In this introduction, students on the Bachelor’s degree course in Communication Design learn about theoretical and practical methods of academic work. In addition to basic quality criteria and rules of good scientific practice, the course also focuses on (critical) reflection of one’s own creative work. One focus is on specific methods relevant to design. These design-relevant methods are applied in a practice-oriented way and related to the students’ own design projects. The aim of the course is to be able to apply suitable theoretical approaches for upcoming project work.