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Department of Business and Economics
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Bachelor

Scientific work

Field of study:Bachelor
Module:Module 11: Scientific work
Lecturer:Manuel Wiesche
Course typetutorial
Scope / Credits:2 credits
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Table of contents

This course teaches the basics of scientific work as preparation for students who wish to write a seminar paper, Bachelor's or Master's thesis. In order to support them in this, helpful techniques for finding a topic, literature research and analysis are taught in this course. In addition, formalities for writing an academic paper at the professorship are discussed and structuring and citation techniques are explained. The Guidelines for academic work provides an overview.

Participation requirements

For students of business and economics or information systems who are taking the Bachelor’s Seminar (Module 11), attendance at this course is mandatory. Participation is recommended for students in teacher education, business mathematics, and industrial engineering who are taking the Bachelor’s Seminar, as well as for anyone wishing to write a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis at the chair.
Students who wish to take the workshops on a voluntary basis may register by emailing Mr. Felix Stundzig up to one week before the session.

Dates

dateWeekdayTime of dayPlaceTopics
19.10.2026Monday-Video 1-3 in moodleOrganization and basics of scientific work,
Dealing with scientific literature, literature research
20.10.2026Tuesday-Video 4-5 in moodleWriting scientific papers,
Overview of research methods
TBATBATBAPresence, TBA"Subject-specific literature research" (from the University Library)
22.10.2026Thursday14:00 -
15:00		live in ZoomQ&A session
26.10.2026Monday10:00 -
12:00		Presence, P2-05-416Literature Review Workshop
29.10.2026Thursday16:00 - 18:00Presence, P2-05-416Workshop Research Questions, Theoretical Background and Hypotheses
26.11.2026Thursday16:00 - 18:00Presence, P2-05-416Workshop Data Analysis and Data Presentation
03.12.2026Thursday16:00 - 18:00Presence, P2-05-416Workshop Discussion and Tipps on Writing

Application form

If you would like to attend our bachelor's seminar or write a thesis at our professorship, please indicate in your application that you would like to participate in the scientific work.

Selected literature

  • Vom Brocke, J., Simons, A., Niehaves, B., Riemer, K., Plattfaut, R., and Cleven, A. 2009. "Reconstructing the Giant: On the Importance of Rigour in Documenting the Literature Search Process," 17th European Conference on Information Systems, Verona, Italy, pp. 2206-2217.
  • Webster, J., and Watson, R. T. 2002. "Analyzing the Past to Prepare for the Future: Writing a Literature Review," MIS Quarterly (26:2), pp. 13-23.