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DBTech EXT
project
With the
support of the EC LLP Transversal Programme of the European Union
Disclaimer: This project has been
funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any
use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Databases are
needed everywhere in the modern information society, building the basis of all
business critical applications requiring reliable, secure and scalable data
access. The lack of knowledgeable database professionals in the European labour
market is already a productivity problem that has led to failed and delayed
application development projects in the industry.
The new application
of DBTechNet ,the European database teacher network (www.DBTechNet.org), for extending the work
of our successful LdV project DBTech Pro in years
2002-2005, has been accepted for Commission funding in LLP Transversal
Programme KAY3: ICT. Project is
scheduled from 1 Jan 2009 to 31 Dec 2010.
Partners in
the project include 7 universities, 3 VET institutes, and 1 industry
representative, from 6 European countries, including
- Alexander Technology Educational Institute
(ATEI), Thessaloniki, Greece, http://www.aetos.it.teithe.gr
- Helsinki Business College (HBC), Helsinki, Finland, http://www.businesscollege.fi/
- Groupe esaip, Saint
Barthélémy d’Anjou, France, http://www.esaip.org
- HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences,
Helsinki, Finland, http://www.haaga-helia.fi
- I.E.S. Politécnico Jesús Marín, Málaga, Spain, http://www.politecnicomalaga.com/
- Omnia, The Joint Authority of Education in
Espoo Region, Espoo, Finland, http://www.omnia.fi
- Reutlingen University,
Reutlingen, Germany, http://www-inf.hs-reutlingen.de
- Tieto Public
Industry, Finland, http://www.tieto.com
- University of Macedonia Economic and Social
Sciences (UoM), Thessaloniki, Greece, http://eos.uom.gr
- University of Málaga
(UMA), Málaga, Spain, http://www.uma.es
- University of the West of Scotland (UWS),
Paisley, UK, http://www.uws.ac.uk
- and we
co-operate with many Outer Circle partners
Description
of the Action
Aside the
theoretical studies the project addresses the needs of the industry on
application development and use of the mainstream database systems used by the
European industry. The project extends the results of the DBTech Pro project,
the DBTech Framework of courses and the series of hands-on workshops - for
learning by doing and verifying theories - is used to
guide the development of learning modules, to cover the latest development in
the practical field of database technologies. Introduction to the tutorials and virtual labs
for the workshops and self-studies are publicly available at
http://www.DBTechNet.org/DBTechExtTutorials.pdf
Beside the
contents the results are extended and exploited to link the education of VET (vocational
education and training) and HE (higher education) institutions up to the level
needed for professionals in the European labour market and to PhD programmes
for the needs of European research addressing also the lifelong learning
strategies for the European database professionals. Internet-based virtual
laboratories, digital video lessons and online tests will disseminate and exploit
the tutorials and workshops to industry (outer circle) partners supporting the
lifelong learning of European database professionals by means of ICT.
Target impacts of the
project include:
·
Integration of VET and HE education
curricula for LLP of database professionals
·
Recognizing of prior formal and
informal learning
·
European education and training in
database technologies meet the developments in database technologies and the
needs of the European labour market
·
Improved quality in education and in use
of the database technologies by ICT
·
Co-operation of VET, HE, and the European
industry