Final Thesis
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Final thesis
(Bachelor’s Thesis | Master’s Thesis | Seminar Papers)
The regulations for final theses are set out for each degree program in the respective examination regulations.
A summary for each degree program can be found on the Examinations Office page for students (select Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis).
Information for examiners and module supervisors
Whether you allocate the topic or decide on it together with the students you have been assigned is up to the examining instructor.
Instructors have various options for publishing the topics:
- Notice
- Information in courses
- Notification on ILIAS
- Notification via e-mail
Handouts from the faculties:
Faculty N: Recommendations for creating a Master's thesis
Departments’ handouts:
Departments can provide handouts to help students select a topic or describe in more detail the methodological and formal requirements.
Examples:
- Basic information on creating a Bachelor's or Master’s thesis in Dept. 410A
- Instructions for writing a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis at the Institute of Animal Nutrition
- Guidelines for Writing a Bachelor’s or Master’s Thesis at the Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture (430)
- Faculty A: ILIAS Self-Learning Online Tutorial “Scientific Working Methods” (in German)
Legal basis
The principles of good scientific practice should be a set part of teaching. The University of Hohenheim’s Guidelines on Good Scientific Practice require:
- Supervisors for seminar papers, Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, and dissertations to ensure that students are familiar with the rules of good scientific practice in advance and warn them of the consequences of scientific misconduct.
- When submitting a seminar paper, Bachelor's thesis, Master's thesis, dissertation, or post-doctoral thesis, those who wrote the paper must include a declaration that they have followed the principles of good scientific practice, independently written the work, and did not use any sources or aids other than those given. At the same time, they are to give their consent for the use of plagiarism software.
The valid version of the Declaration of Independent Work can be found on each degree program’s examination page.Overview
Software for checking for plagiarism
Supervisors can use the software Turnitin to check papers submitted for plagiarism.
You can get information on how long you have to correct a final thesis in the examination regulations of the degree program.
For final theses, you will receive a letter notifying you of the specific deadline for correcting each thesis.