Dr. (Ms).J.Thevananth

Degrees:

• Reading Ph.D. in in Information Technology for Management (Jaffna, Sri Lanka)
• Sc. in Computer Science (Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
• Sc. Special in Computer Science (Jaffna, Sri Lanka)

Resource Person:

• Employed as a Research Assistant, in the Department of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Denmark from September 1st, 2009-
• Served as a Research assistant in Asian Women University, Bangladesh 2011 and mentoring students, attending lectures, conducting laboratory sessions, online coaching, and deploying the online Learning Management System Moodle, to undergraduate students at Asian university for women, Bangladesh,2010
• Served as a resource person for the Graduate Orientation Program 2020 for Kopay centers Organized by UGC for newly recruited
• Being as a resource person for the talk on Information technology and Learning Management System at the fresher’s Orientation Program, Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce February
• As a resource person for staff development programme 2008,2009, 2019,2020.
• Member of a panel of Reviewers of JUICE 2012, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• Participated as a resource person to the Certificate Course in office management and Human resource management conducted by the Extra-Mural Studies unit of the University of Ja9na, 2011-2015).
• As a resource person in the workshop for Community catalyst Organized by UNDP (Introduction to the project and project management) in 2011.
• As a resource person in the workshop for Community catalyst Organized by UNDP (Introduction to the project and project management) in 2012.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert on the subject Information Technology (BBM 1101) for the BBM online External Degree
• Participated as a visiting lecturer at University at Ja9na: Diploma in Human Resource Management (DHRM 1242).
• Participated as a visiting lecturer at University at Ja9na: Diploma in Human Resource Management (DHRM 1245).
• Participated as a visiting lecturer at University at Jaffna: Diploma in Marketing (1st semester )
• Participated as a visiting lecturer at University at Ja9na: Diploma in Micro Finance (DMF 1243).

Institutional Development

• Served as one of the members of the committee to the curriculum for the  Bachelor  of Business Management online External Programme under  the  Distance  Education Partnership  Programme  (DEPP) of the University of
• Served as a nominated member in COL-RIM Self review team, undertake the university reform in its curriculum and other
• Served as an activity coordinator in curriculum development, in the BBA /QIG study program, since September
• Served as one of the members of the curriculum development committee to the curriculum for Master of Business Administration (MBA), of the University of Jaffna
• Contributor in the Curriculum Revision of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree Programme of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna.

Undergraduate Teaching

• BBAF 11052 Information Technology
• BBAF 1233 Business Mathematics
• BBAF 2123 Business Statistics I
• BBAF 2153 Advanced Computer Application in Business
• COM 21033 Database Management System
• COM 2133 Database Management
• COM 1225 Information Technology Application in Business
• COM 3132 Information Management
• BBM 1143 Introduction to Information Technology

 Course units taught earlier:

• FMG 2131 Business Statistics
• FMG 2132 Advanced Computer Application in Business

Inter-faculty Teaching

• APNC 21043 – Statistical Methods for Planning
• AECC 21043 Mathematical Methods for Economics.

Postgraduate Teaching

• PGDM 1133 Business Statistics
• PGDM 1235: Information Strategy

• Chief Master of the Digital Transformation Committee, University of Jaffna: 2020-2021
• Member of the Editorial Committee, Journal of Business Studies – 2020-2021, University of Jaffna.
• Member of the strategy development committee 2020-2021
• Student Counsellor, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna: from 2017,2019,2020
• Member of COL-RIM Self Review Team, University of Jaffna.

Research

• An analysis of managing the quality and accessibility of higher education, through the use of ICT in developing country a blended learning model
• Enhancing a blended Learning Model for Teaching and Learning Computer Programming
• Designing and Developing an online course in the university
• Database retrieval system with Geographical Information

• Janani, T. (2023). Information communication technology as an empowerment tool for the collective of women entrepreneurs – The case of the region Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of Jaffna Science Association 29th Annual Session 2023 on 29th – 31st March 2023, 29(1), pp-39).
• Sutharsini Jesuthasan, Janani Thevananth , (2020),Informative Role of Mass Media During Covid-19 Period: A Study from Northern Province at Sri Lanka , 17th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM)- 2020, Decemer 10th -11th, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka.
• Janani Thevananth (2020), A Conceptual frame of learning management in the  blended  learning  system, The 8th European Conference on Education (ECE2020),July 17th -19th ,2020, University of London.UK.
• Thevananth (2015) Blended  learning: A  Review  of the  Literature  and  recommendations  for instructional teaching and Learning  Model,  International Journal of Arts  and  Science,  USA.(Paper presented in the conference and paper is on the process of the Journal) Received Outstanding Research Presentation Award at Nanyang Technology University, Singapour.
• Thevananth & V.Kumaradheepan (2014), Sports as a tool for improving their academic performance for the university entrance study on the Vrst-year Faculty of management studies and commerce students, University of Ja9na. full paper to the First International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM-2014).
• Thevananth (2011), Using a blended learning approach to support problem-based-learning for teaching computing and programming with second-year  students  – A  case  study  based on  C-programming. Annual International Conference on Education and E_Learning eel  2011,  Singapour  published  in  the Journal. November 2011. Received Best Student Paper award
• Thevananth (2010): An analysis of enhancing the quality  and  accessibility  of  higher  education  through the use of ICT in developing country A Blended Learning Model in  Structured Query  Language. at: The 6th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society, University of Berlin, Germany. – Jan 15-17, 2010, Technology-Conference.com
• Thevananth (2010): An analysis of best practices through the use of ICT in developing countries- for structured query languages Virtually presented a Paper at 2nd IEEE International Conference  on Computer and Network Technology (ICCNT 2010), Thailand, 24th , 25th March 2010.
• A Poster presentation: A blended learning model for teaching and computing. CAL (2011) Conference, Manchester UK. Apr-11
• Blended Learning in Higher Education in Sri Lanka: A Review of Research and Discussion  of a Research Model. 5th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. November 19th -21st, 2012 Madrid, Spain. Virtually presented at the conference.
• A visual Geographical Information System for the District of Ja9na (Book: Proceedings of Ja9na Science Association 2001 volume 9 number 1 page 16)

