Overview: With the significant advancements in computing and informatics penetrating all areas of life, and the growing need for specialized human resources in this field, the job market has evolved its standards for attracting and employing human resources, particularly in computing fields. The mere scientific background is no longer the sole criterion.

Despite the importance of having a scientific and theoretical background, it is essential to bolster this with technical, technological, and practical skills that provide a high level of professional readiness, ensuring competitiveness in the field.

College of Applied Computer Science in Al Muzahimiyah: Recognizing the nature of the job market, the college adopts an academic curriculum that blends in-depth knowledge with technical and practical skills to ensure professional readiness.

The college aims to qualify and train students by equipping them with the necessary technical skills for ready-to-use systems, software, and technologies needed in the job market. This is achieved through qualified faculty and a system of labs, laboratories, and training projects.

It also aims to prepare students for the job market by enhancing the academic curriculum with real work experience, which students engage in during their studies in collaboration with the college's public and private sector partners. This enhances the knowledge and technical skills acquired during their studies, preparing them to enter the job market confidently and competently and also equips them to establish their own independent projects that contribute to their country's development and provide job opportunities for themselves and others.

Applied Information Systems Program: This is one of the academic programs offered by the college, including two specialized tracks: Data Science and Enterprise Systems Computing. These tracks help students deepen their technical skills and application capabilities in a specific specialty, along with a solid foundation in scientific and knowledge-based skills required by the general program.

Vision: To be an academically distinguished model that integrates knowledge, skill, and application in the field of information systems.

Mission: To prepare qualified personnel in the field of information systems through an academic environment that balances knowledge depth, technical skill, and practical application, fostering learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Objectives:

• Provide students with a scientific background on basic and advanced concepts and knowledge of information systems.
• Provide students with an in-depth understanding and higher mastery in a specific track of information systems.
• Enhance students' professional readiness by equipping them with appropriate technical, practical, applied, and behavioral skills to meet job market needs.
• Enhance students' self-development and teamwork capabilities.
• Enhance graduates' professional readiness by enabling them to engage in field practice before graduation.
• Equip students with practical experience on projects similar to the work environment.
• Help students acquire knowledge to establish their own projects, transitioning from job seekers to business owners.
• Encourage innovation, scientific research, and entrepreneurship.
• Enhance collaboration and partnership with the job market to align program outputs with job market requirements.
• Enhance community engagement in the field of information systems by providing consultations, public lectures, and workshops.

Program Outcomes: Graduates will possess computing skills and be capable of:

• Applying knowledge in computing and mathematics related to the specialty.
• Analyzing problems, and identifying and defining the requirements of appropriate computing solutions.
• Designing, implementing, and evaluating procedures, components, software, and computer systems to meet required needs.
• Effectively working in teams to achieve a common goal.
• Understanding the ethical, professional, security, legal, and social issues related to the specialty.
• Taking on responsibilities and practical burdens related to their specialty.
• Effectively communicating and working with others to form and maintain work relationships.
• Analyzing the local and global impacts of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.
• Recognizing the need for and engaging in continuous professional development.
• Using the necessary technologies, machines, devices, tools, and software for computing practices.
• Applying principles and methods of analysis, design, and construction of information systems in a given environment.
• Applying principles and methods of data analysis and information extraction in a given environment.
• Understanding the processes supporting the implementation and management of information systems in a given environment.

Employment Areas: Graduates can work in all civil and military government bodies and the private sector in the following or similar fields:

• Analysis, design, and development of systems and software
• Design, development, and management of databases
• Data analysis and information extraction to support decision-making
• Development and management of information system projects for large enterprises
• Management of information technology projects
• Setting specifications, standards, and criteria for information technology

Study System: Students must complete the curriculum courses, totaling 144 accredited study units over five academic years, each consisting of two academic levels. The language of instruction for specialized and basic science courses is English. Each student in the final year, along with some peers, executes a graduation project under the supervision of academic advisors. The program requires a six-month field training (a regular semester and a summer semester) at one of the college-approved entities to link academic studies with practical reality. The study system in the program follows the study systems and regulations in the unified regulations for universities in the system of the Higher Education Council and universities and their regulations.

Registration and Admission Mechanism for the Preparatory Year and Transfers: Students are admitted to the preparatory year as part of the general admission for all university students. The choice of college and program is based on the student's desire and successful completion of the preparatory year requirements. Students can transfer to the program if they finish the preparatory year (scientific, engineering, and health tracks) and may transfer successfully completed shared courses studied in other programs. Students can transfer from the program to other bachelor's programs at the university according to the controls approved in the college or the programs intended for transfer.

Degree Awarded: Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science, specializing in Applied Information Systems with tracks in Data Science or Enterprise Systems Computing.