Guidelines
How to write term papers and final thesis
The following guidelines shall help students to write term papers as well as a final thesis. Accordingly, the guidelines are not compulsory, but rather a suggestion for a clear structure. Alternative layout and documentation – maintaining a consistent form - can be used as well.
More detailed exemplary information can be found here:
If questions arise, please double-check with your supervisor.
Templates
Templates are available for Powerpoint, Word and Tex:
- WIN Powerpoint Template Presentations
- WIN templates for term papers and final theses (Overleaf)
- WIN Word templates for term papers and final theses
In case you encounter problems with the templates provided via Overleaf, please contact the person responsible for the student colloquium.
Please consider that some of the indications in papers written in English need to be done in German (especially the statement for the diploma/bachelor’s/master’s thesis); please ensure that you have all TeX-packages installed. Otherwise, the file cannot be compiled properly.
Literature Recommendation:
Writing scientific English: a workbook
Tim Skern. - 1. Edition
Vienna: facultas.wuv, 2009. - 191 p.
ISBN 978-3-8252-3112-5 
Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten und Lerntechniken (Academic Writing and Learning Techniques)
Christine Stickel-Wolf / Joachim Wolf
Gabler Verlag (ISBN: 3-409-21826-2 )