Bachelor’s Thesis

In-depth study

The participants:
• work independently on a clearly defined research question from the energy and sustainability field, applying academic methods.
• plan, structure and carry out an academic project on their own responsibility, complying with professional, time-related and formal requirements.
• correctly apply suitable qualitative, quantitative or conceptual research methods and document their use in a comprehensible way.
• analyze, interpret and critically discuss the results obtained in the context of current academic discourse and the requirements of professional practice.
• write a coherent academic paper that meets the formal, linguistic and substantive standards of the study program.
• reflect critically and with justification on their own research process as well as methodological, ethical and content-related decisions.

Bachelor's Thesis & Research Seminar

Within this module, students independently write their bachelor's thesis. They work on a clearly defined research question on their own responsibility, applying suitable academic methods, systematically evaluate the findings obtained and document the results in the form of an academic paper in accordance with the formal and substantive standards of the study program.

- American psychological association (Ed.). (2020). Publication manual of the American psychological association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed). American psychological association.
- Gastel, B., & Day, R. (2019). How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (1st ed). Greenwood. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798400666926

Bachelor's thesis

English

6

Independent academic work by the students.

6