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The Master Thesis is a written exam which shows that the student can autonomously investigate a scientific problem in Industrial Engineering and Management. The Master Thesis is described in detail in the examination regulation.

The review is carried out by at least one examiner of the Department of Economics and Management, or, after approval, by at least one examiner of another department. The examiner has to be involved in the degree program. Involved in the degree program are the persons that coordinate a module or a lecture of the degree program.

The regular processing time takes six months. On a reasoned request of the student, the examination board can extend the processing time of a maximum of three months. If the Master Thesis is not completed in time, this exam is "failed", unless the student is not being responsible (e.g. maternity leave).

In addition to the written work on the topic, a presentation can be agreed as an obligatory and grade-relevant part of the final thesis. Depending on the agreement, this can take place before submission or after submission on an agreed date. The preparation time for the presentation does not count towards the processing time for the written part, unless it has been included in the total workload for the final project.

With consent of the examiner, the thesis can be written in English as well. Other languages require besides the consent of the examiner the approval of the examination board. The issue of the Master Thesis may only return once and only within the first month of processing time. A new topic has to be released within four weeks.

The module grade is the grade for the Master Thesis.

The student can independently handle a complex and unfamiliar subject based on scientific criteria and on 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 them and clearly communicate the results in scientific form.

Prerequisite for admission to the Master thesis is that at least 60 credit points has to be completed.

A written confirmation of the examiner about supervising the Master Thesis is required.

Please pay regard to the institute specific rules for supervising a Master Thesis.

The Master Thesis has to contain the following declaration: „Ich versichere wahrheitsgemäß, die Arbeit selbstständig angefertigt, alle benutzten Hilfsmittel vollständig und genau angegeben und alles kenntlich gemacht zu haben, was aus Arbeiten anderer unverändert oder mit Abänderungen entnommen wurde.“

If this declaration is not given, the Master Thesis will not be accepted.

The Master Thesis is a major scientific work. The topic of the Master Thesis will be chosen by the student themselves and adjusted with the examinor. The topic has to be related to Industrial Engineering and Management and has to refer to subject-specific or interdisciplinary problems.

For the preparation and presentation of the master thesis a total effort of approx. 900 hours is expected. In addition to writing the thesis, this includes all necessary activities such as literature research, familiarization with the topic, familiarization with required tools if necessary, conducting studies/experiments, supervisory meetings, etc.