Theses
- Cycle: anytime
- Procedure: A thesis (Belegarbeit, Bachelor-, Master- or Diploma Thesis) will be directly assigned and coached by a supervisor. Furthermore, all theses are guided by a postdoc and the professor.
- Advise: Advise and support by a supervisor will be provided on individual bases, depending on the individual needs.
- Application: If you are interested in writing your thesis about any topic, please contact one potential supervisor via e-mail, ideally justifying and demonstrating your interest in the selected research topic. Please attach your current CV and grade sheet in order to better match the precise topic. In order to properly arrange your supervision, we ask you to approach only one potential supervisor at a time and not to contact others until you have received an answer.
- Prerequisite: Please verify that you fulfill all requirements to begin with a thesis (some information can be found here: Link).
- Presentation: All student writing a thesis at the chair are required to attend the monthly colloquium and present their thesis once.
- Language: A thesis can be written in German or English. The preferred language is English.
Available topics
| Supervisor | Topics |
| Sascha Lichtenberg | The value of self-expression - The influence of individualizing rewards on motivation and activity |
| Literature analysis on the use of information system elements to increase the individual satisfaction of employees. | |
| Lasse Bohlen |
a classification of COVID-19 impacts on small and medium sized businesses and possible digital interventions |
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Literature Review for methods to identify industries drastically affected by COVID-19 |
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Literature Review to identify key digital technologies for business model adaptation in the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Literature Review on Innovation Diffusion for Digital Technologies in Small and Medium Enterprises |
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| Stefan Greulich | Review of Business Application Scenarios for Brain-Computer-Interfaces |
| Literature Review of Neuro Information System Hardware in Research and Practice | |
| Application of Biofeedback-based Research Methods for Information Systems Research | |
| Detection of symptoms for Parkinson's disease with machine learning algorithms. | |
| Martin Böhme | Investigating "green" communication strategies of chatbots and their impact on users' corporate perception |
| Nico Pietrantoni | Deployment & acceptance of disruptive technologies in digital health |
| Digital nudging and adherence in the context of AI-based digital assistants | |
| Digital transformation and optimization of human-computer interactions in context of digital assistants | |
| Nils Krug | Design of a 3D-based experiment to measure driving behavior and the influence of digital assistants. |
| „Don’t be gentle, it’s a rental” – How to tackle problems of sustainable mobility service user behavior | |
| Matthias Marzok | How do firms report digital transformation/implementation of technologies in financial reports – Analysis of annual financial reports of DAX and TechDax companies |
| Digitalization in crisis plans: Identifying and investigating crisis plans for and of companies | |
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Literature review of key digital technologies for business model adaptations in the context of climate change (or natural disasters) |
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| Development of a classification of natural disasters’ impact on industrial companies and possible digital resilience measures | |
| Literature review of technologies and IT architecture for flexible (highly automated) production | |
| Fabian Hildebrandt | Review of Research on Error Attribution and its Influence on Service Satisfaction - The Case of Conversational Agents |
| Vincent Stockelbusch |
The Influence of Customization Options for Digital Assistance on Users |
| Behavioural Trends in Digital Hyper-Customization | |
| Literature Review of the Current State of Digital Mass Customization and the Implications for Digital Assistants. |
Note: Feel free to contact supervisors, if you have a topic idea (preferable as part of a cooperation with a company) of your own that aligns with the individual supervisor's research interests.