Investigating, Developing and Providing Awareness About Innovative Lesson Syllabus Implemented in Cyber Security Technologies in Information Technologies Erasmus Project

Project Title

Investigating, Developing and Providing Awareness About Innovative Lesson Syllabus Implemented in Cyber Security Technologies in Information Technologies

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality and Relevance of Higher Education in Partner Countries; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

Our project was determined by developing an innovative course curriculum in the field of cyber security which is missing in vocational education. For this reason, the main objective of our project was: “Developing innovative and technological cyber security curriculum in vocational schools”. And then the spesific objective was: “Giving education about cyber security to 20 studentes and 12 teachers via e-learning platform in order to create qualified and well-educated work force who is educated in cyber security primarily in our city and then in our country; giving awareness-raising seminars to 370 person; distributing the book and curriculum modules to the libraries of 81 cities”.
So;As of the first week of Dec.2018, 95 students and 12 teachers are taking part in the project.12 teachers and 20 students have completed their education and are entitled to receive these certificates. In Zonguldak VET School, 130 students and 65 teachers- officers were given information and dissemination seminars within the scope of our project. We found the contact informations of all provincial libraries in Turkey, found from “earsiv.gov.tr” web address. And all the intellectual output of our project has been sent. We held providing multiplier effects through this way. The new training methods and approaches have been developed by the instructors with our project. Digital skills have been developed in education and it has been tried to support strong partnerships in the business world through distance education. Thanks to our distance learning system, individuals are encouraged to reach and focus on career-oriented continuous vocational training. Thanks to the innovative curricula we developed and the convenience in practice, we continue our distance education to strengthen the labor market in the economy and to reduce gaps and distress in the IT sector. Our project has established strong and continuous partnerships between social partners, development agencies, chambers of commerce and vocational education providers. In this way, the development and skills of teachers and trainers were improved.
Our intellectual outputs developed with our project are as follows:
1- Cyber Security Curriculum
2- E-Learning Platform
3- QR Code System and Table
4- Cyber Security Book
5- Research about cyber security in European Practices and Education.
Activities and materials developed to increase awareness and multiplier effect are as follows;
a) Seminars: 2 seminars were held at Zonguldak Vocational High School. Participants were teachers, students and officers. In these seminars, the project outputs and the safe use of internet and secure internet services.
b) Conferences: 3 conferences were held in total. The first conference was held in Germany.The second conference was held in the UK. 3rd and final Conference was held in the B.Ecevit University Cultural Center Sezai Karakoç conference room inTurkey.
c) The Project magazine and Project Brochure has been completed.Project CDs are given with Project magazine in addition,the project magazine and CD are also available on the project website.
Six Sigma Methodology was applied to improve project outputs.All the works in our project were carried out with the foundations of the decisions regarding satisfaction, process improvement, teamwork and real data. Satisfaction surveys were conducted and evaluated after each meeting. These results are shared on the project website.
Our project has 8 partners.Our project partners are consist of 3 vocational training institutions, 3 universities and 2 research institutes. Each of partners has expertise in cyber security and security technologies. Italy and Lithuania partners also have an important skill in developing a distance learning platform.
Total of 7 project meetings were held in our project.All of our foreign partners were join the first meeting with two people each and they were join other meetings with only one person each. The appealed owner instutition and B.Ecevit University was join the meetings with two people each.C1-Short term training activity was carried out in Spain.
With our project, a cyber security course curriculum, cyber security book and distance education platform which can be used by European countries, especially our country, have been developed.Our project has made a significant contribution to the training of cyber security experts who are lacking all over the world and to participate in the labor market.
According to a protocol made by Ministry of National Education and Ministry of Industry and Technology, studies were carried out to prepare new syllabuses.Cyber Security is also included in these studies.Some commissions have been established for this work.The Ministry of National Education examined our project and our project coordinator was invited to the cyber security commission.As a result;Cyber security is now taught in vocational high schools.The greatest impact and sustainability of our project has been achieved.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 227053,46 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zonguldak Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi & Country: TR

Project Partners

• CPR FPE INGEFORMA
• UD’ANET SRL
• WESTFALISCHE HOCHSCHULE GELSENKIRCHEN, BOCHOLT, RECKLINGHAUSEN
• EPRALIMA – ESCOLA PROFISSIONAL DOALTO LIMA – COOPERATIVA DE INTERESSE PUBLICO E RESPONSABILIDADE LIMITADA
• BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY
• ZONGULDAK BULENT ECEVIT UNIVERSITY
• KAZIMIERO SIMONAVICIAUS UNIVERSITETAS, UAB