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Artificial Intelligence (Master of Science) >>

  Nailing your Thesis (VL) (OSS-NYT-VL)

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle, MBA

Details
Vorlesung
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 2,5
geeignet als Schlüsselqualifikation, für FAU Scientia Gaststudierende zugelassen, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Mon 13:00 - 14:30, 0.154-115

Fields of study
WPF INF-BA ab 4 (ECTS-Credits: 5)
WPF INF-MA ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 5)
WPF IIS-MA ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 5)
WPF CE-MA ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 5)

Contents
This course teaches students how to perform scientific research for their final thesis or a research paper. The goal is to prepare students for a Bachelor or Master research thesis.

The course covers the following topics:

  • Science and society

  • The research process

  • Theory building research

  • Theory validation research

  • Writing a research thesis/paper

  • The scientific community

Students can choose one or both of two components:

  • VUE (VL + UE or seminar), 4 SWS, 5 ECTS. VUE combines lectures with homework and exercises. VUE is run as a 3h block.

  • PROJ (small research project), 2 SWS, 5 ECTS. In PROJ, students perform a small research project, either individually or in teams. The available projects will be presented at the beginning of the course. Students perform the research, write a paper, and hold a presentation about their work.

Sign-up and further course information are available at https://nyt.uni1.de - please sign up for the course on StudOn (available through previous link) as soon as possible.

The course information will also tell you how the course will be held (online or in person).

Recommended literature
See https://nyt.uni1.de

ECTS information:
Credits: 2,5

Additional information

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester SS 2022:
Nailing your Thesis (VUE 5-ECTS) (OSS-NYT-VUE)
Nailing your Thesis (VUE+PROJ 10-ECTS) (OSS-NYT-VUE+PROJ)

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