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

• prepare a research question.
• identify and analyze the current state of research.
• cite foreign sources consistently.
• critically analyze and question the results.
• write a scientific paper.
• present and defend the research results of a jury.

The students are enabled to work independently on scientific research questions.

In the course the students receive the necessary knowledge to carry out and treat a diploma thesis or dissertation.

Presentation of the procedure for the preparation of scientific papers.

Independent elaboration of the scientific question.

Discussion of the results.

When writing the thesis, observe the guidelines of the Vienna University of Technology for dealing with plagiarism:

https://www.tuwien.at/fileadmin/Assets/dienstleister/Datenschutz_und_Dokumentenmanagement/Lehre_-_Leitfaden_zum_Umgang_mit_Plagiaten.pdf

The proof of achievement is based on the written work and its defense against a jury.

Written exam with final oral defense.

The necessary previous knowledge is based on the scientific question.