DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Ifra Fathima I
Designation | : | Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) |
Nature of Employment | : | Regular |
Qualification | : | B.Com., M.Com., M.Phil., UGC-NET, (Ph.D.) |
Phone | : | +91 44 2275 1347,48,50 (Office) |
Email ID | : | ifra.com@crescent.education |
Teaching
Educational Background
Degree | Discipline | Year of Passing | Institution |
B.Com | Commerce | 2013 | Meenakshi College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu |
M.Com | Commerce | 2015 | Ethiraj College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu |
M.Phil | Commerce | 2017 | Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu |
UGC NET | Commerce | 2016 | University Grant Commission |
Ph.D | Commerce | Pursuing | University of Madras, Chennai |
Teaching Experience
Institution | Period of work |
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu | 2017-19 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai | 2019-23 |
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of Commerce, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai | May 2023- till date |
Research
Research Summary in Counts
Journal Publications | 8 |
Patents | 1 |
Papers presented | 5 |
Conference Proceedings | 5 |
Publications
Scopus ID | |
Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8Hy0cMgAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1 |
Orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-824X |
Publon | |
IRINS |
Patents
- 202431072113- AN ANALYSIS OF ICT’S IMPACT ON IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY
Faculty Induction and Refresher Programmes Attended
- Refresher Course in Commerce: A 16-week SWAYAM-ARPIT-FDP course at Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, starting September 1, 2019.
- Induction Program: One-month Induction Training Program, conducted by Teaching Learning Centre, IIT Madras, 2018.
Coauthored books
- Indumathi, Dr. Fathima, Ms.Ifra Fathima I (2024) Event Management(1st ed), Charulatha Publications ISBN:978-93-6260-127-8
Awards
- 2022 Appreciation for faculty coordinator for students IMA case study competition
- 2019 Won Best Paper Presentation in International Conference for paper titled “Modified Technological Acceptance Model for Adoption of Digital Payments”
Chapters in Edited books
- Vidya, S., & Fathima, I. (2024). MEDIATING EFFECT OF PERSONAL AFFLUENCE BETWEEN FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INVESTMENT INTENTION IN FINANCIAL ASSETS. Futuristic Trends in IOT (pp. 43–45).
Resource person for Invited talks, Workshops and seminars
- Resource Person, ICSSR SRC Sponsored Two Day National Seminar on “Green Economy – Structural Transformation of Financial Sector – Towards Sustainable Financing and Fuelling of India’s Green Growth of Vision Viksit Bharat@2027” Held on 20th & 21st February 2025 Organized by Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute (Deemed to be University), Periyar E.V.R High Road, Maduravoyal, Chennai-95, Tamil Nadu, India
- Resource Person in Special Coaching Program for school students from 3-11 March 2022, organized by Central Library, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences and SSSH, BSACIST
Participation in/Orientation/Conference/Seminar/Workshop Attended
- ‘The Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance Policies on Foreign Direct Investment Flows: A Global Perspective’ Presented at the International Conference on Finance and Economics: Aligning Global Markets with Sustainable Development Goals (ICFEGM-SDGs) Jointly organized by the University of Pécs & Woxsen University, March 2025
- ‘Environmental Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure: A BRSR-Based Analysis of Indian Listed Companies’ Presented at the National Level Conference on “Fostering Business Excellence: The Role of Technology, Leadership and Sustainability in Commerce and Management”, Department of Commerce (Shift II), St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli — January 31, 2025
- Participated at 6th International Conference on Management, Accounting, Banking, Economics, and Business Research for Sustainable Development
Department of Commerce, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, March 2023 - Presented at Crescent International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Management and Computer Science, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology (BSCIST), 2022
- ‘Customer Satisfaction and Customer Retention as a Result of E-Service Quality After the COVID-19 Breakdown’, Presented at Nurturing and Transforming Economic and Business Practices with Innovation in Global Market
Department of Commerce, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, 9th-10th October 2021 - ‘Economic Growth of Khadi and Village Industries Using SWOT Analysis’ Presented at International Conference on Research Outlook, Innovations, and Research Trends (ICROIRT-2020), Department of Commerce, BSAU, 29-30 August 2020
- ‘Modified Technological Acceptance Model for Adoption of Digital Payments’, Presented at Innovation and Challenges in Global Business, Department of Commerce, The New College, 3rd March 2020
- One Week Virtual FDP on “Transforming Education with Artificial Intelligence- A Faculty Development Journey” from 22nd July 2024 to 26th July 2024, School of Computational Sciences, KG College of Arts and Science, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore – 641035
- Short Term FDP on IKS: Six-day program from August 21-26, 2023.
- National Level Online FDP: “Research Methodology and Analysis Tools,” held from May 8-12, 2023.
- Five-Day Online UHV FDP: “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education,” organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), held from January 16-20, 2023.
- National Workshop on ‘Scientific Literature Review’: A two-day workshop held on May 25-26, 2022, at VIT Chennai.
- Emerging and Innovative Approaches in Management, IT, and Communication in Teaching and Research: Held from June 9-15, 2022, at IIMT College of Management.
- ICT Mode Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Thesis and Research Paper Writing (ICT220)”: Conducted from December 6-10, 2021, at NITTTR.
- Designing Direct and Indirect Assessment Tools (ICT218): ICT Mode STTP by NITTTR-K from November 29 to December 3, 2021.
- Be the Change – Teaching Learning Process: The Complete Transformation: A six day AICTE-AQIS STTP from December 7-12, 2020.
