The Art of Thesis Writing: A Comprehensive Guide to Authoring Academic Theses with Foundations Of Research

Authors

Dr. Markus C. Hemmer
IU International University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich
IU International University of Applied Sciences
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7688-8459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61065/gq0vm373

Keywords:

Thesis Writing, Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Doctorate Thesis, Ph.D., Science, Research, Compendium, Research Foundations, Thesis Guidelines, Artificial Intelligence

Synopsis

The Art of Thesis Writing is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary guide tailored to university students and academic professionals engaged in thesis authorship across scientific disciplines. The book offers a structured journey through the philosophical underpinnings of research, principles of scientific reasoning, and practical methodologies for designing and executing academic work. It balances epistemological and ontological discourse with hands-on guidance for organizing writing environments, crafting compelling academic texts, and employing digital tools—including AI systems such as ChatGPT—for research support.

The guide is divided into five interlinked parts: The Science Primer, which explores philosophical foundations and forms of reasoning; The Composer’s Guide, focused on organization, writing tools, and style; The Creator’s Guide, covering topic selection and proposal development; The Writer’s Guide, offering detailed chapter-by-chapter advice for diverse scientific disciplines; and The Presenter’s Guide, preparing readers for the final thesis defence.

Distinguished by critical discussions, vivid examples, and checklists, this book dismantles outdated academic paradigms and promotes clarity, coherence, and creativity in scientific communication. It is an indispensable companion for producing meaningful, methodologically sound, and well-argued academic theses.

Chapters

  • A FIELD TRIP INTO THE SCIENCES
    While positivists can be quite negative, interpretivists are often misinterpreted.
  • THE PATH TO DISCOVERY
    only way to impress a scientist is to convince him of the conceptual purity of your research approach.
  • FOUNDATIONS OF REASONING
    The only known animal with just one leg is the grilled half chicken. How to argue against that?
  • ORGANISE TO SURVIVE
    While you must write a thesis to finalise your studies, you don’t need an antithesis to give it up.
  • QUILL OR WORD PROCESSOR?
    A quill is for tickling.
  • LAYOUT AND FORM
    It’s amazing how often word processors are misused as typewriters.
  • A MATTER OF STYLE
    To say that science and language are like cat and mouse would be doing the mouse wrong.
  • CHATGPT AND AI TOOLS
    Utilizing a cutting-edge deep learning algorithm...
  • VISUALISATION
    A picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. But how to draw this?
  • FROM THE IDEA TO THE TOPIC
    Curiosity might kill the cat, but it keeps science alive.
  • WRITING A THESIS PROPOSAL
    Theses and marriages have two things in common: you never know for sure whether the proposal will be accepted, and if accepted, neither party knows how things will turn out.
  • CREATING A STORYBOARD
    Writing without a storyline is as helpful as driving with the handbrake on: you barely reach a goal.
  • THE INTRODUCTION
    An introduction is like a job interview. If you screw up, you ruin the first impression.
  • THE LITERATURE REVIEW
    Who needs libraries anyway?
  • THE RESEARCH DESIGN
    Equating methodology with method is like putting the cookbook in the pan.
  • THE RESULTS & DISCUSSION
    Having no idea could be a valuable null hypothesis.
  • THE CONCLUSION
    Bringing all the loose ends together should create a fabric rather than a collection of threads.
  • PRESENTATIONS
    Death by PowerPoint is akin to a relentless tidal wave of text and complex graphs, submerging the audience's attention and curiosity until the vitality of the message is drowned in a sea of excess.
  • THESIS DEFENCE
    Success in a thesis defence isn't about having all the answers.

Author Biographies

Dr. Markus C. Hemmer, IU International University of Applied Sciences

Markus C. Hemmer is a professor and program director at IU International University. He started his scientific career as a chemical engineer and worked at the universities of Mainz and Hannover in the field of analytical geochemistry. Markus Hemmer continued with chemistry studies in Hannover and Erlangen and received his PhD in computational chemistry on mathematical models for drug development. After years in research, he moved to the software industry as a product innovation manager for scientific information systems.
If asked about his motivation, he would answer, "Bridging the gap between science and business." Always interested in sharing his experiences, he continued to educate and lecture throughout his career in analytical chemistry, research methodology, artificial intelligence, programming, computer networking, and IT security. He used his experience in business to add IT management, quality management, and project management to his portfolio. He supervised more than 250 theses, preferably with his colleague Thorsten Fröhlich.

Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich, IU International University of Applied Sciences

Thorsten Fröhlich, a professor at IU International University, has been a persistent force in entrepreneurship since 1991. His academic roots trace back to the University of Cologne, where he studied Chemistry and obtained a PhD for his research on application-oriented computational models for chemical multicomponent analysis using spectroscopy. Parallel to his academic pursuit, he ventured into the entrepreneurial realm by launching a scientific software company, providing advanced solutions in analytical evaluation and laboratory information systems for several years.
In 2000, Prof. Fröhlich manifested his entrepreneurial acumen by initiating and developing information portals such as chemie.de, chemeurope.com, and bionity.com with students from Freie Universität Berlin. His motivation resides in reconciling information technology and business, a vision reflected in his teaching areas at IU International University. As a lecturer in IT Management, Big Data, AI in Business, and the application of computational models to various business applications, he has supervised and co-examined over 200 theses, often in collaboration with his colleague, Markus Hemmer.

 
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978-3-9825742-0-2

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01.10.2023
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Hemmer, M. C., & Fröhlich, T. (Eds.). (2023). The Art of Thesis Writing: A Comprehensive Guide to Authoring Academic Theses with Foundations Of Research. Unchained Intellect Press. https://doi.org/10.61065/gq0vm373