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Aims of the programme
AOQ-QLD® (Australian Organisation for Quality Queensland Inc aims to influence the undergraduate and postgraduate students in our Universities that Quality Management in all its facets is a significant pre-requisite to business excellence.
In this context we approach students in the Sciences, Engineering, Business and Food Technology.
Each year AOQ-QLD® nurtures these arrangements by providing presenters and mentors to the "experts from Industry" programs that each university undertakes. AOQ-QLD® also provides prizes for the best project that has a quality component and prizes for a project with an auditing component.
The winning group in each semester is required to make a presentation to the members when they receive their prize.
AOQ-QLD® also sponsors and provides presenters, mentors, judges to the Griffith Innovation Challenge. In 2007 the following members were involved:
Mike Harris, Wendy Free, Narelle Stratford, Mario Pennisi, Kevin Mulholland and Len Mahon.
The winning group for the Griffith Innovation Challenge was Hope4Health, a Griffith University Medical students not-for-profit organisation that provides activities for medical students and the medical fraternity on the Gold Coast as well as raise funds for charities.
In 2008, the winning Group was Lion Robotics, and in 2009 it was BCLV (using the G-Spot brand)
The Business School co-hosts AgedCare 2010 Conference.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
The Health Sciences School co-hosts the Pharma2010 Seminar (formerly RRDM) .
The UQ Business School Downtown will co-host PRCon2010, the Progressing Business Conference with the Progressing Business Institute in Brisbane.
Presenters, Mentors and Prizes
AOQ-QLD® provides presenters to the MBA program, mentors and prizes for the best project report with a quality and/or auditing component, in each semester.
The first of these was presented in 2005:
Kedron Wavell Services Club: Quality Issues and Meeting the Standards of Regulatory Compliance in the Future
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In 2006 the winning project for second semester was:
The Kerr Memorial Hospital
Michael Tuppin, Deon Strydom, Tyson Fowler, Darren Cobb and Michael Barry
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A report examining the operations management of the elective orthopedic service at the kerr Memorial Hospital. |
In 2007, the winning project for First Semester was:
Quality Improvements Appraisal and Business Application
Steve Bugden, Peter Moutsatsos, Richard O'Grady, Alexander Stathakis and David Way
AOQ-QLD® collaborated with Monash University in the conduct of SixSigma2007, SixSigma2008 and LeanSixSigma2009. Monash University provided the facilities for the three events, as well as the Keynote presenters. Monash co-hosts LeanSixSigma2010 on 27-28th April, 2010