CAREER SUMMARY
Chathurini Kumarapperuma is a lecturer in Business Management attached to Faculty of Business, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka. Her teaching areas spans to many disciplines from Information Systems to Management Accounting and Project Management. She completed her Bachelor of Scinece degree in IT specializing in Information Systems with a first class and went on to complete MSc in Project Management at Keele University with a Distinction.
Apart from her academic responsibilities she has also served as the Senior Treasurer of Faculty of Business Students Community, the Faculty coordinator of Examinations and Timetabling and the Senior Treasurer of Students Interactive Society (SIS) of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.
- 04/2018 to date – Senior Lecturer, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
- 09/2015 – 03/2018 – Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
- 2010 – 2015 – Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BSc Special Honours Degree in Information Technology (Specialisation: Information Systems), Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka, 2010
- MSc in Project Management, Keele University, UK, 2015
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- 2010 – Award for Outstanding performance at BSc in IT Field of specialisation: Information Systems at convocation at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
- 2007 - 2010 - Full scholarship based on academic performance to pursue Bachelor of Science Degree at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
Her research interests are in the following areas:
- Accounting Teaching Practices
- Sustainability and Project Management
- Management accounting practices
- Behavioural aspects related to systems implementations
- AI in infromation systems
- AI and ethical implications
Memberships
- Associate Member of Charted Institute of Management Accountants - ACMA - (CIMA, UK)
- Global Charted Management Accountant (CGMA)
ONGOING RESEARCH
Impact of teaching methods and learning approaches on students’ academic performance, effort and satisfaction
PUBLICATIONS
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Enhancing IT Graduates’ Employability Skills for Surviving in New Normal: Perspective of IT Professionals
Udanee Sachithra Samarasinghe, Chathurini Kumarapperuma, R. M. N. M. Rathanayke, K. N. P. Karunarathne, “Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management ”
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DOES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFLUENCE FIRM INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE?
Nagendrakumar Nagalingam, Chathurini Kumarapperuma, Chathura Malinga, Kalpani Gayanthika, Nethmi Amanda, Ashini Perera, “Corporate Ownership & Control” , pp. 138-145
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Corporate governance and firm integrated performance: A conceptual framework
Nagendrakumar Nagalingam, Chathurini Kumarapperuma, Chathura Malinga, Kalpani Gayanthika, Nethmi Amanda, Ashini Perera, “Corporate Governance and Sustainability Review”
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Change Management in the Context of ERP Implementations
Chathurini Kumarapperuma, Wijayasinghe, P.M.T., Jayathilaka, Y.C.P., Madushani, P.L.B. and De Silva, G.H.K. , (1st Research Symposium, UvaWellassa University )
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Sustainability and Green Approaches in Project Management
Ms. Chathurini Kumarapperuma, Prof. Chandna Perera,
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Change Management in the Context of IT Implementations
Chathurini Kumarapperuma, Wijayasinghe, P.M.T., Jayathilaka, Y.C.P., Madushani, P.L.B. and De Silva, G.H.K. , (5th International Research Conference for Management and Finance)