Info: Here you will find an overview of The Structure of a Thesis in Engineering and Natural Sciences.

Present the state of the art in detail using the following sources: scholarly articles, patents, competitor analyses, standards, guidelines.

This is where your literature review comes in.

You can describe related work that answers the research question in a different way or examines similar questions in the same way. If, due to your topic, you work with specific devices or systems, you should explain how they function.

If predecessors of your research question or task have already been addressed in previous theses, and your work builds on that knowledge, it makes sense to describe the connection to these works. Such works do not necessarily have to be completed; they may also be ongoing in parallel.

The state of the art is a mandatory part of The Structure of a Thesis in Engineering and Natural Sciences.

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Text Part: Solution Development

Info: Here you will find an overview of The Structure of a Thesis in Engineering and Natural Sciences. Scientific papers In scientific papers, the focus is on the experiment. In scientific papers, this section is called: “Materials and Methods.” Using practical experiments, you develop your solution based on the theory presented, describe the methodology used, …

• content
• Design
• implementation
• methods
• needs analysis
• requirements

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

• Genres & Structures

Contributors: Autorengruppe Leitfaden efi, Maria Noll, Schreibzentrum, Dzifa Vode, Dennis Christoph Wolff

Text Part: Results from Experimental Research

Info: Here you will find an overview of The Structure of a Thesis in Engineering and Natural Sciences. In most cases, this means you will need to prepare a large amount of data graphically and/or in tables, as well as statistically. In addition, you must also put the results into words. It is not necessary …

• conclusion
• data
• findings
• investigations
• objectives
• research
• results

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

• Genres & Structures

Contributors: Autorengruppe Leitfaden efi, Maria Noll, Schreibzentrum, Dzifa Vode, Dennis Christoph Wolff

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