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Preparation Practice Semester (M.Ed.) – Desktop View

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Applying for Places in Preparation Courses/ Withdrawing Applications

1. Click on the application My Degree Programme in the application menu on your personal Home Screen.

View of the home screen. The My Degree Programme application is highlighted in the Favourites and All Applications menu.

2. The My Degree Programme application will open in the view My Degree Programme. Depending on which curriculum you last opened, this subject is displayed in a tree structure.

3. You will find the introductory module "Vorbereitung Praxissemester (Preparation Practice Semester)" in the curriculum of your complete degree programme. Click on Show My Degree Programmes to open your complete degree programme.

View of the My Degree Programme page. In the navigation menu at the top, the Show My Degree Programmes button is highlighted.

4. In a tabular view all parts of your degree programme are displayed.

A new view of the My Degree Programme page. In the navigation menu at the top, the Show My Degree Programmes button is highlighted again. Below that, the pop-up with the tabular overview of the degree programme is displayed.

Please note: If you completed your undergraduate studies at the University of Cologne, your bachelor programme will also be shown in this view. Use the columns Name of Degree Programme, Status (“registered” or “closed”) and Subject-Specific Semester as guides.

5. In the column Curriculum, click on the Curriculum Number of your complete degree programme to open its curriculum. You may also click on the Subject in the column Name of Degree Programme.

Another view of the pop-up with the tabular overview of the degree programme. In the first row, the complete degree programme and the corresponding curriculum number are highlighted in the Name of the Degree Programme and Curriculum columns.

6. The curriculum will then open in the view My Degree Programme. Go to the introductory module "BM Vorbereitung Praxissemester (Preparation Practice Semester)" in the curriculum. To apply for a place in a preparation course in your subject during the application period, click on the green arrow () to the right of the title of the respective course. For more convenient planning, the tabular view for the course shows the lecturer as well as the time and place of the first session of the course.

Section of the curriculum tree. The curriculum structure is expanded and shows the allocated courses for the practice semester of the subject German. An arrow marks the green registration arrow for a course that is open for registration.

Please note: Currently, all subjects and subject areas that are offered in the Master of Education degree programme are displayed in the preparation module. Only apply for courses of your degree programme.  

7. The view Course Registration - Select Degree Programme and Node of Curriculum Version  will open. In the selection field Degree Programme, you will see your degree programme and below that the parts of your curriculum tree where the preparation semester is offered.

8. Activate the Selection Field of the exam node where the preparation semester is offered.

View of the Course Registration – Select Degree Programme and Node of Curriculum Version page. At the top, the complete degree programme is selected. Below this, the selected module node is highlighted, as is the Continue button at the bottom right.

9. Click on Continue.

10. The view Course Registration - Select Group will open.

11. Activate the checkbox Anmelden ("Register") next to the standard group (“Standardgruppe”) and then click on the Register Button.

View of the Course Registration – Select Group page. In the Standardgruppe (Standard Group) row, the check mark in front of Anmelden (Register) is highlighted, as is the Register button on the left below.

12. To confirm your registration, click OK in the pop up that appears.

View of the registration confirmation pop-up. The OK button toward the bottom left is highlighted.

13. In another pop up, a summary of your application details is shown. Click OK to close it.

View of the pop-up showing the registration details. The OK button in the lower right corner is highlighted.

14. The page updates. You will see your application under Current Status. By clicking on Deregister, you can withdraw your application.

Updated view of the Course Registration – Select Group page. Under Current Status, the registration status Request for Place is highlighted in the Status column. On the far right, in the Operation column, the Deregister button is highlighted. In the navigation bar above the Current Status table, the Cancel/Close button is highlighted.

15. Close the page Course Registration - Select Group by clicking Cancel/Close. You will be redirected to the view My Degree Programme.

Please note: If multiple courses are offered for a subject/subject area, you should apply for as many as possible to increase your chances of getting a place in a course in the respective subject/subject area. Repeat steps 4 to 13 to apply for more courses.

Section of the curriculum tree. The curriculum structure is expanded and shows the allocated courses for the practice semester of the subject German. The green registration arrows marking courses open for registration are highlighted.

Prioritising Applications for Preparation Courses

After you have applied for courses, you can prioritise the applications. To do this, you use the Courses application. The higher your prioritisation, the more likely it is that you will receive a profile group place in the respective course.

1. You are on your personal Home Screen.

2. In the application menu, click on the Courses application.

View of the home screen. The Courses application is highlighted in the Favourites and All Applications menu.

3. The Courses application opens. In the view My Courses all of the courses for which you are registered or have applied are displayed. The status of a course application is shown on the right hand side of each list item:

  • Place Request Entered: You have applied for a course / a preparation course in the introductory module "Preparation Practice Semester". If this status remains following the publication of the results of the application period, you have not received a place in this course. Your application will be considered again in the next application period, if another should take place.
  • Assigned Confirmed Place: You have received a place in this course / preparation course.

4. In order to prioritise your course place requests, click on the List Button to the left of the search bar and calendar button.

Another view of the My Courses page. Directly above the course list, in the right-hand area, the list button for opening the prioritisation tool is highlighted.

5. The view Prioritise Course Place Requests appears. Here you can prioritise your applications by using either the Choice Boxes option in the left margin or the Drag & Drop option. Your applications for the preparation courses are grouped in the section “Vorbereitungsmodul Praxissemester (M.Ed.)” (“Introductory Module Practice Semester”).

Section of the Prioritise Course Place Requests page. The available prioritisation buttons are highlighted on the left and right of the displayed list. At the bottom right, the Save and Save All buttons are highlighted.

6. As soon as you alter the original sequence, the status shown by the colour of the circle to the left of the title will change (from green to orange). 

Another excerpt from the Prioritise Course Place Requests page. An arrow points to the orange circle in front of the Introductory Module Practice Semester section, which indicates the incomplete processing status of the prioritisation.

7. Click on Save (or Save All if you have changed your prioritisation in other sections as well). In the upper area of the page, a notification confirming the prioritisation of the courses will appear and the circle indicating the status will change its colour back from orange to green.

8. Click on Cancel/Close to close the page Prioritise Course Place Requests.

Another excerpt from the Prioritise Course Place Requests page. The Cancel/Close button for closing the prioritisation tool is highlighted below the house icon in the left corner of the second menu bar.

9. You will return to the My Courses view.