After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• distinguish and understand different fields in the research of business informatics,
• assess which research methods are suitable for which problems,
• recognize when a research method is not suitable for a problem,
• describe and apply the steps necessary to carry out a particular research method,
• select appropriate research methods for a given problem,
• assess the suitability of a research method for a given problem,
• analyse and criticise research methods chosen in research, and
• configure a research method suitable for their diploma thesis, taking into account recognized research approaches.

Introduction to the interdisciplinary research field of business informatics

• design-based methods
• empirical-quantitative methods
• empirical-qualitative methods
• data-driven methods
• formal-analytical methods

The schedule for the lectures at the beginning of the semester is as follows:

• Presentations of the relevant methods
• Discussion of these methods
• Seminarpaper on using the research methods in one's own master thesis

We will decide at the latest two days before each session if it takes place in the classroom or has to move to Zoom. 

We will add all students registered to the corresponding TUWEL course. We will post the links to online sessions (if needed) and all material in the TUWEL course.

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194.078 is a mandatory course of the Master Business Informatics, but who should attend this course:

• Students who have already started to work on their master thesis (and have not done this course  before)
• Students who start to work on their master thesis during this winter term
• Students who intend to work on their master thesis in the upcoming summer term (but who are about to fix a topic in November/December).

Who should NOT attend this course

• Evidently, students who did already pass this course
• Students who do not have a topic for their master thesis by this December.

Note, there will be a course on research methods each winter and each summer term.

Short tests following the presentation of the methods.

Seminar paper on the use of research methods in the context of one's master thesis.

In the case of distance learning, the following prerequisite holds: In order to participate in the tests and in a feedback session on the seminar paper, students need a device (PC, Laptop) with camera.