N M Baki Billah

Currently, Mr. N M Baki Billah is working as a Senior Lecturer & E/MBA Program Coordinator at ULAB School of Business. Before joining ULAB, he had served as Assistant Dean & Lecturer at BRAC Business School, BRAC University. In addition to his other substantial administrative responsibilities at BRAC University, he taught more than four years at the undergraduate level. Before becoming a full-time faculty member, he also took courses at BRAC University & Presidency University as an adjunct faculty member. Prior to being in academics, he worked as an Associate Consultant & Research Analyst in Institute for Customer Relationship Management (iCRM), Malaysia; which was a MSC status premier knowledge company in Malaysia. In that role his primary areas of responsibility covered: Consumer Analytics, Big Data Visualization, Market Segmentation Research.

He teaches Finance subjects such as Financial Management, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research interests are in the areas of Corporate Finance, Financial Statement Analysis for Decision Making, Security Analysis, Portfolio Management, Analysis of financial institutions.

Master of Business Administration, 2014, “Best Masters Student of the Year”
Graduate School of Business
National University of Malaysia (UKM-GSB)
Accredited by AACSB & ABEST21, Member (AAPBS, EFMD).

Bachelor of Business Administration, 2012, “Summa Cum laude”
Department of Business Administration
East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Specialization
Finance

Corporate Finance, Financial Statement Analysis for Decision Making, Security Analysis, Portfolio Management, Analysis of financial institutions.

Certifications

• Structural Equation Modeling, Basics & Applications, 2 days, BRAC Business School (2017)
• Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (CHET) program, 6 weeks, Professional Development Centre (PDC), BRAC University, Bangladesh (2016)
• Teaching Pedagogy, half day, BRAC Business School (2016)
• Customer Experiences and Loyalty Seminar & Workshop, 3 days, Institute for Customer Relationship Management, Malaysia, (2014)
• Industry Transformation Initiative, 1 month, Faculty of Economics and Management- UKM Malaysia and Securities Industry Development Corporation, Malaysia (2014)
• Innovation Management & Technopreneurship Bootcamp, 1 month, UKM-GSB, Malaysia & Stevens Institute of Technology, USA (2014)

Research Projects and Professional Awards

• Best Masters Student of the Year & Best Masters Student Final Semester awarded by Graduate School of Business, National University of Malaysia (UKM), 2014
• Awarded Malaysia International Scholarship by the Government of Malaysia in 2013 for scholastic academic achievement.
• Placed in Dean’s merit list, Graduate School of Business, National University of Malaysia (UKM) in Semester I-IV, 2012-2014 and awarded certificates.
• Awarded highest distinction “Summa Cum Laude” by East West University for excellent academic result in undergraduate.
• Awarded “Medha Lalon Scholarship –Summer Semester 2011” by the Vice Chancellor of East West University.
• Placed in Dean’s merit list, Department of Business Administration, East West University for twelve semesters (2009-2012).
• Awarded “Merit Scholarship Certificate - Summer Semester 2010” by the Vice Chancellor of East West University.

Technical Skills:

• LMS: Moodle, Google Classroom.
• OS: Windows 10 Pro.
• Applications: MS Office Suite 2016, SPSS.
• Social Media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+.

• McGowan, Carl B., Billah, N. M. Baki, Yakob, Noor Azuddin. (2015). ‘Liquidity Analysis of Selected Public-Listed Companies in Malaysia’. International Economics and Business-Macrothink Institute, USA. Vol. 1, No. 1, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ieb.v1i1.7508

• Billah, N. M. Baki, Tanvir K. M. N. I.  (2017, September). Performance Appraisal using CAMEL Approach: A Comparative Study of Publicly Traded Banks in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the International Conference on Business and Management 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• http://icbm.bracu.ac.bd/icbm-2017/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ICBM-2017-Conference-Proceedings-ISBN-978-984-34-2360-3-Online-Version.pdf
• Hasan, R., Rahman, K., Sakina, K. Billah, N.M. Baki (2019).  Country risk and its significance in context of Bangladesh. Paper presented at the International Conference on Business and Management 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://icbm.bracu.ac.bd/conference-proceedings

Senior Lecturer (October 2019 – Present), School of Business, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Preparing course outlines, course calendars and lesson plans; conducting theoretical and tutorial classes for undergraduate students.
• Providing proper academic and professional advising or counseling to designated advisees and to students in any of his courses.
• Preparing and marking student assignments, essays, exams and encouraging students to use one-on-one feedback to gain conceptual understanding.
• Planning and executing classroom-based experiential learning exercises, including but not limited to: role-playing, games, case studies, presentations and various types of group work.
• Conducting research, not only for pure academic purposes but also for developing ingenious teaching approaches and teaching materials to enthuse students.

Assistant Dean & Lecturer (August 2016 – September 2019), BRAC Business School, BRAC University, 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

• Undertaking Finance courses at undergraduate level. Providing thorough advice to students regarding academic aspects and professional development. Supervising students’ research activities. Carrying out administrative tasks related to department, such as annual report compilation, undergraduate admission, internship coordination.

Adjunct Faculty (January 2016 – July 2016), BRAC Business School, BRAC University, 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

• Undertaking Finance courses at undergraduate level. Providing thorough advice to students regarding academic aspects and professional development.

Adjunct Faculty (May 2016 – July 2016), Department of Civil Engineering (CE), Presidency University, Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212

• Delivering lectures and designing course materials at undergraduate level for civil engineering students. Encouraging students to develop operational research and statistical skills for real projects via tutorial work.

Date: 08/01/2019