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Afshan Younas

Afshan Younas

Muscat

Summary

Hardworking and passionate Business & Accounting Lecturer with more than 17 years of teaching experience at the national and international levels. Good self-learner, Excellent time management skills, and capable to conduct research individually.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Faculty of Business Studies

Arab Open University (Accredited by UK Open University
Muscat
2012.09 - Current
  • Working as General Course Coordinator (GCC) and Branch Course Coordinator (BCC) for accounting courses, designing course material, and assessing and coordinating with eight branches of AOU.
  • Contributor to Branch adherence towards Oman Accreditation Standards and Open University validating services (OUVS)
  • Following assessment procedure as depicted in AOU is to be followed in detail (with its makeup/ appeal/ mock/Group marking) for all assessment components
  • Uploading course material on Learning Management System LMS (materials, assessment, communication) and actively contributing to the online material and other supplementary materials
  • Participating in student advising and analysis of factors contributing to student progress and retention
  • Ensuring compliance to marking procedures and systems - group marking, compliance to marking guidelines, completing the course review forms. Compliance with attendance, plagiarism policy, etc.
  • Contributing to the question bank towards Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA), Mid Term Assessment (MTA), and final exam
  • Participating in student advising and analysis of factors contributing to student progress and retention
  • Participating in peer observation exercises as part of staff improvement and overseeing part-time academic staff in their performance and quality of the services to students

Faculty of Business Studies

Al Musanna College of Technology
Al Mussannah
2011.11 - 2012.07
  • Ensuring students reach their full potential through the use of innovative teaching methods.
  • Researching the related teaching material and evolving the required training
  • Supervised and counseling of students on theoretical and practical activities.
  • Timely and comprehensive preparation of examination question papers and quizzes; conducting examinations, carrying out assessments, and reviewing results in compliance with the college rules and regulations, and instructions.
  • Systematic record-keeping of students' results, activities, and attendance.
  • Proactive and focused academic counseling and career advice to students.
  • Supervising on-the-job training of students, assisting supervisors of the industrial sector in charge of the college students during their training, and presenting reports on the student's progress to the concerned heads.
  • Presenting a report for every semester's activities and suggesting development to the concerned heads.
  • Carrying out any other tasks assigned by the concerned heads of center, department or section.

Faculty of Business Studies

Oman College of Management & Technology
Barka
2009.09 - 2011.08
  • Preparing and delivering lectures and conducting tutorials.
  • Marking essays, assignments, and examinations.
  • Advising students on academic and related matters.
  • Timely and comprehensive preparation of examination question papers and quizzes; conducting examinations.
  • Attending departmental and faculty meetings, conferences, and seminars
  • Systematic maintenance of records of the student's results, activities, and attendance.
  • Preparing a report for every semester's activities and its analysis.

Lecturer

PEF Post Graduate College
2004.11 - 2009.09
  • Advising students on academic and related matters, preparing them for market job experience
  • Preparing lectures, and conducting tutorials
  • Supervising work programs of postgraduate students.
  • Motivating and guiding class discussions, conducting different class activities and quizzes
  • maintenance of records of the student's results, activities, and attendance
  • Preparing and Conducting Mock exams and giving feedback to students.

Visiting Lecturer

Iqra University
Peshawar
2007.09 - 2009.01
  • Designing course outlines and developing a teaching plan for business courses
  • Preparing lectures and conducting tutorials.
  • Preparation of examination question papers and quizzes; conducting examinations, carrying out assessments, and reviewing results in compliance with the University rules and regulations.
  • Preparing a report for every semester's activities and its analysis
  • Assigning a different task to students for market research activities.
  • Guiding students in their research and assignment work and writing reports.
  • Maintenance of records of the student's results, activities, and attendance

Officer

PICIC Bank
Peshawar
2007.03 - 2007.08
  • Preparation & Verification of vouchers, records, and document financial transactions including all salaries, wages, purchases, and other expenses
  • Preparation & checking of cash purchase vouchers with regards to account head and amount updated by accounts assistant in the accounting software.
  • Reconciliation of all accounts payables, Receivable, and staff.
  • Responsible for maintenance of books of accounts & ledgers and preparing monthly reconciliations such as Bank, Cash, and payroll.
  • Handling inward bills and providing proceeds on a timely basis for smooth operation

Education

Ph.D. - Business & Accounting

Universiti Selangor
Malaysia
03.2022

Master of Science - Economics

University of Peshawar
Peshawar - Pakistan
03.2011

MBA - Accounting & Finance

CECOS University
Peshawar - Pakistan
08.2005

Bachelors in Commerce - Commerce, Business & Accounting

University of Peshawar
Peshawar - Pakistan
09.2002

Diploma in Commerce - Business & Accounting

Board of Technical Education
Peshawar - Pakistan
08.2000

Secondary School Certificate - General Science

University Model School
Peshawar - Pakistan
08.1998

Skills

  • Teambuilding
  • Decision-Making
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Active Learner
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Excellent Communication
  • Able to Work Under Pressure
  • Technology Oriented

