Look for a print shop or copy shop in good time. Pay attention to possible bindings. Clarify the required format and in what form you can bring the file (e.g. USB stick). Find out how long the printing will take and when the print shop is open. Check whether, and if so, how a title page can be designed – a book that can only be identified after opening it looks unprofessional. See also the article: Designing the title page.

If you choose a PDF as the format, you can already see on your PC how the final printout will look. With a Word file, depending on the printer, unwanted changes may occur.

Clarify with your supervisor which binding is preferred and whether double-sided printing is desired or not.

New regulation

Starting November 8, 2024, a new standardized process for submitting theses will apply at Ohm: All students must submit their theses to the Student Office.

The submission consists of one printed copy as well as an identical digital PDF version, which you must send by email to studienbuero@th-nuernberg.de and to your first and second examiners.

You will receive further information in the registration form for the thesis.

Exceptions:

• For students who have already registered their thesis, a transitional arrangement applies – allowing submission according to the previous procedures.
• In the Faculties of Design and Architecture, formats for theses may differ.

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Citing Scientific Articles

Using scientific articles Scientific articles are published in academic journals. Therefore, they have a minimum level of verified quality, e.g. through double peer-review procedures. So-called review articles offer a good introduction and overview of a thesis topic, and original articles present specific research findings on a topic. Scientific articles are particularly suitable for finding and …

• citation
• journals
• Literature
• source
• topic

Faculties: AC, AMP, AR, BI, BW, D, EFI, IN, MB/VS, SOH, SW, VT, WT

• Citing & Layout

Contributors: Lehmann, Günter (2022): Publizieren - aber wie? Verfassen und Veröffentlichen von Fachartikeln und wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen. 3. überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Tübingen: UTB (UTB, 5978); Maria Noll, Schreibzentrum, Dzifa Vode

Research Methods in Academic Papers

Areas of application In the natural and engineering sciences, one distinguishes between: more theoretical theses (simulation, calculation) practical theses (experiment, field trial, experimental setup; see Hirsch-Weber et al. 2016, p. 81) In the social and economic sciences, theses are often empirical, i.e., data are collected, e.g., through a questionnaire or interviews. Literature: Hirsch-Weber, Andreas et …

• empirically
• experiments
• Interviews
• method

Faculties: AC, AMP, AR, BI, BW, D, EFI, IN, MB/VS, SOH, SW, VT, WT

• Genres & Structures

Contributors: Maria Noll, Schreibzentrum, Dzifa Vode

This article was published in September 2025 and last updated in November 2024.