QAD Shop Branch Inauguration
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To continue the innovative way of creating awareness on quality assurance, Quality Assurance Department decided to open seven QAD Shop branches.
On Thursday, 17 October 2019, QAD provided QAD shop materials like notebooks, brochures, progress steps, coffee shop and roller stand posters to all QACs in preparation for the scheduled inauguration today, 21 October from 9.30 AM to 12.50 PM. Each QAD shop branch opening was timed for 20 minutes.
The schedule for D/C was as follows*:
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SN |
D/C |
HoD/HoC/HoS |
QAC |
Time |
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1 |
English Language Center |
Dr Sultan Al Ghafri and Dr Maryam Al Ghafri |
Ms Zara Arab |
09.30 AM-09.50 AM |
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2 |
Information Technology |
Dr Duhai Al-Shukaili |
Ms Iman Al Jassasi |
10.00 AM-10.20 AM |
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3 |
Educational Technology Center |
Mr Abdullah Al-Shukeily and Mr Said Al Manthari |
Mr Roderick Oandasan |
10.30 AM-10.50 AM |
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4 |
Administration and Human Resources |
Mr Rashid Al Hinai |
Ms Saada Al Shukri |
11.00 AM-11.20 AM |
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5 |
Registration Department |
Ms Moza Al Balushi |
11.30 AM-11.50 AM |
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6 |
Business Studies |
Mr Omar Al-Balushi |
Dr Surendar Vaddepalli |
12.00 PM-12.20 PM |
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7 |
Engineering Department |
Mr Nasser Al Shammakhi |
Mr Sreenivas Naik |
12.30PM-12.50 PM |
*Some of the names mentioned were not present; however, they sent proxies as their representatives.
The event was officially opened with the ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Dr Hamdan Al-Manthari, Dean of IbriCT and QAD Chair, together with the respective HoD/HoSs, QACs, QAD Officers and D/C staff.
Dean thanked each HoD/HoS for assembling the D/C QAD Shop branch. He requested them to assign staff as shopkeepers so as to serve the main purpose of the shop, which was to create awareness on quality assurance among stakeholders. He also added that quality assurance was a collective effort; therefore, team work was indispensable.
Each D/C QAD Shop branch was assembled beyond what was expected. For example, IT Department presented their brochures in a packet with a free chocolate as a motivational element.
Meanwhile, from the ETC, Mr Roderick Oandasan, QAC, informed the team about his discovery that IbriCT is the first HEI in the world who had a QAD Shop Inauguration. He used laminated charts to show how he researched about his finding. The audience listened to him with great interest.
On the other hand, the Administration and Human Resources Department prepared tea while the Registration Department, aside from offering chocolates, they also had flowers on the table.
Creative ideas were also solicited from different D/Cs, like Dr Sultan’s suggestion to have brochures also about their concerned standard to promote more awareness. This idea was welcomed by QAD Chair and Ms Heba Qureshi, QAD Head.
QAD Head relayed Dr Sultan’s suggestion to the rest of D/Cs and also requested additional creative contributions from them. However, the drafts must be reviewed first by QAD.
Ms Moza Al-Balushi, HoD Registration Department and Ms Basma Al-Alawi, QAC Officer, suggested having also brochures in Arabic so that other stakeholders like admin staff, parents, and other visitors would understand better the information. QAD Head responded by requesting them to help QAD in translating the brochures to Arabic.
D/C QAD Shop branch inauguration ended with a group photo session.
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| Engineering Department | Information Technology Department |
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| Business Studies Department | English Language Centre |
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| Registration Department | Student's Affairs and Human Resource |
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| Educational Technologies Centre |