Economics and Business Analytics

Degree

Master of Economics & Business Analytics

Profile disciplines for complex testing

Enterprise economy
Macroeconomics

ECTS

120

Related Items

Direction of Business & Management

Program desciption

Training of highly qualified specialists in the field of economics and business analytics with analytical, technical and communication skills for forecasting, planning and identifying the main trends in the economy. Be able to apply analytical methods, use artificial intelligence, manage financial aspects to solve problematic situations in the economy of organizations.

Pre-requisites

ECO 203 Statistics 1-5 ECTS;
FIN 303 Fundamentals of Financial Management – 5 ECTS;

Total: 10 ECTS

There is no need to study prerequisite subjects if your Bachelor degree (major) is in relative speciality.

Profile disciplines for complex testing

Enterprise economy
Macroeconomics

Learning outcomes

Evaluate dependencies in real data, as well as visualize, interpret and use them for forecasting using econometric models;
To contribute to the formation of a highly educated person with a broad outlook,by understanding basic knowledge in the field of social, humanitarian disciplines;
Identify scientific and economic problems and evaluate them using various sources of information;
Write a research paper in the field of economics and business analytics, using the acquired academic, research skills during training;
To forecast, plan and identify the main trends in the development of the economy using micro- and macroeconomic concepts;
Increase the competitive advantage in the labor market by using additional professional English;
Analyze data, understanding the situation under study, identifying trends, forecasting and receiving recommendations, using Excell and the Python programming language;
To explore the possibilities of using artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in customer classification, in transaction monitoring and security, in regulatory
requirements; reduce user support costs by studying various cases of AI implementation;
Successfully manage projects by applying effective communication skills in project tasks;
Manage the financial aspects of the project, including its cost, revenue and profit, using key assessment methods;
Demonstrate the application of analytical methods in various fields, such as finance, marketing, personnel management, logistics, using various
data visualization tools, such as Power BI, Tableau.

Compulsory & elective modules (courses)

Course Titles in GREEN shows the courses which has EQUIVALENT Course in the Active YEAR, 2023 Take into consideration that, only courses in active year will be OPENED in the Course Section Management.

code	title	th	pr	cr	ects
1 semestr
ECO 509	Research Methods in Social Sciences	2	1+0	3	5
ECO 519	Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis 1	1	0+0	1	5
MDE 522	Psychology of Management	2	1+0	3	5
MDE 554	Foreign Language (professional)	0	3+0	3	5
XXX XXX	[ AE ] Elective 1 (MAN 566/MAN 325)	2	1+0	3	5
XXX XXX	[ AE ] Elective 1 (ECO 522/ECO 599)	1	2+0	3	5

Local Credit	ECTS
Theoretical course: 15	Theoretical course: 25
Non Theoretical course: 1	Non Theoretical course: 5
Sum: 16	Sum: 30

code	title	th	pr	cr	ects
2 semestr
ECO 503	Microeconomic analysis	2	1+0	3	5
ECO 524	Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis 2	0	1+0	1	5
ECO 528	Applied Analytics	1	2+0	3	5
ECO 590	Teaching practice	0	1+0	1	2
MDE 501	History and Philosophy of Science	2	1+0	3	5
MDE 552	Tertiary Teaching	1	1+0	2	3
XXX XXX	[ AE ] Elective 1 (ECO 525/ECO 506)	2	1+0	3	5

Local Credit	ECTS
Theoretical course: 14	Theoretical course: 23
Non Theoretical course: 2	Non Theoretical course: 7
Sum: 16	Sum: 30

code	title	th	pr	cr	ects
3 semestr
ECO 520	Macroeconomic analysis	3	3+0	6	10
ECO 526	AI for Financial Technologies	1	2+0	3	5
ECO 603	Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis 3	0	3+0	3	5
XXX XXX	[ AE ] Elective 1 (MAN 570/ECO602)	3	3+0	6	10

Local Credit	ECTS
Theoretical course: 15	Theoretical course: 25
Non Theoretical course: 3	Non Theoretical course: 5
Sum: 18	Sum: 30

code	title	th	pr	cr	ects
4 semestr
ECO 608	Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis 4	0	6+0	6	9
ECO 612	Research practice	0	8+0	8	13
ECO 683	Registration and Defense of Master’s Dissertation	0	5+0	5	8

