The synopsis describes the motivation and work plan for the academic paper. It defines a specific problem on the basis of relevant literature and derives a research question and an associated objective. The research design shows the way to achieve the objective, while the proposed outline outlines the planned content.

Please use the SOFTEC template for exposés as a guide when preparing your exposé.

A document template with formatting instructions can be found in the SOFTEC template for academic papers.

The following source may be helpful for the design of the exposé:

Kersken, M (2009) Anleitung zur Erstellung eines Exposees - Zur systematischen Planung einer Haus- oder Abschlussarbeit (https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/politik/anleitung_exposee.pdf