A presentation for Drupal Camp Dubai - Nov 2013.

1. Drupal in Higher Education
Al Majmaah University Case Study

2. Hi
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Ahmed Abdul Jabar
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Head of Portal Development Unit, Naif Arab University
For Security Sciences & A web consultant
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SharePoint Developer by day, an open source
advocate by night.

3. Agenda
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Overview
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Existing Situation
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The solution
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Lessons Learned
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What’s next?
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Q&A

4. Overview
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Al-Majmaah University
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Established in 2009
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~10,000 registered students
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5 campuses

5. Existing Situation
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Drupal 6
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Multiple sites
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External Sites
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Domain Access Module

6. The Solution
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Project Steps
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Collect Requirements
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Content Audit
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Meet with Content Editors
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Wireframes
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Design
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Implementation
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Training
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Launch!

7. Home | Feedabck | FAQs | Contact Us
Students
About MU
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Faculty & Staff
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Parents
The Solution
Administration
Colleges
Deanships
Campuses
Media
Search
Colleges
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Upcoming Events
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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Email Access
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About MU
Announcement
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Get In Touch
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Flickr
P.O Box 1111. Majmaah 11451
Department of IT at the University of Majmaah (Portal)
Tel: +966-6-4321713 Ext: 1150 / 1149 / 1474
Fax: +966-6-4323629
Email: info@mu.edu.sa
Copyright © 2011 Majmaah University. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

8. About MU
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MU Admin
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Colleges
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Deanships
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Campuses
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Media
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Contact Us
Search
Home
Home » About us
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The Solution
About Us
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Twitter
FAQs
Contact us
Tagline: Garden of Knowledge and Virtue.
Facebook
Feedback
Second Navigation
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Overview
The President’s Message
History and Establishment
University Structure
University Councils
University Code & Policies
Campuses
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Photo Gallery
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Explore MU
About MU
Administration
Colleges
Deanships
Campuses
Media
More
History
President’s Message
Structure
University Council
Policies
Location
Overview
Rector
Vice rector
Strategic Planning
Engineering
Science
Medicine
Applied Medical
Sciences
Humanities
Education
Academic Sciences
Community Colleges
Admissions
Information Technology
Quality and Skills
Development
Community Service
Graduate Studies
Main Campus
News
Events
Announcements
Tawasol
Photo Gallery
Video Gallery
Feedback
FAQs
Newsletter
Email System
Contact us
Public Relations
Hutah
Ghat
Rumah
Get in Touch
Department of IT at the University of Majmaah (Portal)
Tel: +966-6-4321713 Ext: 1150 / 1149 / 1474
Fax: +966-6-4323629
Email: info@mu.edu.sa
Copyright © 2011 Majmaah University. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

9. The Solution
New Design

10. The Solution
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Implementation
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Single Installation
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Multilingual
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Panels
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Views
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OG Groups to Manage subsites
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Feed imports

11. The Solution
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Results
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13 Colleges, 10 Deanships, 17 Departments, 70+
Content Editors
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average 100k visitors, 320,000 page views per month

12. Lessons Learned
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Have a plan
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Nice design sells ideas
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Win People & remove their fear
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Management
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Staff
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If it is so bad, don’t try fix it.
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Performance

13. What’s next
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Performance
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Solr
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Native Drupal Features
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Taxonomy
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Custom Content Editing Interface
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Responsive Design
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Drupal 8

14. Q&A