Requirements for writing a Bachelor thesis at the Institute

• Positive completion of the course "Standards wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Zitierens" or "Standards of Academic Writing and Citation" (SBWL) or "Introduction to Academic Writing" (BBE). It is not possible to write the bachelor thesis before enrolling in this course. Students can write the bachelor thesis parallel to the course, but a consecutive sequence is strongly recommended.

• Evidence of sufficient knowledge and interest in corporate governance and/or strategy and managerial accounting subject areas

• Availability of a supervisor, positive answer by a supervisor, proposal with preliminary outline corresponding with the requirements stated in the Bachelor Thesis Guide

Application for a supervision of a Bachelor Thesis

• Students who would like to write a bachelor thesis at the ICG have to use the Online application form to submit a CV and the transcript of records (the second SBWL, if available), and have to submit – after an initial conversation with the supervisor - a research proposal by e-mail.

• Online Application for the supervision can be submitted at any time of the year.

Writing the Bachelor Thesis

Assigning the topics

• Students can either choose from a number of advertised topics or suggest a topic themselves that fits the Institutes’ research focus.

• As a starting point, students can find assignments of topic blocks to assistants on the respective webpage of the Institute.

Research proposal

A research proposal is a preliminary work plan for the bachelor thesis to be written, and should serve as a guideline and orientation for students, as well as for supervisors.

• Research proposals contain the following points: title of the thesis, problem and research question, objectives, methodology, rough structure, timetable, and a preliminary bibliography.

• Research proposals are about three pages.

• BBE students must prepare a short presentation of their proposal for their supervisor.

Writing the bachelor thesis

• The bachelor thesis can be written in either English or German.

• During the writing of the bachelor thesis, students should contact their supervisor periodically to discuss the progress of the thesis.

• For final theses and seminar papers, the WU recommends in any case that used aids shall be listed collectively in a list of aids.

  A description of the scope of application can be found in the WU policy List of Aids Used. An example for the List of Aids Used (section: which aids are listed?) contains some sample entries to discuss the use. There is also a corresponding template that students can use for their work.
  
  The information is also collected on the WU website.
  
  If you have any questions about the list of aids, please contact our colleagues from various service units at academicintegrity@wu.ac.at.

For BaWiSo students a guideline is at least four supervision meetings.

For BBE students a guideline is two to four personal meetings, held in English.

The standard time for writing a bachelor thesis at our department is 3 months.

Submission and Evaluation of the Bachelor Thesis

• The final submission of the bachelor thesis should be done electronically on Learn@WU.

• Students should use the official WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration cover sheet and assessment protocol for bachelor theses.

• All papers submitted for evaluation are subject to a plagiarism check.

• After the plagiarism check, it can take up to four weeks for your supervisor to enter your grade into the system.

Additional information on the submission, evaluation, as well as required forms can be found on the WU website (BaWiSo and BBE).

Detailed information on the most important elements for writing the bachelor thesis, such as the supervision process, general structure requirements, and citation formats, can be found in the Bachelor Thesis Guide. Of course, this document is superseded by any comments provided directly by your supervisor.

Documents

Bachelor Thesis Guide