Theses

Process

If you are interested in writing a thesis at our chair, please apply via the thesis management platform. There, you can have an overview of the open thesis topics and apply to the topic of your interest. The topics from our chair are under the Research Group ‘Professorship of Information Systems’.

When applying, please have ready:

• Topic of interest,
• Examination report,
• Curriculum Vitae,
• Bachelor's Report.

Additionally, it is advantageous if you have already taken courses in the field and have experience with academic writing and research – please make this clear when stating your interest. 

If your application is accepted, we will have an initial meeting to specify the thesis topic. Following this, you will complete an exposé within 4 – 6 weeks. In it, you will provide

• Motivation (research question and relevant problems/research gaps, supported by references from academic literature)
• Planned objectives/contributions (specific milestones and objectives)
• Methodology and Evaluation (planned methods to answer research questions and evaluate results)
• Risks (potential risks that may hinder the progress and success of your work).

We may request changes to the exposé, so it may go through several iterations if necessary.

Once the exposé forms a satisfactory basis for the thesis, you can register the work. We recommend conducting regular meetings with the supervisors during the working phase to address questions and uncertainties directly, ensuring a satisfactory outcome for all parties involved.

The deadline is 4 months later for the Bachelor's programs in Informatics and Information Engineering. If you are enrolled in a different program, please consult the corresponding FPSO. Typically, depending on the FPSO, the Bachelor colloquium takes place after the end of the processing period.

For formalities regarding registration, submission, etc., consult your FPSO and visit the official pages of TUM, e.g.https://www.cit.tum.de/en/cit/studies/students/thesis-completing-your-studies/informatics/. We would also like to explicitly point out the rules for good academic practice which you have to consider and which you can find at https://portal.mytum.de/archiv/kompendium_rechtsangelegenheiten/sonstiges/TUM_SGwP_en.pdf/.