Project Work

For MSc students in Computer Science (KCS), Software Design (KSD), and Data Science (KDS).

The research project
The research project is intended as the bridge between your specialization (KCS and KSD) or your electives (KDS) and your thesis. It allows you to focus very narrowly and in great detail on the particular sub-topics of your specialization or elective courses that will then be used in your thesis.

The information on how to find a topic and supervisors also applies to projects in general as well as the MSc thesis.

The content of the project is not limited, but is intended to feed into your thesis.

The Research Project very often takes the form of a narrowly focused literature study or a prototype implementation or use of particular software tools. In this guide, we will briefly highlight what your tasks are and explain the key aspects of the

If you go abroad in your last semester before writing the thesis, you are welcome to do the research project from afar with online supervision. However, ITU allow for an exception in this case, since online supervision often can prove difficult to manage.

Instead of doing the research project you can choose to apply for an additional elective. You need to apply for it together with your other pre-approvals.

Please note this solution is only an option, if you proceed directly to the thesis after going aboard.