Information Technology
- Major No
- 23102
- Course credit
- 128
- College
- College of Information Technology and Computer Engineering
- Level
- Bachelor's Programs
Overview
Information Technology (IT) is a crucial component in almost every industrial sector worldwide. Our comprehensive Information Technology program covers all facets of IT and emphasizes the strategic planning and efficient management of technology lifecycles. It encompasses the development of applications and systems, web multimedia resources, network installation and administration, and information security. Pursuing a career in information technology offers numerous benefits, including competitive salaries, job stability, and the added advantage of remote work flexibility.
Objectives
- Efficiently utilize information technology.
- Possess technical expertise in managing, creating, and enhancing software, networks, and web pages.
- Possess extensive knowledge in various areas related to information technology, including mathematics, management, statistics, computer science, and accounting.
- Stay up-to-date with technical advancements and changes in the field.
- Demonstrate a high level of creativity, collaboration, and ethical conduct.
Outcomes
- Apply computer knowledge and mathematical skills that align with their program and desired outcomes. (Computer Engineering)
- Analyze and identify problems, and determine appropriate computing requirements to solve them. (Computer Engineering)
- Design, implement, and evaluate computer systems, processes, components, or programs to meet specific needs. (Computer Engineering)
- Work effectively in groups to achieve shared objectives. (Computer Engineering)
- Understand professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities related to computers. (Computer Engineering)
- Communicate effectively with diverse audiences. (Computer Engineering)
- Analyze the impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society at both local and global levels. (Computer Engineering)
- Recognize the significance of continuous professional development and actively participate in it. (Computer Engineering)
- Utilize and apply modern technical concepts and work practices in areas such as human-computer interaction, information management, programming, networking, and network systems and technology. (Information Technology)
- Identify and analyze user needs and consider them when selecting, creating, evaluating, and managing computer systems. (Information Technology)
- Effectively integrate IT solutions into the user environment. (Information Technology)
- Gain a deeper understanding of industry practices, standards, and their practical application. (Information Technology)
- Assist in the development of effective project plans within the field of information technology. (Information Technology)
Career Opportunities for Graduates
- Engaging in the planning, analysis, and development of technological systems and applications that cater to diverse aspects of daily life.
- Overseeing computer networks and employing relevant techniques to safeguard the security of data stored and transmitted through these networks.
- Working in software development companies or being involved in the production of educational software.
- Joining web design companies.
- Pursuing roles in multimedia development, dealing with various multimedia sources.
- Exploring areas related to technology education and enhancing one's skills.
- Contributing to the development and management of database programs.
Academic Plan
متطلبات البوليتكنك الاجباريه Credit hours: 17 Courses: 9
| Course No | Course Name | Credit hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 | Arabic Language | 3 | This course covers a various number of linguistic issues in Arabic language. It aims to provide the student with a high level of skills and practices that would contribute to promote his language abilities either spoken or written. |
| 4002 | Islamic Culture | 3 | This course is designed to emphasize a group of principles and thoughts that affect human attitudes to life from an Islamic point of view. It stresses the direct relationship between man and Allah, and aims at improving this life by liberating the human m |
| 4003 | English Language 1 | 3 | This course is designed for all B.Sc. students at Palestine Polytechnic University. The main aim of the course is to help students improve heir reading and writing skills. Students are expected to work in selected topics which will enrich their vocabulary |
| 4320 | Modern History of Palestine | 3 | This course is designed to acquaint students with the process of writing, and the mechanisms of proofreading and revision so that the focus is on the mechanics of writing and development, such as cause and effect and comparison and classification and deal |
| 5051 | Intensive English | 0 | This course covers the basic English language skills with special emphasis on reading and writing. The reading section includes different interesting themes and topics. It aims at training students to use various techniques in dealing with reading ecompre |
| 5052 | Remedial English | 0 | Enroll in this course each student did not get the mark required for success in the exam level of English, and this course is designed primarily to help students in the use of linguistic expressions in various fields properly and simple, and is therefore |
| 5054 | Remedial Computer | 0 | This course is for students without computing background or for students who did not pass the computing skills placement exam. The course presents an introduction to computers and data representation. The topics include computer hardware, system and appli |
