SITCOM - “Simulating IT-Careers for wOMen”

Project URL

http://vk-server2.donau-uni.ac.at/sitcom-moodle/

Project Start Date

Monday 30 August 2004

Project End Date

Saturday 30 December 2006

Partner Countries / Partners

9 European partners:

  • Austria
    Coordinator: University of Continuing Education Krems  
    Webducation Software Planning and Development PLC (Work Package Leader "Content - Storyboard Coordination")
  • Czech Republic
    DENESA spol. sr.o
  • France
    ORT France (Workpackage Leader "Needs Analysis")
  • Greece
    Hellenic Regional Development Center
  • Poland
    Academy of the Humanities Lodsz (Work Package Leader "Content - Technical Coordination")
  • Poland
    DANMAR Computers
  • Spain
    Business and Management School Pau Casals)
  • Romania
    Romanian Society for Life Long Learning/Rumania (Work Package Leader "Didactic Material")
  • Romania
    Fiatest

Program information and Span

A Socrates (Minerva) project CP-1-2003-1-PL-Minerva-M

Abstract

SITCOM - “Simulating IT-Careers for wOMen” is a Socrates (Minerva) project which aims at using the potential of simulations and games to motivate girls and young women at the age of 12 to 16 to enter educational pathways related to information and communication technologies ( ICT), science and engineering. The overall aim of SITCOM is to contribute to positive and inspiring encounters with technically and scientifically oriented matters, to help girls and young women understand how science relates to applications in the real world and to help them appreciate the beneficial impact of ICT, science and engineering on society.

Stated Objectives

The overall aim of SITCOM is to contribute to positive and inspiring encounters with technically and scientifically oriented matters, to help girls and young women understand how science relates to applications in the real world and to help them appreciate the beneficial impact of ICT, science and engineering on society.

Project is also aims at using the potential of role plays and games to motivate girls and young women to enter educational pathways related to ICT.

Target Audience

Girls aged between 12-16

Aspects included in Project

  • Technical
  • Pedagogical

Additional Information

Additional game programming software and web platforms were used on this project.

Game Details

There is an online game that can be played by users.

Resulting Products

The internet platform offers girls and young women taking career decisions a number of resources. The core element of the platform is a fun career simulation game, which is a role playing activity that allows girls to simulate typical working days in the science, engineering and ICT-related professions. Specific concepts are taught through interactive exercises and simulations which span the many areas of science and engineering. Specially designed biographies of female technicians, scientists and engineers and links to other ICT/science/engineering sites are also available through the SITCOM platform. The focus is to provide support for the girls’ and young women’s career decisions in an experimental and playful way.

Contact Details

Dr. Sabine Zauchner, MAS, MSc (project coordinator),

Publications

Additional Relevant Information

SITCOM - “Simulating IT-Careers for wOMen” is an ICT based project aimed to use the potential of simulations and games to motivate girls and young women at the age of 12 to 16 to enter educational pathways related to information and communication technologies (ICT), science and engineering. The developed core element of the project was a career simulation game. This simulation provides a role-playing activity that allows girls to simulate careers in ICT-related professions.