Cologne and Bremen · Bachelor's and Master's · since 2015
Thesis supervision
More than 86 bachelor's and master's theses supervised since 2015, through regular one-to-one meetings, written feedback on drafts and the final assessment.
- Role
- Supervisor and examiner
- Format
- One-to-one supervision with regular meetings and written feedback
CompetenceHelping people build their own judgement, and saying clearly when work is not there yet.
Supervision
Since 2015 I have supervised more than 86 bachelor’s and master’s theses at the University of Cologne and the University of Bremen. Each thesis runs over several months, with regular one-to-one meetings, written feedback on drafts and a final assessment.
How I supervise
- Students should learn to help themselves. I point to the method and to published examples rather than hand over step-by-step solutions, so that they build their own judgement.
- On how to report results, my answer is nearly always the same: completely and transparently, with the analysis scripts in the appendix.
- Drafts get written feedback, which students work through between meetings.
- The final assessment includes telling a student clearly when the work is not good enough yet.
Topics and methods
Recent theses include topics about AI and trust, innovation management, agile project management, and digital transformation.
Methods across theses include structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), systematic literature reviews, design science research and qualitative analysis.
Transfer
Supervising a thesis is close to the work of regular one-to-ones in a team: agree on goals, check progress, give feedback people can act on, and have the difficult conversation when it is needed. The aim is the same in both: people who can judge their own work.