Local Credit	ECTS
Theoretical course: 13	Theoretical course: 21
Non Theoretical course: 6	Non Theoretical course: 9
Sum: 19	Sum: 30

Local Credit	ECTS
Theoretical course: 57	Theoretical course: 94
Non Theoretical course: 12	Non Theoretical course: 26
Sum: 69	Sum: 120

code	title	th	pr	cr	ects	type	term
AE – Area elective
ECO 522	Econometrics for Business Analysis	1	2+0	3	5	Elective	1
ECO 599	Empirical Finance	1	2+0	3	5	Elective	1
MAN 325	Human Resource Management	2	1+0	3	5	Elective	1
MAN 566	Stakeholder Management	2	1+0	3	5	Elective	1
ECO 506	Mathematical economics	2	1+0	3	5	Elective	2
ECO 525	Data Analysis	2	1+0	3	5	Elective	2
ECO 602	Financial Risk Management	3	3+0	6	10	Elective	3
MAN 570	Finance in Project Management	2	4+0	6	10	Elective	3

Faculty profile

Ardak Korzhinbayeva

Senior lecturer

ardak.korzhinbayeva@sdu.edu.kz

Assylbek Nurgabdeshov

Associate Professor

assylbek.nurgabdeshov@sdu.edu.kz

Nurzhan Mukashev

Assistant Professor

nurzhan.mukashev@sdu.edu.kz

Mariya Yesseleva-Pionka

Associate Professor

m.yesseleva-pionka@sdu.edu.kz

MARIYA YESSELEVA-PIONKA
m.yesseleva-pionka@sdu.edu.kz

Post
Associate Professor

Profile
Dr Yesseleva-Pionka held teaching and senior academic management positions in Australia and Central Asia (Kazakhstan). She specialised in general investments and personal and corporate superannuation investments while working for Westpac Banking Corporation and
BT Financial Group in Australia. She was elected to join The Housing Connection, a not-for-profit organisation in Sydney, Australia, as Treasurer and Board Member in November 2019. In 2020 and 2021, she received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Commonwealth Bank, recognising her contribution to the Australian community.
Dr Yesseleva-Pionka is the Associate Editor of the Journal of the International Council for Small Business (JICSB). She is a Master Teacher for the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Global Certificate in Entrepreneurial Finance. She was appointed as ICSB Global Certificates Manager in January 2021. In July 2021, Dr Yesseleva-Pionka was awarded the International Council for Small Business Presidential Award. The ICSB Presidential Award winners are selected from the pool of exceptional ICSB members who integrate both service and empathy into their roles as innovative leaders.
She co-authored a textbook titled Financial Planning and Personal Finance – 1st Edition in Australia and New Zealand, published in September 2022 by the Cengage Publishing House.
She won teaching awards at the University of Sydney Business School, Top Education Institute, and SDU University and was recognised as TOP 20 at the UTS Business School. She is a Grant Holder/Principal Researcher for the National Bank/Central Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the project titled " Combating financial fraud, in particular financial pyramids, Internet and telephone fraud".

Degree Qualifications
Institute of Community Directors Australia: Course for New Community Board Member (2020)
International Council for Small Business in collaboration with the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA): ICSB Global Certificate: 10×10 Program (2018)
Charles Sturt University, School of Business, Australia: PhD in Finance (2016)
Dissertation: “Australian SMEs and their access to external debt finance.”
Harvard University (Graduate School of Education), Boston, USA: Management Development Program (2011)
University of Technology Sydney (Australia): Master of Business in Finance (2005)
Charles Sturt University (Sydney, Australia): Bachelor of Business Studies (2003)
Martin College (Sydney, Australia): Diploma of Business Administration (2001)

Courses
Corporate Finance: Fundamentals of Financial Mathematics and Institutions
Financial Modelling and Analysis: International Finance
Capital Markets: Financial Statement Analysis
Critical Thinking in Business: Financial Institutions and Market
International Finance: Principles of Finance
Accounting for Business Decisions: Personal & Entrepreneurial Finance
Financial Management: Research Proposal and Literature Review
Succeeding in Business: Business Research Methods
Financial Technologies in Banking: Investment Management

Publications
Textbooks

Cengage Publishing House. Co-author of the “Financial Planning and Personal Finance: Australia and New Zealand” textbook. Published in September 2022.
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2019). Overview of Finance: A Collection of Infosheets. ASIN: B07RWSS9BL. Amazon Publishing.