- Business Data Analysis using R Software: FDP by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy from September 22-26, 2020.
- Android App Development using Kotlin: Online FDP by IIT Bombay at BSACIST from August 10-16, 2020.
- Five-Day Faculty Development Program – Webinar Series: Organized by the School of Management Studies, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, from May 9-13, 2020.
- Online Teaching & E-Content: A two-day Faculty Development Program at IIDE on June 3-4, 2020.
- Research Methodology: Tools & Techniques: FDP at IILM College of Engineering & Technology from May 18-20, 2020.
- Trading in Equity: An FDP conducted by NISM on July 1-2, 2020.
- How to Publish Our Research in Top Tier Journals: FDP by Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute on April 30, 2020.
- Introduction to Big Data Analytics: A three-day FDP at BSACIST, Chennai, from August 7-9, 2019.
- Leadership Excellence: A seven-day Faculty Development Programme at Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, from June 17-23, 2020.
- Qualitative Research: Perspectives and Practices: A three-day FDP at Jaipur School of Business, Ghaziabad, from May 15-17, 2020.
- Resilient Business Strategies: Preparing for a Pandemic World: An FDP at Shri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, from May 14-16, 2020.
- E2 Project & Relationship Management: FDP at BSACIST, Chennai, on June 2, 4, and 6, 2020.
- Innovative Techniques of Teaching Methods: A five-day FDP at BSACIST, Chennai, from May 28-30 and May 5-6, 2020.
- PHP and MySQL FDP: Held at KMG College of Arts and Science from April 27 to May 1, 2020, through IIT Bombay’s Spoken Tutorial.
- HTML Faculty Development Program: Organized by B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, in association with IIT Bombay, from April 20-24, 2020.
- Trading in Equity: An FDP conducted by NISM on July 1-2, 2020.
- Marketing Research and Analysis – II: A 12-week AICTE-NPTEL FDP course at IIT Roorkee, starting January 27, 2020.
- Teaching Skills Development in Accounting and Management: A two-day FDP at BSACIST, Chennai, on October 2-3, 2019.
- Introduction to Big Data Analytics: A three-day FDP at BSACIST, Chennai, from August 7-9, 2019.
Short Term and Induction Courses – Organised
- Organised a One Day Workshop on “Journey of International Auditor”: In association with Miles Education on January 12, 2023.
- Organised Three-days CIMA Faculty Development Programme on “Contemporary Perspectives in Management Accounting” on 10th, 11th, & 12th January 2022
- Organised Teaching Skills Development in Accounting and Management: A two-day FDP at BSACIST, Chennai, on October 2-3, 2019.
- Organised Two day Lab Centric Workshop on Python for Financial Analysis Workshop 27th-28th Jan 2020
Training Programs Organised
- Organized CIMA OCS Training (2022-2024)
- Conducted IFRS Workshops (one week each) in May 2022, June 2023, May 2024, and May 2025
- Organized a One-Day Workshop on Brand Building (August 2022)
- Organising ACCA Strategic Level Papers Training (2019 – Present)
- Organized Professional Resume Writing Workshop (November 2024)
- Organized ACCA Member Meet & Recognition Program (2024)
- Conducted One-Day Career Building Workshops in 2024 on:
- Career in Accounting & Finance
- Empower Your Career: Strategies for Success
- Brand Building for Professional Careers
Extension Activities and Coordination
- Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women
- Technical Coordinator, International Conference (2018-19)
- S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
- Technical Coordinator, Short term Faculty Training Program (AICTE sponsored), organised by HR Department
- Department Syllabus Coordinator (2020-present)
- Integrated Professional Course Coordinator
- CIMA – from 2019
- ACCA – from 2019
- US CMA – from 2021
- US CPA – from 2022
- Turnitin Department Coordinator (2020-present)
- University Microsoft Office Coordinator (2021-present)
- Organized Industrial Visits to Final Year students (May 2020, March 2023)
- Organized First Year Orientation (2021-2025)
- Proctor (2023-2025)
- Coordinator, Comercio’24 Department Conclave
- Appointed as Question Paper Setter by Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli (October 2024) and Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli (April 2025).
- Organised one day Industrial Visits to First Year Students Aug 2024
- Organised one day Industrial Visit to Second Year Students Feb 2025
Sessions Chaired / Conducted
- Acted as Coordinator and Technical session in charge in 2nd International Conference on Technological Transformation: A Key Catalyst for Sustainable Business Development Organized by The Department of Commerce (A.N.) [B. Com (General), B. Com (Honours), B. Com (Accounting & Finance) and M. Com (General)] In Association with Department of Commerce School of Social Sciences and Humanities B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai.
MOOC and Certificate Courses
- 7 Lessons on Writing for Becoming a Standout Writer — Udemy
- Tested Techniques for Fast Writing Skills Improvement — Udemy
- Complete Your Thesis in Six Months — Udemy
- Time Series Analysis in Python: Theory, Modelling, Forecasting (AR to SARIMAX, Vector Models, GARCH, Auto ARIMA) — Udemy
- Business Data Analysis using R Software, (ATAL) Academy from September, 2020
- Market Research and Analysis-II — NPTEL Online Certificate, 2020
- SWAYAM ARPIT Online Certification, Refresher Course in Commerce (Career Advancement Scheme – CAS), Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi — 2020
- Workplace Communication, IIT Bombay, 2020
Consultancy/ Membership
- Life time Member with Indian Commerce Association from October 2023