Ankündigung Abschlussarbeiten “Future-of-Work, Innovation & Organisation“
1. Prerequisites
Students enrolled in the following degree programs can write their thesis with us: Betriebswirtschaftslehre – Energy and Finance (M.Sc.), Betriebswirtschaftslehre (B.Sc.), Märkte und Unternehmen (M.Sc.), Volkswirtschaftslehre (B.Sc., M.Sc.), Lehramt Wirtschafswissenschaften (Bachelor, Master).
Preference is given to students who have focused on topics related to human resources, innovation and organisation studies. Furthermore, a solid methodological background is an important basis for the successful completion of any scientific work.
Accordingly, the completion of the following courses is a prerequisite for completing a thesis at our chair:
- Unternehmensführung (or equivalent) – mandatory
- Organisation (or equivalent) – mandatory
- Deskriptive Statistik (or equivalent) – mandatory
- Seminar “Designing Future-of-Work, Innovation, and Organisation Research” – mandatory
- Seminar “Methods in Future-of-Work, Innovation, and Organisation Research” – preferable.
To apply for the seminars “Designing Future-of-Work, Innovation, and Organisation Research” and “Methods in Future-of-Work, Innovation, and Organisation Research”, interested students should write an email to Paulina.Jamroz (at) vwl.uni-due.de until 6 October 2025 including a list of the courses completed thus far (including the credits and grades obtained), as well as a short motivation letter why they are interested in writing their thesis at our chair. Both seminars are limited to 12 participants. If demand exceeds the available seminar places, preference will be given to students with most credits, the highest grades obtained and the most convincing motivation. Applicants will be informed about seminar admissions by 10 October 2025.
2. Procedure
2.1. Finding Your Research Topic
The seminar “Designing Future-of-Work, Innovation and Organisation Research” prepares students for writing their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis. Next to helping the students identify a meaningful research question and write a successful research proposal to answer the question, the seminar also guides students towards a relevant topic. To this end, the students can choose amongst proposed topics or suggest their own research topic. Irrespective of how students choose a topic, they are then guided towards writing a successful research proposal on the chosen topic.
2.2. Formalities
The bachelor or respectively master thesis is to be completed in English language.
Once a suitable topic and supervisor has been identified, the candidate can register his/her thesis by using the applicable form:
https://www.wiwi.uni-due.de/studium/studienorganisation/abschlussarbeiten
The thesis must be completed in accordance with the guidelines for academic work available from the Examination Office (Prüfungsamt).