Should You Use an Interview-Based Case Study for your Thesis in Information Management?

Case study is not synonymous to interviews. if you are reaching this post, it is probably because you are confused and believe that case studies and interviews may be the same thing. In this post I will try to put some order in the chaos of doing interviews for your thesis. One of they key…

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Digital Transformation in SAPPI: a global manufacturer of sustainable materials

Thesis Topic: Digital Transformation Mentor: Francesco Lelli External supervisor: Javed Khan Business Needs Improving the visibility of data in a global manufacturer’s head office. Current businesses have a plethora of data and analytics, critical for strategic, tactical and operational decision-making. Interactive displays in an office can support that decision making process. For this assignment you…

The Navigation Test: Put Your Thesis to a (Stress) Test

If you are reading this article, it is probably time to put your thesis to a navigation test. I am assuming that you have a first readable draft of your thesis where you already implemented the writing rules checklist that I shared with you in a previous article. A navigation test is important for the…

Adopting good scientific practices increases your visibility and the grade of your thesis

Adopting healthy scientific practices is essential for conducting good quality research. This may be intuitive but it is hard to achieve and does not happen naturally. This video from the Royal Society introduces the problem: The term “replication crisis” emphasizes that replication, a corner stone in science, is often considered of secondary importance. If we…

How to use references in word: a few tips and suggestions for your thesis

References in word can sometimes become a complex task. If you are writing a thesis or a scientific article you can easily find yourself surrounded by scientific papers that you intend to cite in your document. As long as the list is below 10-ish resources it is relatively easy to manage. Problems start to arise…

Data Driven Student Journey

Data Driven Student Journey

Thesis Topic: Data driven customer student journey Mentor: Francesco Lelli External supervisor: Omid Feyli The “Customer Journey” refers to the process of measure, understand and analyze the interactions that a customer has with a particular brand or product. The candidate will devise difference and similarities of these techniques with the digital experience that the students…

Setting Up the Proper Communication Tools with your Thesis Supervisor

Setting up the proper communication tools with your thesis supervisor is a necessary evil if you want to make sure that the time that you will spend with him/her will be constrictive and interesting. First of all let’s start with what you achieved so far and congratulation for reaching this stage in your studies! This…