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Please note that the chair is new and still forming and, thus, has very limited capacities.

Open Topics

Contact

Please contact us with a cover letter (1 page), stating what your interests are (within the competencies and interests of the chair), which of the open topics you are interested in, and the related experience (modules taken, work experience, private projects, etc.) you have. State exactly why you would like to write your thesis at our chair.

If you have an own topic proposal, proceed as above, and be as specific as possible. Already, include related publications (especially in the case of a master's theses) to motivate and differentiate your work. Don’t be too brief.

It is advantageous if you have already participated in a course of the chair.

Minimum requirement is sufficient experience (depending on the level of thesis you are aiming for) in the relevant topics as well as in scientific writing.

Please send your request with the above information to: theses(at)isdo.cit.tum.de.

We recommend starting to look for a thesis topic early, ideally one semester in advance.

Exposé

After our first contact, an exposé lays the foundation for the thesis. In this, the topic is described briefly (3-4 pages). It should be completed within 6 weeks after the first meeting with us, and of course only if we have agreement on a topic, and include the following:

  1. Motivation: the research questions and the problems, or research gaps that they address. This includes an initial literature search that demonstrates that the research questions are relevant and unanswered.

  2. Methodology: The planned methods to answer the research questions. 

  3. Evaluation: the planned methods to evaluate the own results.

  4. Timeline & Risks: A timeline that highlights different milestones and a consideration of possible risks that could affect the success of the thesis. 

The exposé should show that you are proficient in scientific writing, and therefore follow common rules of scientific work. We recommend the CEURART paper style template.

 

Recommended Literature

TUM Guides
Tips and Tricks
Formalities for CIT Students
On Writing

Zobel, J. (2004). Writing for computer science (Vol. 8). New York NY: Springer.

Glasman-Deal, H. (2009). Science research writing for non-native speakers of English. World Scientific.

On Method

Ralph P. et al. (2021) Empirical Standards for Software Engineering Research. arXiv:2010.03525. See especially the corresponding website: https://www2.sigsoft.org/EmpiricalStandards/docs/standards, last accessed 03-05-2024.

Hevner, A., & Chatterjee, S. (2010). Design research in information systems: theory and practice (Vol. 22). Springer Science & Business Media.

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