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Master Thesis

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Master Thesis
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Leisure, Sports, Tourism Management, Master, ASPO 01.04.2017
Module code: MFSTM-420
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
T440-0015
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
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ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
22
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
The Master thesis is a special type of examination. It should show that students are able to work independently on a subject-related question corresponding to their qualification level using scientific methods within a specified period of time.

[updated 19.05.2025]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MFSTM-420 (T440-0015) Leisure, Sports, Tourism Management, Master, ASPO 01.04.2017 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
The total student study time for this course is 660 hours.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Heuwinkel
Lecturer:
Dozierende des Studiengangs


[updated 21.12.2023]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to do the following within the given period:
• work on their research approaches in the field of leisure, sports and tourism management using scientific methods,
• independently gather, evaluate and use information in a targeted manner,
• create and independently test their own working hypotheses,
• apply the theoretical, methodological and argumentative skills acquired during their studies,
• analyze complex issues (networked thinking) and describe and evaluate them appropriately using the correct scientific terminology (complexity reduction and pyramid principle),
• develop, present and supply recommendations for action, suggestions for improvement and practicable solutions,
• scientifically substantiate and formulate their research findings in writing and document key results using modern presentation techniques, as well as present them to the group (and third parties, if necessary),


[updated 30.10.2023]
Module content:
The Master´s thesis is a special type of examination. The Master´s thesis is based on carefully selected study content or main areas of study that must be agreed upon between the student and his/her thesis supervisor. Students have 20 weeks to write their thesis. With regard to content, the thesis should deal with a complex topic from the field of leisure, sports and tourism management.

[updated 19.05.2025]
Teaching methods/Media:
• Supervised self-organized scientific work


[updated 30.10.2023]
Recommended or required reading:
• Depends on the respective topic
• Information on introductory literature can be found in the respective module description under “Recommended prerequisites”
• Guidelines for writing academic papers from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
• Specialist literature on scientific work, e.g. Kornmeier, Martin, Wissenschaftstheorie und wissenschaftliches Arbeiten - Eine Einführung für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, 2007
• Minto, B., Das Pyramiden-Prinzip – Logisches Denken und Formulieren, Econ,  Düsseldorf, 1993 (Urheberin und Ex-McKinsey)

[updated 30.10.2023]
 
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