Qatar- CCQ to offer Associate of Business Administration in hybrid format

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Community College of Qatar (CCQ) yesterday announced the official launch of its hybrid learning program, commencing from Fall 2020-2021, with the Associate of Business Administration as its first fully hybrid academic program. The new program will reinforce CCQ's continuous endeavour to provide students with the latest educational tools and platforms in line with today's technological advances and challenges, and to meet the needs of its students, as well as enhance their opportunities to continue their studies. The hybrid program is a combination of traditional and online learning in a way that brings together the best of both learning methods.
Through this program, CCQ aims to reach larger segments of Qatari society by tackling the challenges that come with their personal and professional duties, as well as provide them with the much-needed flexibility to pursue their academic aspirations. 
At the same time, CCQ will maintain its long-standing record of providing stellar quality education and academic results. This flexibility will be seen in offering some courses over the weekends, while conducting the rest of the courses online throughout the week. 
Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Mohamed Al Naimi, CCQ President, said: 'Our hybrid learning courses were developed based on internationally-recognized standards and we were keen on benefiting from the previous experiences of international institutions before applying this program. CCQ has assigned a specialized committee to follow up on the development of necessary courses, and define technical, academic and advising needs to provide maximum support to both students and faculty members to ensure the smoothness and effectiveness of this program, with all offered hybrid learning courses being subject to continuous supervision, review and development.  
'Applying this program aligns with CCQ's continuous endeavor to provide a qualitative learning experience for members of the Qatari community and enable them to achieve their academic and professional aspirations, as well as support the efforts of the State of Qatar to shift towards a knowledge-based economy and society capable of keeping up with the pace of global development and face future challenges, he said.
Highlighting their well-defined strategical standards for the learning process, CCQ emphasized setting clear standards for teaching and developing hybrid courses and providing the necessary training and qualifications for faculty members to effectively teach hybrid courses. At the same time, the College will provide the necessary support to all students, who wish to enrol in hybrid courses, by providing them with guidance and advising on the nature and requirements of these courses and programs, in addition to enhancing their technical skills to maximize the benefits from this program.
CCQ admission officials have made it clear that students who wish to enrol in the Associate of Business Administration through the hybrid learning program must pass a technical skills test, in addition to meeting the admission requirements of CCQ. Due to the limited numbers of students, who will be admitted into the first batch, they also urged students to enrol as soon as possible in the courses offered. CCQ has also initiated plans to offer a bachelor's degree for the same major in the future. 
The College will also work on expanding the hybrid learning program to cover other majors in accordance with the students' needs and the effectiveness of the program, while exploring the possibility of offering additional summer courses if necessary.
Launched as a pilot program by CCQ, the hybrid learning initiative commenced in Fall 2019 with two classes. Further courses were developed and put forward in the second experimental phase in Spring 2020. In October 2019, the College organized a workshop, during which it explored and discussed global experiences in the field of hybrid learning. The workshop tackled a number of topics: how to plan and deliver lectures using the hybrid learning technology, the best strategies to help students adapt to this technology, and instructions for faculty members to guide them in preparing content for this new learning approach.
 

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