You should think about the topic that you will be working on in your Ph.D. dissertation on time. Consider which areas you are interested in and how you what you have focused on during your studies. To narrow the topic, go from the general to the special. You first consider which area you are interested in and approach a specific question step by step. Important seminars, for example, can provide important impetus and ideas for topics. But also a look into important scientific journals of the subject , since it can provide meaningful suggestions. The employees of the teaching area provide support in the further development of the topics in the mentoring and, last but not least, the discussion of the topic. You can also find topics in the list of proposals for thesis topics. A dissertation pursues a specific question and answer.
It should contain a question which answers on the basis of existing literature, but is not yet (or not yet satisfactorily) answered. Scientific sources, which directly or indirectly deal with this question or at least theoretical arguments and / or data which answer the question. An outline based on the question and the theoretical background of the answer. The aim of a written work is to show that the author can deal with a narrowly defined question and problem on the basis of scientific sources within a topic area. The size of dissertation is about 15 pages in the first part of the study and about 20 pages in the second part of the study. A dissertation format usually consists of the following parts: Title sheet, Table of Contents, Introduction, The main body [is not so named in the work!], Ending, Bibliography, (possibly) attachment. The title page should contain the following information: name of the university, faculty, department or course of study, module and / or course, title of written work, type of examination, examiner, first name and surname of the author , Semester. The table of contents shows the headings of all chapters and sub-chapters, which are numbered with arabic numerals (1st level: 1, 2nd level: 1.1, 3rd level: 1.1.1) and indicates the first page of the respective chapter.
The work should be adequately structured. For an approximate orientation: If you have a text range of less than 15 pages you are usually not going beyond the third level. As a rule of thumb, a sub-chapter should not be less than half a page DINA4. The table of contents is to be formatted in the same font and font size as the text. The topic of the work should be as well as possible limited and workable. The formulation of the topic derives ultimately from the question or should correspond to it. The choice of the theme or its precise formulation should be the reference to the work. You should be able to write a Ph.D. dissertation without problems if you follow this guide. Make sure to proofread your work of course.