| 5055 | Computer And Prog. Principles | 3 | What is a computer, computer units and functions, computer classifications, central processing unit, numbering systems, main and secondary memory, input devices output devices computer software, introduction to programming. |
| 5073 | Effective English Language Use | 2 | This course is designed to acquaint students with the process of writing, and the mechanisms of proofreading and revision so that the focus is on the mechanics of writing and development, such as cause and effect and comparison and classification and deal |
متطلبات البوليتكنك الاختيارية Credit hours: 3 Courses: 10
| Course No | Course Name | Credit hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4308 | Hebrew Language | 3 | Designed to study the basic Hebrew language skills. Students will learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Hebrew. The relation between Hebrew and other languages will also be high lighted. |
| 4321 | Development in the Arabic World | 3 | This course covers the following topics: the economy, social status and civil in the Arab world, the analysis of the situation of the Arab at the international level, the principles of development, the characteristics of Arab integration, the fundamental |
| 4322 | Contemporary Problems | 3 | This course discusses the fundamental problems humanity face. These problems affect people as individuals or groups in terms of the social economic, political or health aspects, and which, in turn, affect their happiness. |
| 4323 | French Language | 3 | Designed to study the language and culture of French speakers. Students will develop rudimentary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French, and will study cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of French and other French – speaking |
| 4325 | Spanish Language | 3 | Designed to study the language and culture of Spanish speakers. Students will develop rudimentary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish, and will study cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of Spanish and other Spanish – spea |
| 4326 | German Language | 3 | Designed to study the language and culture of German speakers, Students will develop rudimentary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in German, and will study cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of German and other German – speaking |
| 4622 | Democracy, Human Rights, & Human International Law | 3 | The course stresses the notion of democracy, its history with new applied samples in view of studying the Palestinian situation. It also emphasizes the notion of human rights and its history, in addition to the tools and mechanisms adapted to protect thes |
| 4626 | The History of Science in Arab & Islam | 3 | This course discusses the issue of science in Arab World before the spreading of Islam. Then it discusses the impact of Islam on science in general. The course contains several subjects, such as the science of Fiqh (Islamic law) and legislation Hadith (Pr |
| 5440 | Home Garden | 3 | This course includes the definition of home garden and its benefits, problems and objectives, design and choice of location in addition to its role in achieving food security for developing communities and building a strong family agricultural economy. It |
| 5975 | Integrity Transparency and anti-corruption | 3 |
متطلبات الكلية Credit hours: 20 Courses: 7
| Course No | Course Name | Credit hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4015 | Methods of Scientific Research | 2 | Science and its goals, scientific thinking, concepts and fields of scientific research, human knowledge, the library and its role in research and knowledge, the methods of scientific research (the historical method, method, descriptive, procedural style, |
| 4070 | English Language 2 | 3 | This course is designed for all B.Sc. students at Palestine Polytechnic University as a continuation to English I. This course trains students in using effective reading and writing strategies which successful readers and writers employ in manipulating sc |
| 4247 | Principles Of Micro-Economics | 3 | The course aims to introduce students to the theories and concepts of microeconomics, and includes themes: economic problem, economic systems, supply and demand and market equilibrium, elasticities, consumer and enterprise, costs and production in the sho |
| 4502 | Principles Of Accounting 1 | 3 | This course gives you the chance to know What is accounting. Who uses accounting information? What is the accounting cycle for sole proprietorship-recording-posting-trial balance-adjustments-closing-inventory systems & preparing the financial statement? B |
| 4503 | Intr. to Management | 3 | This course aims to provide the student with valid information about the general managerial concepts, including a study for the historical foundations of management thought, management environment, and the management process such as planning, organizing,l |
| 4507 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | Descriptive Statistics, Probability and Random Variables, Probability Distributions, Introduction to Sampling Theory, Introduction to Estimation theory , Testing Hypotheses, Regression and Correlation. |
| 4541 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 | This course aims at familiarizing students with the various information systems. The classification of information system types, the use of these systems, the relationship between them and how they fit Into and complement each other. It also covers proble |
