Angebote für Studierende und Studieninteressierte
Study skills programmes in English
Our programmes for students in English
- Individual coaching (face-to-face and online): counselling regarding study-related topics
- Face-to-face workshops: StudySnacks
- Online self-study courses: "Present successfully" and "Time- and self-management"
Do you sometimes feel that you can improve your time management skills, learning techniques and presentation skills? Are you struggling with exam stress and anxiety? Are you unsure how to prepare for oral exams?
In this case, our face-to-face workshops, individual coaching sessions and online courses that are being offered can be helpful for you.
Take a look at entries below: This overview lists all the ZIDiS offers that are available in English.
Coaching in English
At a glance
What does coaching mean? Coaching is a form of individual consulting. The coach and the coachee (student) meet face-to-face in the coaching room on campus in Kaiserslautern (building 57, room 280) and talk about how to improve his/her general study competences and how to meet his/her specific goals. An alternative mode is an online session.
Who is the coach? A qualified coach (academic staff) at the ZIDiS
How does it work? In a coaching session, the main „tool” is conversation. In addition, visual aids are used. The coach guides the coachee (student) through a process of self-reflection, developing goals and strategies, which the student then tries out in the course of the semester.
Which topics fit? Possible topics for a coaching session may comprise everything that is relevant to improve your studies at the university, for example learning techniques, time management (how to organize your time table, how to meet your deadlines, etc.), prepare for exams, reduce anxiety before exams or presentations, improve your presentational skills, make decisions (e.g. change your course of study), find a good work-life-learn-balance, etc.
Which topics are excluded from this type of coaching? A learning-oriented coaching is not a tutoring concerning contents of your study courses. Problems that go beyond your studies and academic life (such as relationship problems, financial problems) are not part of the coaching. In case of psychological problems or other health issues, we transfer you to a psychologist or specialized doctor.
How much time does a coaching session take? One face-to-face coaching session has a duration of approximately 60 - 90 minutes. One online coaching session has a duration of approximately 60 minutes. The intervals between several coaching sessions are flexible.
How do I get an appointment? Send an email with your request at zidis-coaching[at]rptu.de
More information about face-to-face and online coaching in English: Download facts sheet
Registration for coaching
Flexible appointments, registration by e-mail to zidis-coaching[at]rptu.de
StudySnacks in English
At a glance
What? Three-hour long, subject-specific workshops designed to strengthen your study skills.
Who is it for? Students attending RPTU
Who leads the workshop? Trainers from ZIDiS
What is it about? If you're looking to enhance your study-related skills in focused sessions, you can choose from a range of workshops. These workshops cover topics such as transitioning to university life, studying in an organized and motivated way (self-organization and self-regulation), study techniques, time management, digital competence in learning, and handling exam stress and anxiety.
Learning goals? The workshops help students develop and deepen interdisciplinary study-related, social, and personal skills. Key focus areas include learning techniques, self- and time management, digital competence, and strategies for overcoming mental blocks.
How is the workshop being conducted? The workshops are interactive, offering participants a high degree of self-awareness and self-reflection. Attendees will have the chance to apply the methods and tools presented during the sessions.
When and where? StudySnacks take place on-site at the RPTU campus in Kaiserslautern. Dates will be announced on our website.
The workshop is aimed at international students of all semesters (RPTU). The participants will learn how to organise their schedule to make time for studying, relaxing and socialising in German culture. Time management skills help to balance academic tasks with social and personal activities.
The most important aspects are:
- Background knowledge: Understand the importance of time management and its impact on academic performance and personal life.
- Self-reflection: Reflect on how to manage your time and what aspects are important to you for a balanced and healthy life as a student.
- Tools and practical exercises: Acquaint yourself with a range of planning and prioritisation tools and techniques to help you organise your schedule and manage your time more effectively. These techniques will help you to combat procrastination and build habits for sustained productivity in your studies.
Important: This workshop is offered in cooperation with International Affairs (ISGS).
The workshop is aimed at international students of all semesters (RPTU). The participants will learn methods and techniques that will help them cope with exam stress and anxiety during their studies.
The most important aspects are:
- Self-reflection: Reflect on your own behaviour when faced with stress and exam-related anxiety.
- Background knowledge: The aim is to better understand the causes of stress and anxiety in order to find effective ways to improve your own situation.
Practical exercises: You will be introduced to a range of techniques that will help you to change inhibiting patterns of behaviour. You will learn new (mental) methods to deal with exam stress and anxiety more confidently in the future.
Important: This workshop is offered in cooperation with International Affairs (ISGS).
Registration for StudySnacks
Register for these workshops by email: refinta-event[at]rptu.de
Online self-study courses in English (eDSL)
At a glance
These self-study courses are intended to strengthen the students’ interdisciplinary skills by providing them with helpful information, strategies, tools and exercises on how to tackle study-related tasks.
Two self-study courses are being offered in English: „Present successfully” and „Time and self-management“. Students can work through the contents and exercises at their own pace.
At a glance
What? Online self-study course
Who is it for? Students and employees of RPTU
How and where? Any time on the learning platform OpenOLAT
What is it about? This course provides you with an overview of different presentation methods, teaches basic presentation techniques, addresses the use of voice and body language, and shows how media choice and visualisation techniques contribute to successful presentations.
After actively engaging with this course, you will be able to make your own presentations meaningful and to present them in a targeted way using an appropriate selection of media.
The focus is on the following topics:
- Basics of presentation: Target group, presentation techniques, body language
- Types of presentations during your studies and media selection
- Preparing and performing presentations, including the use of digital media
- Dealing with copyrighted works on the Internet
Learning goals? The self-study course is designed to enable participants to give presentations with confidence and with appropriate media support. They will also learn how to adapt the content and presentation style to the audience (target group).
Workload? Approx. 15 hours workload at your own pace
At a glance
What? Online self-study course
Who is it for? Students and employees of RPTU
How and where? Any time on the learning platform OpenOLAT
What is it about? This course focuses on questions concerning a reasonable time management in one's own studies. It supports reflection on one's own learning habits and helps to set priorities in one's studies as well as to design learning processes in a goal-oriented way.
The focus is on the following topics:
- Habits and attitudes in the context of learning
- Learning objectives and priorities
- Interference factors and flood of information
- Procrastination
Learning goals? The self-study course is designed to enable participants to reflect on their own habits, attitudes and priorities regarding time and self-management. The participants will learn to use appropriate techniques to manage their time sensibly and to prioritise their tasks. They are enabled to minimise disruptive factors in their learning process and are introduced to strategies to overcome emotional blockages (e.g. procrastination).
Workload? Approx. 15 hours workload at your own pace
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Contact
Coaching
Dr. Dorit Günther
Telefon: +49 631 205 5283
Benedikt Knerr, M.A.
Telefon: +49 631 205 4556
StudySnacks
Dr. Dorit Günther
Telefon: +49 631 205 5283
Benedikt Knerr, M.A.
Telefon: +49 631 205 4556
zidis-lernkompetenz[at]rptu.de
eDSL
Olesija Helmut, M. Ed.
Telefon: +49 631 205 4952
zidis-workshopslehre[at]rptu.de