Social Statistics, Business Statistics, Bio Statistics, Applied Probability and Regression Analysis.

To facilitate digitised learning in online tutoring, I supplement Wacom Intuos tablet, the Microsoft Whiteboard and screen sharing options, so that student(s) get the similar feel of a live classroom. While tutoring, I am used to demonstrate relevance of research methods and paradigms using examples of researched/ resealable topics in a way so that beginner's in research can differentiate among obsolete, contemporary and forthcoming designs. Such a critical assessment is needed so that intellectual worth of the proposed research, may early be evaluated. In order to do that effectively, I have to reply heavily on key databases of academic literature such as the Jstor, Science Direct, Springer Link, Sage etc. so that any research notion may strongly be grounded into literature. As research supervisor I have to make sure that the research notion is indigenous, and that the proposed work is not been affected by bounded rationality (too few knowledge). While furnishing the design of research, I have to see carefully that choice of methodological tools, justify the needs of the data we have. As a researcher and as research supervisor, I can feel that doing research is perhaps most lively and satisfying thing among all of academics. If you wish more details about my career and profile, see my list of publications as part of my resume. My academic background, career, personality and interests rotate around my complementary roles as researcher, thesis supervisor, author as well as referee. It gives you lots of self esteem to initiate research with rather naive notions, and then striving to furnish and structure such naive notions into a well documented indigenous study. As academician and researcher I can feel that creativity is amongst most satisfying things in nature. So far, I have supervised over 141 honor's, master's and M.Phil theses, in rather diverse domains of Social Sciences and Humanities. Some of my Journal articles are registered in the Norwegian NSD’s register of scientific publications, while some of my research papers are also published in International Conference proceedings. During my career I handled 2 contractual research projects, as a consultant. (See below the list of my publications in Journals and in International Conference proceedings). I was also invited as international guest at the Peradeniya Economics Research Symposium. As part of my lecturing and in counseling in doing research, I am used to illustrate how a topic and the proposed title of thesis may be furnished using top to down approach, how research objectives and hypothesis are phrased, how to ensure quality literature review and how to make methodological choices regarding research design. As I have handled application of econometric modelling (advanced regression), application of game theory and in application of optimization tools (linear/ goal/ integer programming) as part of my teaching and also in my research experience, so conveniently can supervise such technical underpinnings.

To facilitate digitised learning in online tutoring, I supplement Wacom Intuos tablet, the Microsoft Whiteboard and screen sharing options, so that student(s) get the similar feel of a live classroom. While tutoring, I am used to emphasize on relevance of topics in quantitative analysis, using specific examples from within the area of applicability, data mining and visual tools and then through methodological manipulation, so that students can feel learning quantitative skills, a lively experience instead of developing the feel of something mechanical, in nature. Students are advised to practice, visualize similar examples and give feedback if they face any difficulty in understanding the subject. Topical lessons are supplemented by use of digitized learning tools such as databases and packages namely Stata, Minitab, and SPSS. There has been a growing tendency of the use of quantitative tools in social science and in humanities subjects, though in pure sciences there is a long history of quantitative orientation. Regardless of your preferences for qualitative research, doing quantitative research and the ability to evaluate quantitative works should not be a limitation/ inability, for persons who have their full career ahead. In last one decade or so, lots of literature has been published on data mining as well as on abuse of data mining, so I believe that choice of the valid tools for doing a meaningful work and their careful application, is the need of the hour for students and researchers. I initiated application of digitized tools in my lecturing and research, early, so can conveniently handle issues pertaining to choice of methodological tools as well as experimenting these relevant tools, using analysis analysis packages.

To facilitate digitised learning in online tutoring, I supplement Wacom Intuos tablet, the Microsoft Whiteboard and screen sharing options, so that student(s) get the similar feel of a live classroom. While tutoring, I am used to demonstrate relevance of topics in Mathematics, using specific examples from and within the area of application, use data and visual tools such as graphs and then through algebraic manipulation, so that students can feel leaning Mathematics, a lively experience instead of devolving the feel of something mechanical, in nature. Students are advised to practice, visualize similar examples and give feedback if they face any difficulty in understanding the subject. Seminars and computer lab sessions are supplemented by use of digitized learning tools such as databases and packages namely Maple, Win QSB and Matlab.

To facilitate digitised learning in online tutoring, I supplement Wacom Intuos tablet, the Microsoft Whiteboard and screen sharing options, so that student(s) get the similar feel of a live classroom. I am used to hold lectures, seminars and discussion sessions on theoretical underpinnings, supplementing digitized resources: databases and packages. Along with emphasis on theory, I am used to supplement real time data to demonstrate practical and empirical foundation as I tend to believe that along with good theoretical foundation, students need a good exposure of diversity in application/ empirical applicability. I am teaching different domains in Economics at bachelor's as well as to master's level students, for over 2 decades. In spite of my specialization in Economics and my pedagogical experience at university level, I have formally taken a couple of courses in education/ pedagogy: 'Introduction to International Education and Development'; 'The Role of Education in Social Development in the Global South'; 'Education, Culture and Sustainable Development'; and 'Epistemology and research methods'. I have published 15 Journal articles, while 13 of my papers are also published in International Conferences proceedings. During my career I handled 2 contractual research projects, as consultant. I have extensive experience of supervising researches in domain of Social Sciences and in Humanities. So far, I have supervised over 141 student papers etc. In recognition of my serveries in academics and in research, I was recently been invited as international guest at the Peradeniya Research Symposium.