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to develop students competencies in vocational training by using of a new technology like Geographic Information System (GIS) to increase students adaptability to the needs and to the dynamics of the European labor market by the continuous improving of the level of theoretical, practical and behavioral acquisitions to increase the practical characteristic of high school students formation by extending and diversifying the curricular offer with the modern IT like GIS to get acquaint of the participants with the European GIS practices at the educational level and also at the beneficiary’s level to develop linguistic competencies and intercultural communication to develop team work abilitities, assuming tasks with responsibility ITALY, april 12, 2007

Week 1 (4-11 march 2007) GIS Technology. Software solutions - ArcGIS Digital topography Data management in ArcMap. Using GPS for collecting data needed in a GIS application Socio-cultural activities Week 2 (12-18 march 2007) Using topographic equipments for a GIS application Introduction in regional planning. Exemples from Montemor–O–Velho regional planning, Portugal Software application for digital topography – AutoCAD Socio-cultural activities ITALY, april 12, 2007

Week 3 (19-24 march 2007) Software solutions for developing a GIS application Final product – developing a GIS application on topic: Clasification of monuments in Montemor–O–Velho, Portugal Prezentation of the projects Students evaluation and awarding ceremony Socio-cultural activities Departure Theoretical and practical activities were developed by trainers from the partner school, using English language, they lasts minimum 4 hours/day and took place in school laboratories, on the field or at the economic or administrative institutions where Portuguese students are having practical activities. ITALY, april 12, 2007

Evaluation Initial evaluation – questionnaire applied to beneficiaries in order to evaluate the level of initial knowledge in GIS subject and in English language Continuous evaluation the trainers were made daily evaluation permanent evaluation made by the accompanying teacher Final evaluation the trainers evaluate the final product of the practical work (a GIS project) questionnaires for the beneficiaries in order to have a feed-back of the whole project, including project management and vocatinal training activities Acreditation It was realized by the Certificate awarded by the partner institution which confirm that each module was attended, number of hours for each module and establish the level of competencies between Insuficient to Excellent ITALY, april 12, 2007

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