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Information and Communication Technology Center (ICTC)
Multimedia Department (MD)
ICTC established Multimedia Department (MD) in the year 2001, to support the contents of university courses by high quality multimedia and electronic media, to improve the quality of learning. MD includes in its staff professionals in Graphic design, 2D animation, 3D animation, Sound and video editing, CD based & Web based multimedia programmers.
The Department is responsible for programming interactive multimedia e-courses in cooperation with Media Production Centre (MPC). Multimedia courses include video, sound, graphics, animation, simulations, pre-tests, and post-tests. Moreover, in cooperation with Training and Development Department (TDD), the department delivers training to the employees and students at QOU and the local community. Also, the department participates in workshops to present & share its latest technologies by media and announcement materials like brochures, banners, and posters. In addition, the department designs the 2D and 3D animations and graphics to give the real image of QOU.
Mission
Support the university e-courses by high quality contents for students to facilitate the learning process.
Objectives
Multimedia department main objectives include and not limited to the following:
- Create multimedia courses for QOU.
- Create a version for CD based with maximum quality and one for web with suitable quality.
- Duplicate our master multimedia courses by our equipments.
- Designing graphics for the department and QOU's other departments.
- Designing 2D, 3D animation for multimedia courses & the advertisement about QOU and its occasions to highlights the real image of QOU.
- Training QOU students, staff and our local community.
- Keep up to date with Authoring Tools.
- Enlarge the compatibility field between the different operating systems and devices day by day.
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Scope
Multimedia department scope includes three main categories:
1. Multimedia Courses
Multimedia department works on multimedia courses based on HTML to be published via Internet, CD's and DVD's. These courses offer the maximum possibilities that enable the students to interact with them via simulations, pre-tests, post-tests, Discussions, 2D and 3D animations as well as video and sound.
The department receives the basic materials form multimedia commission, which is responsible for evaluating the text to be suitable as multimedia courses. Then, the department works on the course and send it to the commission for evaluation. After that, the department modifies changes and resends the last version of the course to the commission for last comments and confirmation.
The following is a sample of multimedia courses:
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2. Skills of using Al-Ain Thesaurus |
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| 3. Prosody (3arood) and Rhythm |
4. English graduate Project |
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2. Graphic Design
Graphic design is one of multimedia department's responsibilities. The department designs graphics for books, brochures, posters, CD covers, billboards, logos and the graphics of multimedia courses.
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3. Animation
The department designs the 2D and 3D animation used in multimedia courses and video production. The department also delivers training courses for students, QOU's staff and the local community in cooperation and coordination with Training and Development Department (TDD).
Nowadays, Multimedia and Training departments are designing the outline of 3D Movie Production Diploma. This diploma will cover all the steps to produce 3D movie from A to Z. |
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Achievements
The department's achievements can be summarized into the following:
- Multimedia courses: the department developed the following multimedia courses:
- Computer 0102
- How to use mo3jam
- Mo3jam al 3ain
- 3arood and Rhythm
- Arab phonetics
- Graduation project (Arabic)
- Graduation project (English)
- Learn how to learn
- The networks and sending packets
- Graphics: the department produced all graphics needed for the following events and activities:
- Conferences and workshops for the University:
- ICT Day: we cover its graphics requirements that include Folders, Boards, Badges, Certifications and Brochures.
- The Set of Human Rights in the Palestinian Education Life: Certifications, Badges.
- Designing Books, Covers, Posters, Boards, Brochures, … etc
- Animation: the department was responsible for the design of 2D and 3D animation for:
- Introduction and simulation in multimedia courses
- Opening show for some conferences like ICT Day
- The 2D and 3D animation for AVICENNA film
- Training: the department delivered the following training courses in coordination with training department:
- Training the staff of Multimedia Production Center (MPC) at QOU in the following programs:
- Adobe Photoshop 8
- Macromedia flash professional 8
- Autodesk 3D studio max 8
- Training of e-courses producers and students inside and outside the university on how to employ multimedia in preparing e-courses in cooperation with AVICENNA staff.
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