متطلبات الدائرة Credit hours: 12 Courses: 4
| Course No | Course Name | Credit hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4004 | Calculus 1 | 3 | Functions, Limits and Continuity, Definition of Derivative, Differentiation Rules, Applications of the Derivative, Definite and Indefinite Integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Applications of Definite Integral. |
| 4005 | Calculus 2 | 3 | The Calculus of Transcendental Functions, Techniques of Integrations, Sequences, Infinite Series, Power Series, Conic Sections, Polar Coordinates. |
| 4076 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 | Introduction to set theory, Introduction to logic, Proof techniques, Relations and functions, Counting methods, Boolean Algebra, Graph theory. |
| 4823 | Computer Programming | 3 | Introduction to programming and, problem solving, data types in C Language, Input /Output, variables, expressions, control and selection statements, functions, arrays, pointers, structure and files. |
متطلبات التخصص الاجبارية Credit hours: 59 Courses: 22
| Course No | Course Name | Credit hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4255 | Database Manag. Sys. | 3 | This course investigates the concepts and practices necessary for designing, using, and implementing database systems. Topics covered include: databases and database users, database system concepts and architecture, relational data model and relational da |
| 4256 | Software Engineering | 3 | Fundamentals and basic system theory in the technology of Software Engineering. Life cycle, planning, requirements analysis, requirements specifications, system design, testing, documentation, management of the development process. |
| 4257 | Principles Of Computer Org. & Arch. | 3 | Introduction to organization and architecture, computer generations, Von Neumann architecture, Bus system, elements of bus design. Main memory, cache memory, Input/Output systems, input/output techniques. Instruction set, addressing modes, basic CPU struc |
| 4259 | Intro . Operating Systems | 3 | Review of computer Architectures. Basic concepts of software, hardware and operating system components. Processing and process management. CPU scheduling, memory management, virtual memory concepts, data management and protection, and deadlocks. |
| 4260 | Data Comm. & Networks | 3 | This course introduces computer networks, network types, network devices, network protocols, OSI model, TCP/IP model, IEEE standards, etc. The physical layer discussed in details. Other main included topics: sampling, data representation, modulation techn |
| 4265 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | This course aims to provide the student with valid information about the study of behavior in the workplace and to identify the three levels of analysis which is the individual, group, and organization and the relationship between them. |
| 4273 | Graduation Project | 3 | The student is expected to end the graduation project within one of his study areas, and should be an extension of the idea put forward by the introduction of the project. The student must show the basics and principles of scientific research and/or soft |
| 4275 | Database Programming | 3 | Investigation And Application Of Advanced Database Concepts; Including Data Base Administration, Data Base Technology, Selection And Acquisition Of Data Base Management Systems, In-Depth Practice In Data Modeling And System Development In A Data Base Envi |
| 4279 | Seminars | 3 | Research Seminar introduces the process of academic research, using the problem-solving strategies based upon formal inquiry and the detailed research of others. It requires the synthesis of the techniques of critical thinking, research, writing, and do |
| 4547 | Practical Training | 0 | This course seeks to train the student to the practical and theoretical aspects studied within the curriculum plan. This course qualifies the student for the real challenges in the workplace. The student performs 240 hours in one of the institutions / co |
| 4550 | Advanced Software Engineering | 3 | Topics include: Review of fundamentals of software engineering technology, system lifetime, advanced topics in software engineering such as verification and validation, testing techniques, cost estimation, contemporary software methods, new trends and dev |
| 4551 | Advanced Computer Networks | 3 | This course focuses on the following subjects: Circuit Switching and Packet Switching technologies, Frame Relay, ATM, High-speed LANs, Congestion, Graph Theory, Routing, and security. The emphasis is on design principles, protocols and architectures for i |
| 4614 | Object-Oriented Programming | 3 | This course aims at introducing students to the principles of Object Oriented Programming (OOP), OOP is a programming paradigm, new way of thinking and looking at the program structure. Java as an OOP language will be used through the course as the main d |
| 4824 | Data Structure | 3 | Review of arrays. Strings and string processing. Structures. Stack-based array. Queue-based array. Recursion. Pointers and linked lists. Stack- and queue- based linked lists. Introduction to sorting and searching techniques. Hashing techniques. Introducti |
| 4892 | Operating Systems Lab | 1 | This course teaches the students a new operating system other than windows, such as Linux in order to enable the students to understand the difference between the Linux and Windows. The students learns the Linux environment and how to program under this e |
