Academic staff
Mr Yama Abdullahi
abdully5@lsbu.ac.uk
Innovation, Leadership, Strategy and Management
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-9079
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I am a lecturer of Project Management and Course Director of BA (Hons) Business Management with Project Management programme at LSBU Business School. I am an early career academic with experience in designing and delivering Agile, Quality and Quantitative aspects of Project management modules. I am an experienced programme and project professional with a track record of delivering small scale capacity building, community development and international development projects with international aid organisations. I am also a member of Project Management Institute.
My research focus is on project risk management practices in volatile environments and game based learning methodologies in Higher education. Recently I have been managing the TEGA Project which focuses on developing methodological guide for Higher education trainers to develop their own games in an accessible and inclusive manner.
Courses taught
Business Project Management (with internship) - MSc
Business Management with Project Management - BA (Hons)
International Business Management with Project Management - MSc
London South Bank University
Planning and managing the overall capacity building initiatives of the USACE
Liaise with Donors, clients and Government of Afghanistan
Implementing the Commanders Emergency Response Programme (CERP) Projects
Training needs assessment and designing training programmes
Programme design and implementation
Oversee provincial projects for Appeals Board
Managing and coordinating the programme activities and budget
Liaison with the HRD Directors of all the ministries
Focal point for donor agencies
Developing result frameworks for national programmes
Point of contact for NSP and MRRD
Managing 75 sub-projects across 40 villages
Risk assessment and developing mitigation plan for insecure villages
Overseeing the community development process
Financial management and reporting
| Funder | Year won | Project | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erasmus+ | 2020 | Training the Educators to Facilitate the Teaching and Assessment of Abstract Syllabus by the Use of Serious Games (TEGA) | Co-Investigator |
The Challenges and Opportunities of Analogue Game-Based Learning
Medeisiene, R. A., Sciukauske, I., Karasa, D., Maratou, V., Chaliampalias, R., Moore, J. D., Abdullahi, Y., Rye, S., Sousa, C., Luz, F., Barroso, I., Neves, P. P. and & Fonseca, M. (2021). The Challenges and Opportunities of Analogue Game-Based Learning. London South Bank University. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.30907.54567