{"id":8257,"date":"2025-09-02T12:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/?post_type=artikel&#038;p=8257"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:05:27","slug":"research-methods-in-academic-papers","status":"publish","type":"artikel","link":"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/en\/artikel\/research-methods-in-academic-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Methods in Academic Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"anwendungsbereiche\" class=\"headline has-icon\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" src=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/handmitstiftgruen.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/handmitstiftgruen.png 1500w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/handmitstiftgruen-1024x900.png 1024w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/handmitstiftgruen-1456x1280.png 1456w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/handmitstiftgruen-768x675.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1319\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Areas of application<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the <b>natural and engineering sciences<\/b>, one distinguishes between:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>more theoretical theses (simulation, calculation)<\/li>\n<li>practical theses (experiment, field trial, experimental setup; see Hirsch-Weber <abbr title=\"and others\">et al.<\/abbr> 2016, <abbr title=\"page\">p.<\/abbr> 81)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the <b>social and economic sciences<\/b>, theses are often empirical, <abbr title=\"that is\">i.e.<\/abbr>, data are collected, <abbr title=\"for example\">e.g.<\/abbr>, through a questionnaire or interviews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beispiel border\"><b>Literature:<\/b> Hirsch-Weber, Andreas <abbr title=\"and others\">et al.<\/abbr> (2016): <a href=\"https:\/\/elibrary.utb.de\/doi\/book\/10.36198\/9783838544502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wissenschaftliches Schreiben und Abschlussarbeit in Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften<\/a>\u00a0Stuttgart: Verlag Eugen Ulmer. Full text via <abbr title=\"Virtual Private Network\">VPN<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zitat merksatz\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/einausrufezeichenlila-1456x1280.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/einausrufezeichenlila-1456x1280.png 1456w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/einausrufezeichenlila-1024x900.png 1024w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/einausrufezeichenlila-768x675.png 768w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/einausrufezeichenlila.png 1500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"zitat_inner\"><cite class=\"text\">Across disciplinary boundaries, the research method should be comprehensible for the target group and justified in a plausible way. Usually, the method is explained and justified briefly in the introduction or in detail in a separate chapter.<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"materialliste-zum-empirischen-arbeiten\" class=\"headline has-icon\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" src=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/blaettermitzeilengelb.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/blaettermitzeilengelb.png 1500w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/blaettermitzeilengelb-1024x900.png 1024w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/blaettermitzeilengelb-1456x1280.png 1456w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/blaettermitzeilengelb-768x675.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1319\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Material list for empirical work<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Burzan, Nicole (2015):<a href=\"https:\/\/elibrary.utb.de\/doi\/book\/10.36198\/9783838537658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantitative Methoden kompakt.<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1st ed. Stuttgart, Konstanz: UTB GmbH; <abbr title=\"University of Koblenz Press\">UVK<\/abbr> (utb-studi-e-book, 3765).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Endruweit, G\u00fcnter (2015):<a href=\"https:\/\/elibrary.utb.de\/doi\/book\/10.36198\/9783838544601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empirische Sozialforschung.<\/a> Wissenschaftstheoretische Grundlagen.<\/td>\n<td>1st edition. Konstanz: <abbr title=\"University of Koblenz Press\">UVK<\/abbr> (utb-studi-e-book, 4460).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goldenstein, Jan <abbr title=\"and others\">et al.<\/abbr> (2018):<a href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.thn.idm.oclc.org\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-658-20345-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wissenschaftliche(s) Arbeiten in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften.<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hug, Theo; Poscheschnik, Gerald (2020):<a href=\"https:\/\/elibrary.utb.de\/doi\/book\/10.36198\/9783838553030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empirisch forschen.<\/a> Die Planung und Umsetzung von Projekten im Studium.\u00a0With contributions by Bernd Lederer and Anton Perzy.<\/td>\n<td>3rd, revised and expanded edition. Munich, Stuttgart: <abbr title=\"University of Koblenz Press\">UVK<\/abbr> Verlag; <abbr title=\"UTB Press\">UTB<\/abbr> (Studieren, aber richtig, 3357).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kaiser, Robert (2021):<a href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.thn.idm.oclc.org\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-658-30255-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qualitative Experteninterviews.<\/a> Konzeptionelle Grundlagen und praktische Durchf\u00fchrung.<\/td>\n<td>2nd <abbr title=\"Edition\">ed.<\/abbr> 2021. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden; Imprint Springer <abbr title=\"Press for Social Sciences\">VS<\/abbr> (Springer eBook Collection).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ph-freiburg.de\/quasus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quasus: Plattform zur qualitativen Forschung der <abbr title=\"P\u00e4dagogische Hochschule\">PH<\/abbr> Freiburg<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"caption\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"hufig-gestellte-fragen\" class=\"headline has-icon\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" src=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/zweifragezeichenrot.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/zweifragezeichenrot.png 1500w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/zweifragezeichenrot-1024x900.png 1024w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/zweifragezeichenrot-1456x1280.png 1456w, https:\/\/leko.service.th-nuernberg.de\/owl\/wp-content\/uploads\/zweifragezeichenrot-768x675.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1319\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"faq question\">What is meant by a research method?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"faq answer\">A research method refers to the approach of how something is investigated. Concrete examples are: experiments, field trials, questionnaires, and interviews.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"faq question\">Which method should I choose for my thesis?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"faq answer\">Choose a research method that is common in your field. Clarify this if necessary with your supervisors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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