| 5038 | Introduction to Graduation Project | 1 | This course aims to enable the student to select and determine the topic of the graduation project, and submit a project proposal including a working group to be supervised by one the department faculties. Students are expected to finish the first phase o |
| 5080 | Computer Graphics | 3 | Fundamental hardware and software concepts used in computer graphics, such as vector and raster graphics systems, graphics peripherals, 2D and 3D geometry and perspectives, clipping and windowing and hidden line removal. The course seeks to familiarize st |
| 5291 | Visual Programming | 3 | This course provides knowledge and practice concerning windows programming, event-driven programming concept, object oriented programming, animation, component programming, databases, and graphics and multimedia using VB as an application tool to link wit |
| 5292 | Multimedia | 3 | Multimedia has become an indispensable part of modern computer technology. In this course, students will be introduced to principles and current technologies of multimedia system design and gain hands-on experience in this area. Topics include multimedia |
| 5294 | Programming the Internet | 3 | This is an introductory course in developing Web applications. The course is divided into two parts. Part 1 introduces the basics of Web programming, static Web pages (HTML), and client-side Web programming (using JavaScript). Part 2 (the main part) is ab |
| 5295 | Intro. to Artif. Intel. | 3 | This course covers the fundamentals principles of artificial intelligence and applications. Topics include search strategies and heuestic search, game playing algorithms, knowledge representation using predicate logic, production rules, resolution refutat |
| 5297 | Client - Server Technology | 3 | This course introduces the technologies used in workgroup and client-servernetworks. These technologies include network design,sever installation, client and server configurationand management.Other main included topic is server services like: sharing, ac |
متطلبات التخصص الاختيارية Credit hours: 18 Courses: 34
| Course No | Course Name | Credit hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4447 | Mobile Agents Systems | 3 | The course will present basic knowledge of the mobile agent technology. The course consists of brief introduction to distributed systems, the concept of agents, types of agents, applications, advantages and disadvantages, agent architecture, agent systems |
| 4543 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | This course aims to introduce students to the basic concepts and new trends in marketing, the primary focus in this course on the study of consumer behavior and building Profitable Marketing relationships and analyzing the marketing environment by conduct |
| 4569 | Advertising and Promotion | 3 | |
| 4613 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 | Introduction to GIS the GIS, the necessary equipment for the GIS, the programs requiredand available, Operations necessary for the application to the GIS, multiple applications of GIS, coding, propagation of error and the issue of accuracy in the GIS, thi |
| 4617 | Introduction to Image Processing | 3 | An introductory course to the fundamentals of digital image processing. It emphasizes general principles of image processing. Topics include image acquisition and display, color models and representations, sampling and quantization, point operations, imag |
| 4618 | Wireless and High Speed Networks | 3 | This course covers fundamental techniques in design and operation of wireless networks: antennas and propagation, Spread Spectrum, Satellite and cellular systems, mobile IP and Wireless Access Protocol, Wireless LANs, IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth Techniques |
| 4619 | Systems Programming | 3 | This course covers the concepts and techniques of systems programming with an emphasis on assembly, linking, loading, and macro processing for user programs. In includes a project. |
| 4620 | Virtual Reality | 3 | The course highlights the basic virtual reality technologies and how it is used now and in the future. Topics include: introduction to VR and its environment, software and hardware requirements including tracking devices. Rendering interacting and immersi |
| 4642 | Introduction to E-Commerce | 3 | This course provides an introduction to electronic commerce EC. And the stepsnecessary to develop a system for electronic commerce, and includes the following topics: Overview of e-commerce, market research and advertising marketing B2B,support e-commerce |
| 4737 | Computer Modeling 1 | 3 | |
| 4749 | Human Computer Interaction | 3 | This course will cover the fundamental concepts of human-computer interaction, and user-centered design thinking. They will learn to evaluate and design usable and appropriate software based on psychological, social, and technical analysis. They will beco |
| 4750 | Courseware | 3 | This course teaches students how to use technology to build effective e‐learning course. It includes an overview of learning theories, principles of e-learning, design process for e‐learning and instructional design guidelines, e-learning models, framewo |
| 4825 | Information Technology Mang. | 3 | This course provides knowledge and practice in managing information technology. Topics includes: information technology concept and benefits, applications of information technology, strategic and Interorganizational systems, basic systems concept, underst |
