soneane ‘a saycecismacany ith sey-ires SIT - study-interest test ecw ssourstt About SIT - In-depth assistance with course selection ‘The study interest test (SIT) of ZEIT ONLINE and the German Rectors! Conference (HRK) is a Germany-wide unique method of supporting your choice of studies. It combines your personal interest profile wth all undergraduate courses in Germany. The interest test helps you to identify your interests and help you find the courses that sult you best do so. SIT is Scientifcaly sound, free and takes about 15 minutes. Following the test, you wil receive ‘yur individual interest profile and a Ist of undergraduate courses that coincide with your interest profle, So you wil ¢0n find exactly the course which suits you. ‘Why should I do SIT? “The search for a matching program begins with yourself. In your study choice itis Important to put your interests and incinatons atthe center of considerations. The ‘studycinterest test will help you determine this accurately. You will receive your personal Interest profle and fine the areas in which your interests are particularly pronounced and ‘customize what actly to areas best, This makes the study-interest test represents an Ideal basis for your choice of studies and promotes active engagement wih your decision to study. Moreover, SIT supports you in the search for matching studies. With your individual list ta your inlerast prfile matching courses supplies SIT answer tothe ‘question; Which program is sgt for me? The result lists will how you new ways and ‘may confirm existing tendencies to degree programs, In addition tothe personal interest profile that can be saved as @ POF fie, you will receive a certificate of participation. This certificate serves as proof that you havesoneane ‘a saycecismacany ith sey-ires completed an orientation process on a university place before you apply, apatcation or ‘enrolment. Ths is mandatory fer the applicaton, registration or enrolment at Baden- \Wrtemberg universities. Your interest profile is also suitable as a basis for discussions with student counseling at universities. Academic advisor obtain fist indications oftheir Interests and thereby targeted advice, How docs SIT? SIT isan orientation offer to choice of studies and based on a time tested metnad that hhas been developed over several years and is continuously evaluated and optimized. ‘The stucy-interest test evaluates your sel-assessments on 72 questions and creates your personal interest profle. The detaled analysis is available drecly after answering the last quoston. Based on your interest profile SIT also creato an individual list of bost ‘matching fo your undergraduate courses. Therefore we match on your test resus with the search engine or study programs, Germany's most comprehensive database of, courses. Database isthe Higher Education Compass of the German Rectors! Conference (HRK) in which the trial fields are stored for matching. “The test result consists of two parts: 1. Your pertonal interest pofile lacaun personal interest profie Your Indvdual characteristics into the sk basic areas of ‘Stinerest are displayed, Find out inthis way, the areas where your interests are Study ly strong and which areas of your inclinations are more in less. By comparing ‘your incvidual ST rasut bythe average values of over 20,000 prospactve students You can also see which of your intrests exceed o are below average pronounced, OF course, you can dovnload the Interest prole at any time as a POF and print, 2, For your personal interest profile matching courses {As a result, you wil also receive a custom Ist of courses that ft our personal intrest profile. Thus, fom currently more than 8,000 undergraduate courses in Germany ‘hose fitered out, the match to 80 percent or more of their interest profe. To narrow ‘down your selection according to your needs further, there are several tering options such as sta, university type, etc. are available. The agreement with the personal interest profieisfuly customizable, z. 8. to 50 or 90 percent. What the interest profiles mean?soneane ‘a saycecismacany ith sey-ires ‘The study-interest tet (SIT is based on the well-established interest inthe research ‘model of John Holland (1987) and identifies six basic areas of interest, For your indwvidual weighting both your personal interests as well as the matching degree courses or professional enviconments can be derived. By comparing your personel interest profes tothe interest requirements of courses a recommendation for your choice of studies may result ‘The sx basic areas of interest are: 1. creative cultural interests People with a song expression inthis area show a clear tendency for creative and Cultural activites. In relation to future studias they are interested in working with texts, languages, music or art, Are you looking for courses that provide the creative, free formative workin the center. They ke to work on tasks in which thelr sense of ‘esthetics ar their good feeling for language isin demand. 2, Social Interests For individuals with strong socal interests of intensive contact and dealing with other people are in the foreground, In relation to future studies they are interested in the professional support of people inthe form of counseling, care, support or traning, Are you looking for courses in which the human being and human communities are at center. 43. Economically-entrepreneurial interests People with highly developed economic and corporate inerasts are characterized by @ ‘success and goaF-oriented thinking and working, Are you looking for study programs, In which economic and business processes are atthe center. In projects they would Ike to bear responsibilty and take il with fondness a leading role. 4, Administrative-managing interest People with a strong expression inthis eld are interested in administrative and ‘managing activities that require a systematic, precise and structured way of working. It ‘may, for example, to the control and treatment of financial results, go the hanling of data or contracts, With respect to the cholce of studying these Individuals show great interest inthe planning, coordination and organization of business processes and frequently also legal issues. 