Prakash V. Arumugam

He is currently the Dean of the School of Business and Administration at Wawasan Open University, Malaysia, and also instrumental in developing the MBA programme at the institution.

He has been involved in education for the past 25 years at different levels having taught economics, management, and public policy at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He holds two master's degrees in public administration as well as economics.

He is currently the Dean of the School of Business and Administration and also instrumental in developing the MBA programme at the institution. In the international front, he is a member of the International Academic Board of the Commonwealth Executive MBA/PA Programmes, Commonwealth of Learning, Canada, Assistant Editor Asian Journal of Distance Education and sits in the editorial board of Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning.Holding memberships in several local and international professional associations including the Malaysian Economic Association, he is also an HRDF certified trainer.

Experienced in writing self-instructional course module for distance learning courses in the areas of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Statistics, Public Systems Management, Public Policy, Development Planning and Administration, Policy Analysis and Implementation, Contemporary Administrative Systems, Disaster Management, Economic Environment of Business, Research Methods and Quantitative Techniques.

Current research interest is in the area of foreign direct investment between East Asia and Southeast Asian economies. Also conducts research in distance learning and adult motivation including retention studies, student support, and assessment design.

Have conducted training in course development methodologies, constructive alignment, assessment design, and student engagement practices including workshops on research methodology. He has conducted training in case study writing and analysis for business academics. 

Research Projects

  1. Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education Through Open and Distance Learning / BUKA. Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education Grant. (November 2019 – November 2022) – Co-Researcher. 
  1. A Study of factors that are hindering the students’ success in ODL programmes of WOU and designing strategies to enhance students’ successes rate – Institute of Research and Innovation Research Grant (December 2016 – September 2018) – Co-Researcher 
  1. Stakeholder’s Expectation on Employee Well-Being: A Case Study of Open Distance Learning (ODL) University – Institute of Research and Innovation Research Grant (December 2016 – April 2018) – Co-Researcher

Selected Publications: Journals and Proceedings

  1. Norizan B.R., Intan, O. and Prakash V.A. (2020). Linking Work-Life Balance and Employee Well-being: Do supervisor Support and Family Support Moderate the Relationship? International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS). Vol. 21 (2).     
  1. Norizan B.R. and Prakash V.A. (2019). Evaluating Work-Life Balance and Individual Well-Being with the Moderating Role of Organisational Climate. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JSSH). Vol. 27 (4) Dec 2019. 
  1. Lim G.N. and Prakash V.A. (2019). Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility Management and Strategy to Reshaping Consumer Behaviour. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 268 (2019) 012122. 
  1. Prakash V.A. (2019). Economic Diversification and Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN5. Regional Symposium on “Connectivity, Mobility and Regional Integration in ASEAN. 15 February 2019. Penang, Malaysia. 
  1. Tenku N.H. and Prakash V.A. (2019). Brain Drain: The mobility and the connectivity. Regional Symposium on “Connectivity, Mobility and Regional Integration in ASEAN. 15 February 2019. Penang, Malaysia. 
  1. Lim G.N. and Prakash V.A. (2019). Develop Corporate Social Responsibility with Sustainable Development Goals Compass. Regional Symposium on “Connectivity, Mobility and Regional Integration in ASEAN. 15 February 2019. Penang, Malaysia. 
  1. Ramesh, C. S., Kawachi, P., Jumani, N.B., Hussain, I. & Prakash, V.A. (2018). Politics and Management of University Reforms. Asian Journal of Distance Education. Vol 13(2), pp 1 – 6. 
  1. Ramesh, C. S., Kawachi, P., Jumani, N.B., Hussain, I. & Prakash, V.A. (2018). Open Learning Systems and Data Privacy in Digital Era. Asian Journal of Distance Education. Vol 13(1), pp 1 – 4. 
  1. Lim, G.N. & Prakash V.A. (2018). Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility Management, ECSRM and Strategy to Reshaping Consumer. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology, 11-14 December 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 
  1. Prakash V. A. (2018). Academic excellence, sustained motivation and ODL students. 32nd Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 24 – 26 October 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam. 
  1. Prakash V. A. (2018). E-learning for human resource development and its impact on employee performance. 32nd Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 24 – 26 October 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2017). Distributed leadership in a distributed learning environment. 31st Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 27 – 29 October 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2017). Instructional Design and Course Delivery in an Online Setting: Issues and Challenges. 31st Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 27 – 29 October 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 
  1. Norizan Baba Rahim, Intan Osman & Prakash, V.A. (2017). Work-Life Balance and Individual Well-Being: The Moderating Effect of Organisational Climate. International Conference on Human Capital and Knowledge Management (ICHCKM 2017), 10 October 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2017). Reaching the Unreached through Online Delivery: Issues and Challenges. International Conference on Open and Innovative Education, 12 – 14 July 2017, Hong Kong. 
  1. Norizan Baba Rahim, Intan Osman & Prakash, V.A. (2017). Do Supervisor and Family Support Moderate the Relationship Between Work-Life Balance and Individual Well-Being: Evidence from Open Distance Learning (ODL) University? SIBR Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research, 6 – 7 July 2017, 2017, Osaka, Japan. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2016). Open Educational Resources and Cost Savings Efforts: Lessons from WOU. The International Journal on Open and Distance e-Learning, Vol. 2(2), December 2016, pp 49-60. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2016). OER and Cost Savings: Lessons from WOU.30th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 26 – 29 October 2016, Manila, Philippines. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2015). Effective Tutoring: Learner’s Perception and Institutional Responsibility. Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, Vol. 1(1), December 2015, pp 11-24. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2015). Motivation, Learning Strategies and Distance Learners. 29th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 30 November – 2 December 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 
  1. Emmanuel, J.S., Prakash, V.A., & Ch'ng L.K. (2015). Stressors, Coping Strategies and Use of Social Support: A Comparison of Male and Female Undergraduate Open Distance Learning Students at The WOU Penang Learning Centre. 29th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 30 November – 2 December 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2014). Moodle Quizzes in the Learning Environment. 28th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 28-31 October 2014, Hong Kong. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2013). Personalised System of Instructions: The ODL way. AAOU Journal, Vol. 8 (1), March 2013, pp 13-22. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2013). Effective Tutoring: Learner’s Perception and Institutional Responsibility. 27th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 1-3 October 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2012). PowerPoint and Narration: Substituting the Classroom. 26th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 16-18 October 2012, Chiba, Japan. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2012). Personalised System of Instructions: The ODL way. 26th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 16-18 October 2012, Chiba, Japan. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2012). Assessment and Learning Outcomes: QA in motion. International Seminar on Open and Distance Learning, 26 – 28 October 2012, Danang, Vietnam. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2010). Flight Risk: Indentifying Potential Drop-outs. 24th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference, 26 – 28 October 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam. 
  1. Prakash, V.A. (2011). Abolishing PPSMI: A move in the right direction…or is it? COL CEMBA/PA Case Study Bank

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Main institution
Wawasan Open University
Malaysia
Role: 
Dean
Department: 
School of Business and Administration
Languages: 
English
Malay
Academic discipline: 
Economics
News topics: 
Business
Education