| 4859 | Bioinformatics | 3 | The Medical Informatics course provides an overview of the field of Medical Informatics using computers for management of clinical information. Architecture of medical information systems. Data and process modeling and electronic medical records. |
| 4893 | Distributed Systems | 3 | This course is an introduction to distributed systems. It examines major concepts involved in making distributed systems and applications using a collection of independent, communicating single-processor systems. Major topics includes: overview of distrib |
| 4894 | Principles of network Programming | 3 | Network programming is a course in the writing of simple client/server programs using the TCP/IP network protocol stack. It works through the establishment of simple connectionless communications, through connection-oriented communications, to multi-clien |
| 4896 | Database Manag. Sys. and XML | 3 | This course provides knowledge and practice concerning windows programming, event-driven programming concept, object oriented programming, animation, using VB as an application tool to link with databases, multimedia, and building web-based applications. |
| 4897 | Distributed Database | 3 | This course investigates the concepts of distributed database systems and architectures, distributed database design, distributed query processing and optimization, transaction management and concurrency control, deadlock handling, replication control, fa |
| 4898 | Data mining and Data warehousing | 3 | This course provides knowledge concerning dataming, and the used application tools in this area. Topics covered includes data warehousing and datamining concepts and terminologies, datamining design and implementation using different approaches and algori |
| 4899 | Database Security | 3 | This 3-credit first course for computer science & IT majors, which provides students the basic understanding of the most exciting area of computer security. This course examines database information systems and the tools and techniques employed to make th |
| 5010 | Advanced Computer Graphics | 3 | This course covers advanced topics in computer graphics with a focus on three-dimensional (3D) graphics and graphics modeling techniques. Topics include: viewing, illumination, shading, basic rendering, geometric modeling, curves and surfaces, animations. |
| 5011 | New Trends in Information Technology | 3 | This course is designed to introduce new topics in information technology that represent recent trends in this field. The importance of this course comes from the rapid development in technology tools and its’ application in almost all the fields such as: |
| 5012 | Computer Ethics | 3 | This course focuses on the definition of a student computer ethics theory, practice, legal issues, social and ethical relationship with computer technology. Topics include: Privacy, the economic impacts of computer society, the laws of intellectual prop |
| 5013 | Special Topics | 3 | Each time this course is offered, it addresses a topic in computer science that is not covered as a regular course. Possible topics include combinatorics, functional and logic programming, human computer interaction and data visualization and data mining |
| 5064 | Manag. Info. Sys. | 3 | |
| 5079 | Information Security | 3 | Plain text, cipher text communications, symmetric encryption protocols and algorithms, asymmetric encryption, hash functions, MD5, RSA, digital signatures, authentication and authorization, Key management, IPsec and SSL, Firewalls and packet filters, VPN, |
| 5136 | Pattern Recognition And Machine Learning | 3 | |
| 5140 | Information & Network Security | 3 | |
| 5270 | Algorithm Design & Analysis | 3 | Methods For Algorithm Analysis, Design And Evaluation Of Sorting, Searching, Graphs And Tree Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Backtracking, NP-Complete Problems. |
| 5293 | Multimedia for the Web | 3 | Students in this course will develop Internet sites, graphics, digital images, video, and multimedia products. Students will use computers, advanced authoring software, digital cameras, graphics tablets, digital video editing, and other techniques to prod |
| 5296 | Expert Syst. & Prolog | 3 | This course covers the basic concepts related with expert systems, expert systems elements, comparing ES with other IS aprications, and using ES shells with databases , Prolog will be used as developing language. Case studies and project will be with focu |
| 5643 | Computer Ethics and Information Security | 3 | This course is concerned with computer security fundamentals. Topics including computer security, confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA), authentication, authorization, access control, attacks, viruses, policies network security, etc will be prese |
| 5645 | Projects Management | 3 | This course aims to provide the students with the major concepts of Project management including The project life cycle, how to initiate, plan , perform and close a project. The course will cover the history of project management, how to make project char |
| 5671 | Cloud Computing Applications | 3 | The course covers several topics in cloud computing, including: introduction to cloud concepts, virtualization technologies, architectures, networking, cloud resource management, programming models in clouds, cloud storage systems, and security issues on |
متطلبات حرة Credit hours: 3 Courses: 1
| Course No | Course Name | Credit hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9000 | Free Course | 3 |