage: 5th revised edition. Zürich: vdf Hochschulvlg.
  • Mayer, Brigitte (2016): Formalkriterien wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten - Ein Leitfaden, FH Vorarlberg. Available at URLt: https://ilias.fhv.at/goto_ilias_fhv_at_file_176960_download.html
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Master's Thesis