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

DegreeDisciplineYear of PassingInstitution
 B.ComCommerce2013Meenakshi College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu
 M.ComCommerce2015Ethiraj College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu
M.PhilCommerce2017Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu
UGC NETCommerce2016University Grant Commission
Ph.DCommercePursuingUniversity of Madras, Chennai

Teaching Experience

InstitutionPeriod of work
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Tamil Nadu2017-19
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai2019-23
 Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of Commerce, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, ChennaiMay 2023- till date

Research

Research Summary in Counts

Journal Publications 8
Patents 1
Papers presented 5
Conference Proceedings 5

Publications

Scopus ID 
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8Hy0cMgAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1
Orcidhttps://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