Faculty of Business Studies, University of Jaffna

Faculty of Business Studies
வியாபாரக் கற்கைகள் பீடம்

Dean's office
Established 1 April 1997 (1997-04-01)
Type Faculty
Academic affiliation University of Jaffna
Location Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
8°45′22.50″N 80°23′57.00″E / 8.7562500°N 80.3991667°E / 8.7562500; 80.3991667Coordinates: 8°45′22.50″N 80°23′57.00″E / 8.7562500°N 80.3991667°E / 8.7562500; 80.3991667
Dean T. Mangaleswaran
Assistant Registrar P. Krishnanathan
Academic staff 13
Undergraduates 324
Website www.vau.jfn.ac.lk/BS.php

The Faculty of Business Studies is one of the nine academic faculties of the University of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[1] The faculty was established in April 1997 and is part of the university's Vavuniya Campus. It has two departments and its current dean is Dr. T. Mangaleswaran.[2] As at 31 December 2011 the faculty had 324 undergraduate students and 13 academic staff (10 permanent, 3 temporary).[3][4]

History

The Faculty of Business Studies was established when the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna was created in April 1997.Introduction The University of Jaffna was first established in 1974 as Jaffna Campus of the University of Ceylon, offering courses in Science and Humanities. In 1979 with the implementation of University Act No 16 of 1978, it had become an independent and autonomous university as the University of Jaffna. Today the University of Jaffna has expanded its activities with eight faculties and a campus in Vavuniya. Faculty of Business Studies was established with the upgrading of the Northern Province Affiliated University College (NPAUC which was established in 1991) as the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna in 1997. The Faculty of Business Studies was situated in the Inner Circular Road just behind the bus terminal in the heart of the town, and would be shifted to the new site in Pambaimadu area very soon. The entire Vavuniya Campus would be housed in this location in future. Vavuniya is in the southern part of the Northern Province is a melting pot of cultures of Vanni region, and the north central region of Sri Lanka. A culture that has been nurtured and shaped by the influence of Vanniyas, came from India. Vavuniya district has ties even with the Paduvankarai region that had extended to the southernmost parts of the North Eastern Province – an indication of how Vavuniya people had contributed to the rich culture of the Tamil speaking society of Sri Lanka.

History of Faculty

Students of the Northern Province Affiliated University College (NAPUC) were absorbed in to the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna and the faculty commenced its academic activities in 1992. The first direct intake of the Campus took place in 1998 and the students from the Commerce and Arts streams were admitted to this Management II course for the academic year 1997/1998. With the inauguration of Vavuniya Campus, the Students who completed the Diploma in Accountancy and Finance were given an opportunity to follow another one year additional curricula for a Bachelor of Accountancy and Finance (BAF) degree. The first and second batches of diploma students of former NPAUC completed their bachelor of Accountancy and Finance Degree in November 1997. The third and the last batch of Diploma students sat for the Degree examination in December 1998. In the Academic year 1997/1998 University Grants Commission admitted thirty five students for the three years Bachelor of Business Administration degree with specialization to the Faculty of Business Studies in the Vavuniya Campus. The lectures commenced in October 1998. This Course was a three-year course consisting of six semesters. After the completion of the first year, students have an opportunity for specialization either in Management Studies or in Accountancy and Finance. Faculty of Business Studies admitted another batch of sixty students in the academic year 1998/1999 which commenced in October 1999. This curriculum had continued till the academic year 2002A/2003. Again the curricula have been revised. This has been introduced in the academic year 2003/2004. This new curricula has computer based subjects, practical training components, field visits and also course units in addition to their subject areas. And in these curricula, there are three options given for specialisations such as Accountancy and Finance, Marketing Management and Business Economics.

Further the students have the opportunity of obtaining certificate, diploma, degree (general or special) depending on the number of years and semester examinations they complete, and the credits they accumulate. After that the faculty has revised its curricula for 2007/2008 academic year based on the suggestions made by the Subject Review teams and amended the credit values as per the decision made by UGC. (Common credit frame work) At present the Faculty is located in the Inner Circular Road in close proximity to Vavuniya town in a state owned building. But the land is situated at Pambaimadu in Mannar – Vavuniya road. The hostel buildings works have been completed and the buildings works for faculties are in progress and expected to be completed in 2010. The Faculty has been providing logistic services to conduct the Postgraduate Diploma in Education programmes of the University of Jaffna in Vavuniya. The Faculty has been coordinating the services for the Open University of Sri Lanka academic programs since 2003. In addition to general and special degree programme a Diploma programme in Community Development and Management has been conducted for the community workers in public sector, Private Sector, and Non governmental organizations to enhance their knowledge and skills in community development.

The Faculty also conducts short courses under Industry Community Interaction Cell of Vavuniya Campus (ICICVC) such as

• Basic Skills Development in Office Automation course
• Project Management

• Basic Sinhala Language Development

Courses

The faculty offers undergraduate courses which lead to Bachelor of Business Management degrees.Faculty of Business Studies Faculty Profile After the elevation of the Northern Province Affiliated University College as Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, two faculties - Faculty of Business studies and Faculty of Applied Science have been established. Faculty of Business Studies has two Departments. They are the Accountancy and Finance Department and the Economics and Management Department. In the Faculty of Business Studies, initially three year Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) degree was awarded and now both three and four year Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) degree are available for students.

