The process of doing an academic work, whether a mini-project, diploma thesis, master's thesis or PhD thesis, requires systematic knowledge and skills in order to answer the following questions How do I find a topic, How do I obtain funding money, How do I write a project proposal, How is the organisatoric workflow, How do I search Literature systematically, Why should I read patents, How can I organize my references, Why English as a working language, What is the formal structure of a thesis like, What is the classical hypothetic-deductive research process, Which research methods could I use, How will my posters, my presentations and my written work be graded, How do I contribute to a conference, How do I contribute to an archival Journal. These questions are discussed on the basis of the subjects Engineering Computer ScienceInformatics and Natural Sciences Psychology and Business Software EngineeringBusiness, which can be bridged by the subject Human-Computer Interaction and Usabilit