برنامج تقنية المعلومات - Ar-Rasheed Smart University

Information Technology

Program Overview (Laboratory Medicine)

The Information Technology program is one of the most important fields of computing technology. It is a broad discipline encompassing all aspects of technology, including the study of hardware and software technologies. It contributes to the planning, installation, allocation, operation, and management of information technology, as well as the secure processing, maintenance, and management of data and information that support computing solutions for critical infrastructure. This program serves as a bridge between computer science disciplines and the administrative roles within any company or organization. Students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to work with various users within our network, including selecting, integrating, and managing computing technologies and their applications. Graduates of this program typically work in diverse computing roles, such as IT manager, database administrator, data center manager, network administrator, information security analyst, project manager, and more.

Department Vision

A pioneer in preparing qualified graduates in the field of information technology locally and regionally.

Department Mission

Providing a distinguished educational service that makes students earns scientific knowledge and applied skills in the field of information technology through high-quality academic programs, and a favorable environment stimulating creativity and innovation that meet the needs of society locally and regionally.

Department Goals

Providing distinguished academic programs in accordance with quality assurance standards in the field of information technology to meet demands of growing labor market locally and regionally
Developing the students' capabilities and skills in creativity and innovation in the fields of information technology
Attracting qualified academic cadres and supporting them to develop their scientific and research capabilities
Providing students with effective communication skills, self and continuous learning, and take professional and ethical responsibility.
Spreading the awareness of a culture of the information technology profession among the students and academics cadre through doing different symposiums.

Program Mission

Providing distinguished education in the field of information technology through a qualified cadre and a modern scientific curriculum that combines theoretical knowledge and practical applications to prepare a graduate who effectively contributes in building the technological community locally and regionally.

Aims of the Program

Providing students with the basic knowledge through a distinguished academic curriculum that combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications in order to meet the requirements of the labor market locally and regionally.
Enabling students to deal with the requirements of developing and building a knowledge and technology society.
Developing student's ability of innovation and creative thinking, self-study, life-long learning and teamwork skills, with commitment to ethical and professional responsibilities and the security considerations.
Evolving graduates' capabilities to take leadership roles in their workplaces and evaluates the current status of the organization, and presenting appropriate solutions in the field of information technology

Program Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

• PILOs of Knowledge and Understanding Skills

Upon successful completion of an undergraduate Information Technology program, the graduates will be able to :

Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate concepts, theories, mathematical foundations, models and techniques related to Information technology discipline.
Identify the computing desired needs for different computer-based systems, components, processes and human factors, and consider them during the selection, integration, and administration technologies to meet the organization’s goals.
Demonstrate knowledge of computer and communication networks, information technology and networks security, distributed and cloud computing, and operating systems of different platforms.
Explain the information technology policies and procedures, project management methods/tools, data and management information systems, network management, and system integration & architecture.
Describe the principals of programming foundations, data and risk management, web and multimedia applications, system administration tools and techniques, human-computer Interaction, and professional communication.
Show strong understanding of IT-Governance concepts and rules, smart technology and E-business transformation requirements.

PILOs of Intellectual Skills

Propose appropriate information technology-based solutions and integrate them effectively into the user and organization environment.
Analyze the impacts of computing on organizational objectives and customer needs, and consider them during the analytical processing, selection, integration, configuration and administration of computer-based systems.
Explore and integrate computing products and services to improve the performance of secured computing-based solutions.
Evaluate the functions and related issues focusing on information technology solutions to design and develop information technology policies, tools and techniques to achieve administrative policies within a corporate environment.
Analyze and determine organization requirements to transformation toward E-business.

PILOs of Professional Skills and Practices

Employ effectively the concepts, principles of computational approaches, computing systems, communication and modern technologies in the problem-solving process.
Perform required information technology policies and procedures and employ technologies to achieve administrative policies within a corporate environment
Use information technology infrastructure approaches and tools to specify, design, implement, develop and document appropriate solutions.
Administrate, control, configure and maintain the organization systems and data security to handle risks management in order to enhance organizational performance.
Work effectively on IT-project management, programming skills, implementation or simulation tools, operating systems with different platforms, and different applications including web, mobile and multimedia applications.

PILOs of General and Transferable Skills:

Work effectively within a team or individually to accomplish a common goal
Engage in a life-long self-learning, time management, leadership and communicate effectively with specialists as well as non–specialists to solve organization problems.
Write and present technical reports and effectively deliver information.
Demonstrate efficient skills in IT-project management, research capability, creative thinking and interpersonal relationship skills.
Use the governmental and environmental regulations to develop Information technology policies within an organization based on professional ethics, privacy, security and legal responsibility.
Keep up with modern technologies, tools and standards to improve organization performance.

Graduates Attributes