What if …

• Write me!

What if I find literature BEFORE REGISTERING that the problem is already solved?

• Are there parts that are unsolved?
• Is the solution good?
• Can the solution be improved? E.g., performance, privacy friendly, better evaluation, …
• We can also find another topic.

What if I find literature AFTER REGISTERING that the problem is already solved?

• Same as above. But also:
• We can shift the focus of the thesis to another subproblem. Only in a few cases everything is solved perfectly.

What if I cannot solve the problem?

• That is okay. It will not have an effect on your grade.
• Try to solve subproblems.
• Try to solve it inefficient.

What if I cannot solve the problem AT ALL?

• Write why you are not able to solve it.
• Try to find related work that states the same/similar.
• Give potential solutions what to do.

Will a bad result (no solution, bad solution, …) affect my Grade?

• A bad outcome is also an outcome. This will not affect your grade!
  • To be completely open: It is harder to write and evaluate a “bad” result.
  • You should explain why this is the outcome. Do not just state: “It is impossible”, “was to hard”, …
• Often we can shift the focus of the thesis to avoid this.
• However if everything does not work you should try to evaluate why it does not.