After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• formulate and state a relevant problem of the respective discipline;
• conduct systematic literature research;
• apply a scientifically sound, methodologically comprehensible approach to problem solving;
• publich successfully in scientific journals and at top tier conferences;
  
• write a PhD thesis with a clear structure and layout, in an elaborate language, and with relevant citations.

Presentation and discussion of dissertation work.

Independent work with regular meetings for presentation and guidance

Course immanent assessment (presentations, interim deliverables)

Dissertation/PhD thesis under supervision of Karl M. Goeschka