Poster of the Data Collecting Platform which is one of the intellectual outputs of the project

1. for an Erasmus+ Project
The tool was developed using C# programming language within the ASP.NET framework. Survey questions
and user responses were stored in a MS SQL Database and it is hosted on a shared web server. The tool
has three main parts: surveys, reports, and an admin panel. Surveys include, but are not limited to, Pre
and Post Transnational Project Meeting events, Project Diaries of project partners, and Student Exchange
events (see Fig 1). It was also used for collecting data about special cases such as the project logo
competition (see Fig 2). Online versions of the surveys were created and uploaded to the system by the
software developer. Every individual with a link could respond the survey. Authentication was required in
order to access the admin area and survey reports. Surveys contained the following question types: (a)
Rating scale, (b) Yes/No, (c) Short text, (d) Long text, (e) and File upload.
Data Collecting Tool
Erasmus+ is the European Union (EU) Programme
for education, training, youth and sport for the
period 2014-2020. The projects which include the
cooperation and mobility with partners all over the
Europe are supported by Erasmus+. Searching for
the Labours of Hercules (2014-1-TR01-KA201-
012990) is one of the projects which is funded.
Searching for the Labours of Hercules
Project “Searching for the Labours of Hercules” gets its name from the mythological story “Twelve Labours
of Hercules”. According to myth Hercules travels throughout Europe to complete the Twelve Labours. His
journey represents the common heritage of European countries and project aims to promote common
heritage amongst cultural diversity. While project includes student and teacher mobilities for this aim, it
also focuses on the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) into teaching and
learning processes. For this purpose, various opportunities for improving and facilitating the use of
technology in instructional processes are provided to teachers and students. A total of 8 institutions,
including 2 universities, 5 high schools, and 1 non-governmental organization from 6 different countries
collaborated in order to enrich this process with academic and socio-cultural differences. In this 3-year
project, it is planned to produce 6 intellectual outputs, which one of them is Data Collecting Tool.
Data Collecting Tool
To be successful, it is not enough to plan a project well but manage it effectively. The important thing is
managing the project regarding scope, time, cost as it is planned. Progress needs to be controlled, the
barriers in front of the progression need to be solved and / or take precaution. If any changes made, also
they need to reflect to plan and follow. All these needs made us to develop a tool to manage the project
properly.
We collect data about partners budget, and their expenses, their tasks and timing over monthly reports,
collect data from project participants, which also is an indicator whether we reached our aims. It help us
to control scope-time-cost of the project. The aim of this study to introduce Data Collecting Tool.
Fig. 1
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.
Erasmus+
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Each survey was accompanied by a report screen
(see Fig 3) in which the administrators could see
aggregated results and their graphical
representations. If the survey was particular to
the project partners (project diaries etc.), the
admin was also able to see who did and did not
respond and send non-responders an email
reminder. The last component of the system was
the admin panel (See Fig 4) in which the admins
were able to monitor the status of the past and
ongoing surveys. Information on the surveys
provided are the creation and due dates of the
survey, the survey link, the survey report link,
and the link for the PDF download of the survey
report.
Fig. 4
Dr. Gökhan Akçapınar
Dr. Selay Arkün Kocadere