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Systems Resource Center of American Studies at Najah National University in cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, hosted a workshop during which the American expert Professor Mark Steven Baker, who works as a writer in Advanced Software Microsoft Corporation. The workshop was organized in the conference hall in the library of the old campus and was attended by Dr. Ayman al-Nazzal, director of the Center for American Studies, and Professor Khalid Barham, Director of the Korean Palestinian IT Institute of Excellence in Information Technology University, in addition to a number of members of the technical staff at the university.

The workshop included three sessions, two of which were held in the old campus, while the third was held in the hall of Korean Palestinian IT Institute of Excellence in Information Technology the new campus. At the first meeting, Professor Baker's lecture on the management of computer systems and use of information technology in various institutions and private educational and academic ones, at first said Professor Baker to his experience in the Palestinian territories and brief him on the IT systems adopted by various educational institutions in Palestine, and described his education and his academic and professional and how computer technology has evolved over the years, added Professor it largely depends on the computer and its applications in research undertaken by the articles published and edited.

He also talked about education and that the best way to learn is to experiment and said that mistakes are learning rights and that he should try and learn from his mistakes, Evolution does not come suddenly but on the stages of continuous learning and observation, and that man must learn how to solve problems and evaluate the positions of in order to determine the best solutions that fit every problem, focused lecture Professor in particular on the idea of ​​management systems and the objectives of this process and the stages and components, where he spoke about the principles of management systems which include systems documentation and automation of tasks and systems utilize remote management and how to keep backup copies of data and files task, and others.

He also spoke about the various processes that have become industry focus of the software, such as updates, and management and that the issue of updates become important topics in these days because of its relationship to the level of security of computers. He said that to do periodic updates to the devices are protected from viruses and malicious programs, as the user keeps in touch with the latest developments in software, hardware and computer accessories.

Also touched on the subject of remote management, which means the user control Abjahazh remotely using another device anywhere in the world. Professor, also spoke on the reform of network problems and analysis in addition to network services, applications and other topics.

The second lecture was held with the participation of Prof. Marwan Haddad, Director of the Institute of Water and Environmental Najah National University, where he talked about the expectations of the use of solar power in Palestine, and areas of scientific research and joint research projects in the field of solar energy in order to solve the problems of water and the environment.

The Dr. said. Haddad examples including the installation of optical cells on the roofs of houses to produce electric power, and how this technology reduces fuel consumption and help to save costs. Professor Baker has offered a detailed explanation of the evolution of the use of solar energy since the end of the eighteenth century to the present. He focused in his speech to the areas of application and that the buildings represent the greatest future for this use about 67%). He also spoke about the rapid spread of the use of photovoltaic cells, techniques and materials used in these cells, such as glass that keeps the light inside the house and prevents bounce to the outside.

This has been a third lecture by Professor Dr. Raed Baker, with the participation of the judge, and the number of students and those interested in the building of the Faculty of Information Technology in the new campus and the Korean Palestinian IT Institute of Excellence information technology. The presentation included an explanation on some points relating to the management of networks and systems, programming, telecommunications and others.