An-Najah National University Computing Services

The Computer Center Story since 1993

Najeh Abu Safieh

• In 1982 ( 6 pc’s and 6 Commodore has been used for students Lab for programming courses (Basic , Fortran 4, Cobol )

• In 1986 (15 IBM Compatible PC’S XT ) • Tow MicroVAX 3600 has been installed and start

running and 22 dummy terminal equipped using (Coaxial thick cable and terminal servers in one building ) Admin. Building

Computers Hardware and Network

Services Provided by the Computer Center

In addition to the development process, the computer center maintains the developed applications and also provides other services as outlined below:

1. Automate the administrative activities at the University 2. Provide the necessary computing and networking facilities to

faculties, centers and departments3. Responsibility of choosing the best available technology in software,

hardware and networking to be used at the University4. Maintenance of all personal computers and related software and

devices5. Maintaining the communication services at the university and related

sites6. Provide consulting and computing services to the local community.7. Supervise installing and Manage Network components which serve

more than 18000 users including academic staff, administrative staff, and students.

• MicroVAX 3600 (2 units ) (dummy terminals )• In 2000 COMPAQ ALPHA DS 20 (2 UNITS )• MAX. 100 Dummy Terminal in the old campus

Computer Center has been established

in 1993

Software

• In 1987 start collecting data about student’s employees information and save it in PC in order to have lists only using (Cobol programming language ) running on a PC

• An Accounting system has been developed at that time at home and payroll system for the financial Dept.

• 1993 A new applications has been developed using (COBOL,FMS,RMS) on MicroVAX 3600. (Personnel, payroll ,student information system )

Applications developed by the Computer Center Staff:

• Personal System (since 1993 ) • Payroll System ( since (1994) • Students Information System ( since 1994 )• Registration and Academic information system (1994 )• Students accounting and fees system ( since 1994 )• Accounting System (since 1994) • Inventory system ( since 1995 )• Students Loans system ( since 1996 )• Library indexing and administrative system (since

1996)• An-Najah Intranet web site since 1998

Ready to Register student’s courses؟؟2nd Semester 1993/1994 programs for

registration start running + Billing for students

Student Information File

Courses File and Time Table File

Staff filePersonnel application

Collecting Fees from students

Student s Semester

registration

Posting Student’s Grades for that

Semester

Student ‘s Graduation Transcript

Student’s old transcript Archive

IntegrityBefore Cost After

Web & AN-NAJAH portal

Internet browser on Pc

24/7 SERVICE زاجل

Applcations ConversionNot more than 100 users could use the old reg. system

(dummy terminals ) 9000/100 closed system accessed only in campus

First step - On the web ( student’s transcript could be on the

http://INTRA.NAJAH.EDU since 2002- Start communicating with student via intranet- Each student could access his Transcript and his Curriculum

New vision

Let the student register his courses by himself

Web applications http://www.najah.edu

designing ,developing and administratingZajel

This is a huge Web-based Academic and administrative portal which contains the following major components ( started

in 2002)• Student data reports : such as student’s transcript,

financial report, student program.• Complete Registration system.• Loan application.• Fees System. Connected to major banks also• Grades for all courses in the University• Staff reports such as (pay slip).• Computerized Placement Tests

How it was planned

• Transfer requested data from (OpenVMS RMS files to oracle 9i database (and keep on )

• To encourage each student to sine up as new user to log in before registration started

1- He could see your transcript all the time 2- To know his study plan

وما ) ) الدراسية الخطةمنها انجز

3- zajel Portal has became the easiest way to communicate with student

Procedures Conversion & Building

E – Learning

• OCC (Online Course Container) has been Integrated with Zajel

Document work flow system (under construction)

all of these applications interact with each other in an integrated computerized environment