Planning the thesis

Starting point: an interesting topic.

Target: finding out about an issue, learning something new and professional growth. And completion of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree!

Framework conditions: personal competence and available time. 

The extent of a Bachelor's thesis is 15 ECTS credits and that of a Master's thesis 30 ECTS credits, which implies a workload of approximately 400 or 800 hours respectively – more or less than this depending on how familiar you are with the topic, how much new substance matter you need to learn, how much previous experience in writing you have etc.

From an initial idea to a defined topic

– Think.
– Select.
– Make a preliminary outline.
– Acquaint yourself with the topic,
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Definition of task: aim at responding to one or two (but no more than three) clearly defined questions or tasks.