Book

Emmakkana Kalvi – Collection of Feature Articles, Amazon Publication,2020

• Sabalingam memorial Prize The best performance in Physical Science at the first examination in science, 1994.
• Thambiah mudaliyar award – The best performance in Physical Science at the first  examination in science 1994.
• University Prize 1994 This prize was awarded for the best performance in Physical Science at the first examination in Science 1994.
• Handy Prinbanayagam memorial prize – This prize was awarded for the best performance in the first two annual examinations in Science 1995.
• University Prize 1995 This prize was awarded for the best performance in Physical Science at the second examination in Science 1995.
• Sabalingam memorial Prize The best performance in special degree in Computer Science 1997.
• Best Research Paper Award The best Research paper in the conference Annual International Conference on Education and E_Learning eel 2011, Singapour, held on 7th November 2011.
• OutStanding Research Presentation Award at Nanyang Technology  University, Singapour, for  the  paper, Blended learning: A Review of the Literature and recommendations for instructional teaching and Learning Model, International Journal of Arts and Science, USA.
• Best Student Paper award, at Annual International Conference on Education and E_Learning eel 2011, Singapour, for the paper Using a blended learning approach to support problem-based-learning for teaching computing and programming with second-year students – A case study based on C-programming.
• Best Student Paper award, at Second International Conference on Advanced Research, ICAR 2017Melbourne, Australia 18-19 November 2017.
• Det Obelske Familiefond award for PhD studies in Denmark.

Attended workshops

• Workshop on Introduction to Online Learning Distance Education, Ministry of Education: Under the Distance Education Partnership Program, 29th and 30th  January 2006.
• Workshop on Learning Outcomes, Ministry of Education: Under the Distance Education Partnership Program, 31st January 2006 and 01st February 2006.
• Workshop on Developing a Course Map, Ministry of Education: Under the Distance Education Partnership Program, 18th February and 19th February 2006.
• Workshop on Online and Multimedia Learner Support Materials, Ministry of Education: Under the Distance Education Partnership Program, 20th February 2006.
• Workshop on Online learning Activities, Ministry of Education: Under the Distance Education Partnership Program, 11th March 2006.
• Workshop on Online Course Design Using Moodle, Ministry of Education: Under the Distance Education Partnership Program, 21st July and 22nd July 2006.
• Workshop on Learning Outcomes, Under the Distance Education Partnership Program, From 17th April 2006 To 19th April 2006.
• Workshop on Moodle Learning Management System, BBM Unit, University of Jaffna, 28th September 2011 and 03rd October 2011.

Reviewer

• Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICE) – 2012, University of Jaffna.
• 5th International Conference on Cotemporary Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna.

Memberships of Committee

• Member of the Senate from 2019
• Member of the Editorial board Journal of Business Studies  from 2020
• Executive Committee member of the Jaffna Science Association , 2017,2018,2019,2019,2020,2021
• JSA -Sec D Chairperson 2017
• JSA – Chief Editor – 2019
• JSA – Assistant general secretary -2021
• Chief webmaster 2021 – Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce
• Member of  the  technical  evaluation  committee  HETC/QIG/BBA  Study  Programs,  2014
• Member of sports advisory board 2014
• Member of the Finance and Sponsorship Committee- 12th Sri Lankan  Games  from 2013
• Member of the web committee -2013
• Member of the Col-Rim Implementation committee
• Member of sports advisory board 2012

Other Activities

• Women executive member in Non-Governmental Organization from 2017
• Chairperson of Sec D Ja9na Science Association 2016
• Secretary of Sri Sathiya Sai Organization, Ja9na  Central, 2012
• The caption of the Table Tennis Women team in 1999.
• Vice-Caption of the Table Tennis Women team in 1996 and 1997.
• Executive member  of the  Jaffna  Science
• Member of the Applied Statistics Association  of Sri Lanka.
• Member of the Computer Society of Srilanka.
• Youth Coordinator , and Balavikash Guru, in the Sri Sathya sai baba organization, Central  Samithy, Ja9na, Srilanka

Executive member of the Nanthi Trust and Resource Person of the Education in Human Values (EHV) , Teachers Training Program