Academic Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Management/Business – Management & Science University, Malaysia,2014
• MSc in MIT(Management & IT) University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 2008.
• BCom (Sp)(Commerce) University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 2005.
Teaching Interests
• Management Information Systems
• Management of technology
• Operations Management
• Strategic Management
• Business Model Generation & Process Technologies
• Business Management & Administration
• Management of technology
• Operations Management
• Strategic Management
• Business Model Generation & Process Technologies
• Business Management & Administration
Research Interests
- E-Commerce
- E-learning
- Educational technology
- Blended learning
- Microlearning
Academic and Administration Engagement
• 2021- Resource person for the training done on E-Learning Material Preparation at the Faculty of Arts, the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka under the AHEAD project
• 2021-Resource person for the training conducted on “Use of IT for Online Teaching & Training” for National Institute of Social Development
• 2020- Member of the writing panel and syllabus development committee of the Bachelor of Science in Health Service Management of the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine
• 2020- Chairperson of the Board of Study of Digital Learning in University of Kelaniya
• 2020 to date- Activity Coordinator of the AHEAD project
• 2019- Consultant for Assessing ICT training needs under Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya.
• 2019- Consultant for training the academic staff for ICT under Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
• 2019- Resource person for the workshop on training academic staff on using ICT tools for education under the AHEAD project of Department of Plant and molecular Biology, University of Kelaniya.
• 2019-Resource Person for workshop on e-learning content development on instructional designing organized by National E-learning Resource Centre, University of Kelaniya.
• 2018 to date- Director of National E-Learning Resource Centre (NELRC) of University Kelaniya
• 2018- Visiting Lecturer of the Staff development Course for Probationary Lecturers of the University of Kelaniya–Cycle 20, 21,22 & 23
• 2017-2018-Deputy Director of the Business & Administration Unit of National E-Learning Resource Centre (NELRC) of University Kelaniya
• 2017-2018- Chief Editor of Kelaniya Journal of Management – an indexed, bi-annual double-blind refereed journal published by the Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies, University of Kelaniya. (Kelaniya Journal of Management was indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in November 2018 during this period.
• 2016- Member of the faculty task force for developing Bachelor of Business Management Honours degree in Business Information Systems
• 2016: Lead the staff of the Department of Commerce & Financial Management in revising the existing curricula of Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management, Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Commerce in Business Technology and it was successfully implemented in 2017.
• 2016: Faulty representative of the task force of initiation of Faculty of Computing and Technology
• 2016- Editor in Chief of the 5th Young Business Technology and Entrepreneurial Researchers’ Congress (YBTER 2016) proceedings themed as “In search of Start-up opportunities in problems of ageing”
• 2016-2018, 2019-2020- Visiting lecturer for Level V of BAAS degree program of Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute for Business Management and Administration Course unit
• 2015-Editor in Chief of the 4th Young Business Technology and Entrepreneurial Researchers’ Congress (YBTER 2015) proceedings themed as “In search of New Perspective in Green Innovation”
• 2008-Founding member of the Business Technology study stream to the B.COM degree and developing initial course syllabus of the program
• 2008- Person in Charge of the Activity of Strengthening the Curriculum and Learning Process, World Bank-funded IRQUE Project of Department of Commerce & Financial Management
National Services
• Resource person for developing the e-learning content tool- NeLCon of National E-learning Resource Centre.
• Instructional Designer of the online interactive multimedia production “e-elankapura” which was developed based on the NVQ level 2- Information Technology curriculum to promote e-citizenship in Sri Lanka.
• Resource Person for seminars held Advanced Level Business Studies teachers and students on the topic of Information and Communication Technology organized by schools, Ministry of Education, and other institutions.
• Panel chief of paper marking in G.C.E. Advanced Level Business studies subject in year 2008,2011 and 2012
• Translated the Operations Management study guide of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) from English to Sinhala
• Resource Person for “Thaksalawa”” educational TV programme in ITN for Advanced Level Business Studies students on the topics of Operations Management & Information & Communication Technology
• Resource Person for “Dedunu Handawa” educational TV programme in ITN to teach educational technologies
Awards
• 2020- Won a merit award for NelCon Studio-an e-learning content dévelopment tool at National Best Quality Software Product at National ICT awards 2020
• 2020- Won Jury’s distinction award for NelCon Studio-an e-learning content dévelopment tool at E-Swabhimani 2020 organized by ICTA
• 2020- Received Vice Chancellor’s Award for the Best Director of a university centre-National E-Learning Resource Centre in the year 2020
• 2020- Received Vice Chancellor’s Award for the academic with the most number of créative Product- NelCon Studio 2020
• 2019- Received Vice Chancellor’s Award for the contribution made as to the Director of National E-Learning Resource Centre in the year 2018
• 2019- Received Vice Chancellor’s award for the “Writing the AHEAD’s Project Proposal of the Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies”.
• 2018- Vice Chancellor's Award for Team NELRC was the recipients of the highest amount of external research grants as a group
• Completed the online course “Editorial Processes for Journal Editors” developed by INASP-2018
Email
kaushalya@kln.ac.lk
Academic CV