Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

  
Degree programme:Master Computer Science
Type of degree:FH Master´s Degree Programme
 Full-time
 Summer Semester 2026
  

Course unit titleMaster Thesis
Course unit code024913040801
Language of instructionEnglish , German
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)Compulsory
Semester when the course unit is deliveredSummer Semester 2026
Teaching hours per week1
Year of study2026
Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle)Second Cycle (Master)
Number of ECTS credits allocated28
Name of lecturer(s)Wolfgang AUER
Steffen FINCK
Sebastian HEGENBART
Ralph HOCH
Andrea JANES
Sebastian RANGGER
Patrick RITSCHEL
Walter RITTER
Gerhard SCHWÄRZLER
Armin SIMMA


Prerequisites and co-requisites

024913030801 Master's Thesis Seminar

Course content

With the Master's thesis, students should demonstrate the ability to answer a research question from the area of computer sciences on a scientific basis with a certain degree of novelty.

Learning outcomes

Students are able to

  • analyze a problem on a scientific basis and compare it with the current state of the art.
  • describe the objectives of a research work and delimit the problem.
  • develop and implement a solution that has a certain degree of novelty.
  • take into account the methodology of the respective field of study.
  • evaluate the results achieved and relate them to the starting point and the current state of the art.
  • document their own work and conclusions in the form of a written master thesis.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Independent work on a scientific basis coached by a competent supervisor at the university.

Assessment methods and criteria

The written Master's thesis will be assessed by the supervisor at the university. The following criteria are decisive:

  • written report
  • theme processing
  • technical implementation
  • expertise and results
Comment

None

 

Recommended or required reading
  • Bänsch, Axel; Alewell, Dorothea; Moll, Tobias (2020): Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten. 12th revised edition. Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
  • Deininger, Marcus u. a. (2005): Studien-Arbeiten. Auflage: 5th revised edition. Zürich: vdf Hochschulvlg.
  • Mayer, Brigitte (2016): Formalkriterien wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten - Ein Leitfaden, FH Vorarlberg. Available at URLt: https://ilias.fhv.at/goto_ilias_fhv_at_file_176960_download.html
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Master's Thesis

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