Departments

The faculty is currently divided into two departments:[5]

Department of Accountancy and Finance

The department consists of staff members in the different Accounting and Finance specialization areas to cater the needs of job market and enhance the ability of the students. Further the department submitted its self-evaluation report in 2006 to the QAA council for the subject review and the team visited in March 2007 and submitted favorable Subject Review Report regarding with the department activities in May 2007 and the report was confirmed by the QAA Council.

Internship Training

We have the Internship Training for our Accountancy and Finance specialization students in their fourth year. They are going for the Internship training programme at public and private sector organizations such as People’s Bank Sanasa Development Bank, District Secretariat and Divisional Secretariats in Vavuniya, Anuradhapura and Mannar. This Internship training programme not only help them to get the employment opportunity but also it help them to apply practical wise, what they have learned in the lecture classes theoretical wise. Actually it is a very great opportunity for them, to compete in the job market and grasping the job opportunities.

Employment opportunity

Students who are specialized in the Accountancy and Finance area can easily get the employment in various public and private sector organizations and Non Government organizations also. Our curriculum was specially designed to cater the demand for graduates in Accountancy and Finance in the job market. When they complete the degree programme they get employment opportunity immediately.

Future Plan

The Department has planned to award the degree with Finance specialization and Accountancy specialisation separately for students, since the finance graduates have also excellent career potentiality. Further it has also intended to introduce IT based accounting degree program and Bachelor of Accounting and Finance general Degree (BAF).

Staff Profile

Department of Economics and Management

The Department of Economics and Management has been established under the Faculty of Business Studies in April 1997 after the elevation of Northern Province Affiliated University College, as Vavuniya Campus, of the University of Jaffna. This is a multi disciplined department comprising eight permanent staff members, including Rector, Dean and the Head of the Department. Staff members are specialised in different fields such as Money and Banking, Management Information Systems, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship, Applied Statistics and Agricultural Economics. There are two specializations called Marketing and Business Economics offered to the students by this department. Under the IRQUE project, a staff member represents as the Faculty representative of the Quality Assurance Unit of the University of Jaffna. Further the Department submitted its Self Evaluation Report in 2006 to the QAA Council for subject review and the team visited for review in March 2007 and submitted a favourable Subject Review Report in May 2007 regarding the department and the report was confirmed by the QAA Council. Further, the senior staff members in the department are actively helping the postgraduate programmes of other Universities and it has taken steps to commence a Postgraduate programme by the faculty in near future.

Vision

“To achieve excellence and best qualified graduates in business related disciplines to uplift the quality of the programs matching global standard”.

Internship Training Programme

Presently students following specialization in Marketing Management are going to internship training programmes at different public private and Non Government Organizations such as Bank of Ceylon, Oxfam GB, DRC, FOSDOO, CHA, and Chamber of Commerce. The Internship training programme provides a lot of practical experience for the students. It helps them to get great opportunity to understand the application of theory in practical working environment.

Staff Profile

Prof.R.Nanthakumaran B.A (Hons), M.A (Jaffna), MSc (Sur) Rector. Senior Lecturer Gr I in Economics Areas of interest: International Trade, Public Finance, Project Management

Ms.P.Selvarajan BBA (Hons) Jaffna. MBA (SJP) Dean/ Faculty of Business studies Senior Lecturer Gr I in Management Member of Curriculum Development Committee Member of Research and Publication Committee Areas of interest: Management, Organizational Behaviour, Management Information System, Marketing, Gender Development

Dr.T.Mangaleswaran BBA (Hons) (Jaf), MBA (Pera), PhD (Madras)Senior Lecturer, Grade II in Management Head/ Department of Economics and Management. Head/ Staff Development Centre Member of Curriculum Development Committee Areas of interest: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour, Total Quality Management, Logistic and Supply Chain Management and Project Management

Dr. A.Pushpanathan BBA (Hons), (Jaf.), PG.Dip.in. Management (Sri.J), PhD (Xiamen, China) Senior Lecturer Gr II in Management. Coordinator / Diploma in Community Development and Management Member of Curriculum Development Committee Member of Research and Publication Committee Areas of Interest: Management, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Mr.A.Thayaparan B.A (Hons) (Eco) (Jaf), M.Phil in Agri.Econ. (Pera) Senior Lecturer Gr II in Economics Areas of interest: Agricultural Economics, Econometrics, Production Economics

Mr.Y.Nanthagopan BBA (Spl HRM) (Hons)(Jaf) PGD in Mgt (Raja) PGD in Mkt Comm (Singapore) Lecturer (Prob.) Coordinator/ Industry Community Interaction Cell of Vavuniya CampusAreas of interest: Strategic Management, Organisational Behaviour, Project Management.

The faculty's deans since 1997 are:

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R. Nanthakumaran
P. Selvarajan
T. Mangaleswaran

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