Accomplishments

  • Served as External Examiner for the 12th Finance, Investment and Accounting Colloquium 2022 (FIACoS 12.0) organized by Faculty of Business Management and Professional Studies, Management & Science University, Malaysia, on June 1, 2022.
  • Working as Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Management and Economics (Indexed, referred, and Peer-reviewed Journal) 2022.
  • Participated as a Session Chair in One Day Webinar on “Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)” jointly organized by the College of Economics Management and Information Systems, the University of Nizwa, and the Faculty of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Sultanate of Oman, on 24th February 2022, Thursday.

Additional Information

  • Published a research paper “Empirical Review of Business Challenges and Opportunities from the Covid-19 Pandemic” in the Journal of Business, Management, and Accounting Vol. 2, No. 2 (July 2022) https://doi.org/10.32890/jbma2022.12.2
  • Published a research paper “The Impact of Audit Committee Structure on Capital Structure: A Case of Omani Listed Companies” in the International Journal of Business and Applied Social Sciences, volume 8, issue 7, July 2022. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33642/ijbass.v8n7p1 Presented a research paper “The effect of Ownership Structure on Leverage of the Listed Companies in Oman” at the 4th Canadian International Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences 2022” (ISBN: 978-1-988652-44-3) 25th and 26th June 2022, in Toronto Canada.
  • Presented a research paper “Exploring the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Leverage of Listed Companies in Oman” on May 26th and 27th 2022, Spain 6th International Conference on Banking and Finance on Economic Development, Public Finance, Energy, Environment
  • Published a research paper “Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility by Constructing an Index: An Empirical Evidence from Oman” in the Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics book series (EBES, volume 22) pages 231-244. Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility by Constructing an Index: An Empirical Evidence from Oman | SpringerLink
  • Published a research paper “Construction of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure Index and its Practices by Listed Companies in Oman” in the International Journal of Business and Management Future, Vol.6, No.1, 2021, USA https://www.acseusa.org/journal/index.php/aijefr/article/view/225
  • Presented a research paper “The Influence of Audit Committee Structure on Leverage of the listed companies in Oman” on 25th May 2021 in International Asian Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences (ACBESS 2021)
  • Presented a research article “Construction of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure Index and its Practices by listed companies in Oman” on 25th May 2021 in International Asian Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences (ACBESS 2021)
  • Presented a research paper “Measuring a Corporate Social Responsibility by Constructing Index: Empirical Evidence from Oman” on 9th April 2021 organized by Eurasia Business and Economics Society and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. DOI. 10.1007/978-3-030-94672-2-14
  • Presented and Published a Book chapter with ISBN 978-99969-838-0-1 “Empirical Review of Covid-19 Pandemic Effect’s on the Corporate Social Responsibility in Oman: Challenges and Opportunities” on 8th March 2021 in International Conference on Co-creating the Post Covid-19 World - Exploring Sustainable Paths, Arab Open University, Oman.
  • Published a research paper “Board of Directors Influence on Leverage: A Conceptual Perspective” on December 2020, in the International Journal of Applied Research in Management and Economics (IJARME) with DOI:10.33422/ijarme.v3i3.500
  • Presented a research paper “A conceptual Model – The impact of Board structure on capital structure among Oman Public Listed Companies” on 29th March 2020 in Second International Conference on Research in Business, Management and Finance at Oxford University, UK
  • Published a research paper “Essentially of internal control in Audit process” on November 30th, 2019 in the International Journal of Business Applied Social Sciences (IJBASS) with DOI:10.33642/ijbass.v5n11p1.
  • Presented a research paper “The Economic Dimension of Culture; the Importance of Culture as an Element of Economic Development and Wealth Generation” on 12th April 2017 at the International Conference on Investment in Culture.

Languages

Urdu
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Faculty of Business Studies

Arab Open University (Accredited by UK Open University
2012.09 - Current

Faculty of Business Studies

Al Musanna College of Technology
2011.11 - 2012.07

Faculty of Business Studies

Oman College of Management & Technology
2009.09 - 2011.08

Visiting Lecturer

Iqra University
2007.09 - 2009.01

Officer

PICIC Bank
2007.03 - 2007.08

Lecturer

PEF Post Graduate College
2004.11 - 2009.09

Ph.D. - Business & Accounting

Universiti Selangor

Master of Science - Economics

University of Peshawar

MBA - Accounting & Finance

CECOS University

Bachelors in Commerce - Commerce, Business & Accounting

University of Peshawar

Diploma in Commerce - Business & Accounting

Board of Technical Education

Secondary School Certificate - General Science

University Model School
Afshan Younas