Including A Platform for Research and Development of The Academic Department’s Operations and A Program for Memorizing the Qur’an Dr. Al-Araydh: “Information Systems” Graduation Projects at UoB Emerge from the Community and Reflect Students’ Educational Attainment

Sakhir – University of Bahrain (Khadijah Abdusalem)
29 July 2022
Dr. Hussain Mohsen Al-Arayedh, head of the Information Systems Department at the College of Information Technology at the University of Bahrain (UoB), confirmed that students benefit from information systems courses, apply what they have learned in graduation projects, and use modern communication and information technology, through developing systems and applications that serve the individual and society and contribute to the increasing in Practical research and knowledge production by the Department’s graduates.
He further added that the graduation project course is one of the approved courses to fulfill the graduation requirements at the College of Information Technology and is a culmination of a student’s achievement during university studies. Due to its importance, an exhibition of graduation projects is held at the end of each semester, in which projects that have passed the Department’s evaluation committees are presented. The exhibition receives the attention and interaction of various professional sectors in the Kingdom, as the three best projects are selected – after passing the arbitration process by a committee of experienced external arbitrators in the information systems sectors – and then the winning teams of the first places are honored.
Dr. Amal Mohammed Al-Rayes, Head of the Graduation Projects Committee in the Information Systems Department, explained the importance of completing the graduation project, to qualify graduate students to engage in the work environment in the future. Moreover, one of the course requirements is to work in a team to acquire several skills, including: the skill of identifying a researchable problem in a field related to information systems, applying analytical and statistical knowledge to display, process and interpret data, developing information systems according to modern needs and requirements, in addition to the skill of academic writing through writing a full research report with primary sources, time management to achieve project goals on time, project presentation and verbal defense of views. The Department’s graduation projects committee forms committees to evaluate projects at the end of the semester, consisting of internal and external examiners who are chosen in accordance with the project’s topic, and from the appropriate sector in the labor market, to introduce the Department’s projects and outputs.
The “Mulhem” project, a Bahraini training program, won first place, done by students Ahmed Abdulrahim Marhoon, Hussain Abdullatif Hussain, and Mishaal Waheed Janahi, under the supervision of Dr. Ghadeer Ismail Mohammed. While the second place was awarded to the project “The Idea of the Higher Information Technology Project”, by students Zainab Khader Hassan, Hamda Rashid Al-Qais, and Yara Walid Al-Amin, under the supervision of Dr. Ghadeer Ismail Mohammed and Mohammed Siddiqi. And, the third place awarded to “Al-Noor Website for Memorizing the Holy Qur’an” project, by students Tahira Bassem Ahmed, Rawan Marwan Nasser, and Hussam Abdeen Hamed, under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Zaki.
Regarding the winning projects in the last second semester, student Ahmed Marhoon said the “Mulhem” platform is an easy-to-use educational platform suitable for everyone, and seeks a more efficient and effective learning, which is built on a system that facilitates access to information, finding a trainer, following up on the courses, and booking a consultation appointment with one of the professional trainers. Furthermore, he added that the project is researching recent developments in the field of open educational curricula, to create an educational portal that provides all trainees around the world with professional educational courses that can be updated, and “Molhem” platform is expected to expand further to the Arab Gulf countries.
While the student, Yara Al-Ameen, indicated that the purpose of the project is to provide an online tool to simplify the system of the “Idea of the Higher Information Technology Project” system at UoB. Automating processes and coordinating with all parties (student, supervisor, team members, and project committee) within one system to complete the project selection process and work on it efficiently. The system requirements were determined based on the analysis of similar systems, to determine the features that can be implemented, and then the system was developed using the PHP programming language. The student Yara added that, “The test proved the system is successful, and can be implemented and used by the Information Systems Department and all university departments. The project will contribute to encouraging collaborative research between the University’s professors and students.”.
Moreover, the student, Hussam Abdeen, expressed his hope that the Noor Program for Quran Memorization would contribute to spreading Quranic sciences to people via the Internet, and providing lessons on Quran memorization to all students wherever they may be, with the expectation of students memorizing the entire Holy Quran by developing a tool that predicts the students’ timing to finish reading the Quran and monitor their performance. As the website records the performance of each student, and accordingly, it helps teachers and administrators to evaluate students, make various decisions, and anticipates, manages and plans the period of students’ memorization of the Holy Qur’an. He added, “The system for memorizing the Holy Qur’an has been completed and verified by several tests, to be able to fully and satisfactorily provide its services to users.”.

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