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At least one of the examiners must be a member of one of the two KIT faculties of Economics or Computer Science. The examiner must be involved in the degree program. The persons involved in the degree program are those who coordinate modules and/or are responsible for courses for the degree program.

If the Master's thesis is to be completed outside the KIT departments Economics and Management or Informatics, this requires the approval of the Examination Board.

If the thesis is not passed, it may be repeated once. A new topic must be issued. The same topic may not be repeated. This also applies to comparable topics. In case of doubt, the examination board will decide. The new topic may again be supervised by the examiners of the first thesis.

This regulation also applies analogously after an official withdrawal from a registered topic.

The student can independently handle a complex and unfamiliar subject based on scientific criteria and the current state of research.

He/she is in a position to critically analyze and structure the researched information as well as derive principles and regularities. He/she knows how to apply the thereby achieved results to solve the task at hand. Taking into account this knowledge and his/her interdisciplinary knowledge, he/she can draw own conclusions, derive improvement potentials, propose and implement science-based decisions.

This is basically also done under consideration of social and/or ethical aspects.

He/she can interpret, evaluate and if required, graphically present the obtained results.

He/she is in a position to sensibly structure a research paper, document results and clearly communicate the results in scientific form.

Regulated in §14 of the examination regulation.

• The Master's thesis should demonstrate that the candidate is able to work independently on a problem from their subject within the specified time frame using scientific methods that correspond to the current state of research.
• The Master's thesis can also be written in English.
• The Master's thesis can be assigned by any examiner (within the meaning of the SPO). If the Master's thesis is to be written outside the two participating faculties (Computer Science or Economics), this requires the approval of the Examination Board. The candidate must be given the opportunity to make suggestions for the topic.
• The Master's thesis may also be approved in the form of a group thesis if the contribution of the individual candidate to be assessed as an examination achievement is clearly distinguishable on the basis of objective criteria that enable a clear distinction to be made and fulfills the requirements for a Master's thesis.
• At the candidate's request, the Chair of the Examination Board shall, by way of exception, ensure that the candidate receives a topic for the Master's thesis from a supervisor within four weeks of submitting the request. In this case, the topic is issued by the Chair of the Examination Board.
• The topic, task and scope of the Master's thesis must be limited by the supervisor in such a way that the Master's thesis can be completed with the specified workload of 30 CPs.
• When submitting the Master's thesis, the student must declare in writing that he/she has written the thesis independently and has not used any sources and aids other than those specified by him/her, has marked the passages taken verbatim or in terms of content as such and has observed the statutes of the University of Karlsruhe (TH) to ensure good scientific practice in the currently valid version. If this declaration is not included, the thesis will not be accepted. If an untrue declaration is submitted, the Master's thesis will be assessed as "insufficient" (5.0).
• The date on which the topic of the Master's thesis is issued and the date on which the Master's thesis is submitted must be recorded with the Examination Board. The candidate may only return the topic of the Master's thesis once, and only within the first two months of the completion period. Upon justified request by the candidate, the Examination Board may extend the completion period stipulated in the SPO by a maximum of three months. If the Master's thesis is not submitted on time, it will be graded as "insufficient", unless the candidate is not responsible for this failure (e.g. maternity leave).
• The Master's thesis is assessed and evaluated by a supervisor and, as a rule, by a further examiner from the other faculty of the two participating departments (Department of Informatics, Department of Economics and Management). One of the two must be a junior professor or professor. If the two examiners do not agree in their assessment, the Examination Board will determine the grade of the Master's thesis based on the assessment of the two examiners.
• The assessment period should not exceed 8 weeks.

A total of approx. 900 hours is expected for the preparation and presentation of the Master's thesis. In addition to writing the thesis, this figure includes all necessary activities such as literature research, familiarization with the topic, familiarization with any necessary tools, conducting studies/experiments, supervision meetings, etc.