QuiS_Flex@THM

At a glance

For: Students, prospective students

Topics: Flexibility: temporal, spatial, content-related, methodological; Study plans: individualized, accelerated or unstructured studies; Digitalization: synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning formats; Heterogeneity: target group-oriented communication, personas, user stories

Location: Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM)

Flexible studying as the key to success

Does the current range of study programs still align with the realities of students' lives? What curricular and organizational adjustments are necessary to meet the diverse demands placed upon them? And what does sustainable, future-oriented teaching actually look like? The Department of Industrial Engineering (WI) at the Friedberg campus and the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science (MNI) at the Gießen campus are addressing these questions within the framework of the QuiS_Flex@THM project. This project involves developing, testing, and evaluating concepts for making studies more flexible.

Full-time students without professional or family obligations are becoming increasingly rare. Instead, many students juggle lectures and seminars with jobs or families that demand their time and attention. There are also students with health limitations, as well as so-called high-potential students. The project aims to recognize the heterogeneity of the student body and develop targeted programs for specific groups.

But how can studies be adapted to individual life circumstances? Study plans provide the answer. Depending on individual needs, the course of study can be accelerated or slowed down. The two pilot departments, Business Information Systems (WI) and Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNI), are already adapting their teaching and learning formats to the diverse needs of their students and are developing advising and support services as well as courses.

To ensure targeted communication, persona concepts and user stories are developed collaboratively across degree programs. Storytelling is used to promote the flexibility options.