5, Technical and Practical People wth a strong expression inthis area are mostly practical person and prefer insoneane ‘a saycecismacany ith sey-ires ‘heir future study results-oriented working and thinking Interested inthe construction, ‘operation, service and repair of mechanical, computerized or technological systems. ‘and looking mainly aller study programs in which their technical and practical interest is in demand 6. Theory led researchers interests People wth highly developed theory-guided research interests sit gladly deal with Scientific and abstract issues, In studying it Ike to work analytically and systematically, questioning existing theories and deal intensively with Iterature. You focusing the ‘theoretical approach to issues. Are you looking for study programs in whicn they can be incorporated into new and challenging topics. Why is necessary to register? ‘There are incividual, personal results withthe results of the SIT, frst must be a registration. So you can access ata later tme on the personal results. While the personal interest profile is not ikely to change fundamentally in the process of study ‘orientation, it may very wel lead to changes inthe Ist ofthe most closely matches your Interest profle undergraduate courses. To ensure that your course Iist a snapshot atthe time of test participation remains, but ata later stage alsa takes into account, for ‘example, re-registered courses, a registration inthe Higher Education Compass is. necessary, ‘Why only undergraduate courses to be considered? In determining the appropriate to your personal interest profile courses in the study- interest test exclusively undergraduate courses are considered. As undergraduate degree courses are called, leading toa frst university degree, This includes the new Bachelor's and the previous diploma and master's degree programs. This means that SIT isnot sutable for prospective students who already have a fst professional University degree and are looking for a postgraduate degree course. While clasifying the personal interests must be a central component of the study orientation before receiving a frst degree course, this process is at prospective students who have a frst professional university degree, usually concluded. Not personal interests land inclinations are therefore the choice of a secondary course usually preval,soneans ‘asym can ith sey irs SIT in detail ‘The sludy-interest test (SIT) evaluates the answors and self-assessments on 72 {questions from six basic areas of interest, with which yau rate on a scale of O (no interest) to 100 (very interestes), how strong you for certain activites interest you. You will then receive your personal interest profle wth a detailed evaluation of the study- interest test. The personal interest profle is compared directly wih the interest requirements of more than 8,000 undergraduate courses throughout Germany. Your result isa custom list of programe thal match fo 80 percent or mare to your interest profie. These fit between the personal interests and the interest requirements of the ‘courses is determined using a mathematical calculation. The bass for this calculation a sciontii algorithm which creates a balance of your profilo with the courses. The value ‘can be between 0% and 100%. The higher the value, the higher the correlation between the personal interest profile and the profile of a study program. Study feds and RIASEC Code Each course in the search enaine for courses is by the universities atleast one field of study - allocated from a defined subject area Ist -to a maximum of three academic fields. The Field Lists divided into three levels: groups of subjects, study areas and study fields. The assignment ofa study panel sarves fo characterize the main focus of @ study program and to systematically capture. Individual priorities within @ program can and should not be covered hereby. Sludy felds are used to characterize a course as possible accurate, which is why they are suitable in a special way to represent the Interest requirements of a degree program. ‘aking into account the so-called empirical surveys RIASEC code was croated by a commission of experts for al fel of study. The RIASEC code based on the six areas of interest by Jonn Holland and is therefore also caled Holland code. Each degree program in Hochschulkompass be assigned up to three RIASEC codes that can be matched with the respective RIASEC Code of personal interest profiles ofthe test participants and panelists. When calibrating the RIASEC codes from the personal interest profile with RIASEC code of a program is only ane used, which has the highest compliance withthe personal interest profie, This ensures that each degree program only once appears in the course lst that is gonerates inthe test evaluation, Of course, this only the RIASEC code of a program is used, which has the maximum compliance with the Code of RIASEC personal interest profile, In this manner, SIT provides a science-based assistance in course selecton,SI @ ‘suum display Informiaren Course Search The search engine for courses What to where to Study? Inthe search for programs you find out. Here you get an overview ofall courses and colleges in Germany. shh decay wih hay reat yc) aco tuag \VON ZEIT ONLINE UND HRK cue Uni rankings CHE university ranking with new results ‘Germany's biggest university ranking is now online with new results. 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