Communications and Information Center (CIC)
Duties Staff News		Information Technology Web Services: - Design, maintenance, and information update of the university website. - Design and maintenance of academics websites. - Design and implementation of web applications at the university level. - Providing support for web developments at the university.   Email and News Services: - Design implementation and maintenance of Email services at the university level. - Design, implementation and maintenance of mailing groups at the university. - Broadcasting news and coming events to staff and students at the university.   Office Automation: - Providing technical support  for implementation of paperless applications at the university administrative layer. - Providing solutions for university offices to replace paper works with electronic forms.   e-Learning: - Providing technical support for distance learning projects and virtual learning projects at the university level. - Design and implementation of a distance learning system at the university.   Computer Systems Hardware: - Providing technical support for utilizing advanced servers for variety of applications at the university. -Troubleshooting and repair of computer systems in the center.   Computer Networks: Technical Operations and Maintenance: - Design, implementation and maintenance of the university computer network. - Providing support for development and optimization of computer network at the university departments.   User and Service Support: - Providing instructions and help for internet and intranet users at the university. - Proving username and password for internet access for all university students and employees. - Proving username and password for Email access for all university students and employees.   Security and Network Protection: - Design, implementation and maintenance of security systems for the network. - Providing security solutions for all network based applications.     Software & Data: Application Design: - Design, implementation and maintenance of student and academic records databases at the university level. - Design, implementation and maintenance of database applications. - Design, implementation and maintenance of web based applications related to the databases. Software development: - Development of student and academic records databases at the university level. - Development  of database applications. - Development  of web based applications related to the databases. Security  Issues: - Evaluations and providing solutions for security of database applications.   Telephone Communications: Communications: - Design, implementation and maintenance of telephone network at the university. - Evaluation and control of all university telephone bills. Operators: - Providing service for all telephone users.
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