Teaching Case
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (January, 2023). Financial Management of FinTech Start-ups in Times of Uncertainty: Lessons from Australia. Sage Business Cases.

Journal Articles

Invited paper
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021). Blockchain for SME Finance: Call for Empirical Testing. Asian Development Bank and Institute of Global Finance Working Paper Series.
Terdpaopong, K., Rickards, R.C., Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020). Techniques used and adjustments made in valuing privately-held enterprises in Thailand: Initial Research. Corporate Ownership and Control Journal.
Yesseleva, M. (2013). Professional Advice and its effect on SMEs access to external debt finance in Australia. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal Vol. 5 No. 1.
Yesseleva, M. (2011). Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Data Sources in Australia. Global Journal of Business Research. Volume 6(2), pages 83-92.
Yesseleva, M. (2010). Australian Small Enterprises and Their Business Banking and Finance Needs. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 57″.

Conference, Report & Congress proceedings

Taufiq, A. & Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (7 April, 2022). Embedding Sustainable Behaviors: Case of Origin Energy Australia. CIGRE Symposium held in Kyoto, Japan.
Taufiq, A. & Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (23 October, 2021) Intrapreneurship and the Role of Hackathons in Australian Corporate Energy Sector. George Washington University Conference, United States.
Prajapati, B., Yesseleva-Pionka, M. and Majumder, S. (23 October, 2021). Exploring the Significance of Organisational Learning on the Sustainability of SME Family Firms in Australia. George Washington University Conference, United States.
Mavani, J., Yesseleva-Pionka, M. and Valinatajbahnamiri, M. (23 October, 2021). Exploring the Influence of Servant Leadership at Promoting Women’s Intrapreneurship in the Australian Construction Industry. George Washington University Conference, United States.
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 12-16 July). Financial Management of FinTech Start-ups in Times of Uncertainty: Lessons from Australia. 65th ICSB World Congress held in Paris, France. https://icsb2021.com/
Taufiq, A. & Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 12-16 July). Future of Clean Energy: Free Electrons-Global Accelerator Program for Start-ups. 65th ICSB World Congress held in Paris, France. https://icsb2021.com/
Thapa, S., Voola, A.P. & Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 12-16 July). Leadership and Digital Communication in the Australian SMEs amid COVID-19. 65th ICSB World Congress held in Paris, France. https://icsb2021.com/
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, May 12). Digital Transformation of the Entrepreneurial Finance. 2021 ICSB Global Entrepreneurship Education Report.
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 26-28 October). Blockchain for SME Finance and the Policy Environment published in the e-publication launched at the Global SME Finance Forum 2020 organised by the International Finance Corporation member of the World Bank Group.
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/cfff29f7-5114-49ce-8993-62e77b588c1d/2020-12-Call-for-Insights-E-publication.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=npOGOF-
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 23 September). Blockchain Network System for assessing SMEs’ creditworthiness. Asian Development Bank. A conference titled “FinTech to Enable Development, Investment, Financial Inclusion, and Sustainability”.
http://abfer.org/media/abfer-events-2020/specialty-conf/22_paper_mariya_Blockchain-Network-for-Assessing-SMEs-Creditworthiness.pdf
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 27 June). Blockchain for SME Finance. Published in the ICSB 2020 MSME Global Report submitted to the United Nations.
https://icsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ICSB2020GlobalMSMEsReport.pdf
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (December 2019) “FinTechs and the speed of financing for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)” 32nd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney.
https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/regional/arx/post-pdf/2019/11/12/afbc2019–fintechs-and-the-speed-of-financing-for-smes.ashx
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (June 2019). Australian Higher Education Sector and SMEs. 64th ICSB (International Council for Small Business) World Congress “The Future of Entrepreneurship”, held between 18-21 June 2019 in Cairo, Egypt. Received the Best Paper from Australia and New Zealand Award. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2383820900?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2018). Emerging Trends in SME Finance. George Washington University October Conference organised by the ICSB. Received the “Best Paper Award”.
http://gwoctoberstage.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Emerging-Trends-in-the-SME-Finance1.pdf
Terdpaopong, K., Yesseleva-Pionka, M., Gibson, B., & Weaver, M. (2017). How small business is valued – An Overview of Valuation Methods in Thailand. Proceeding of the ICSB 2017 World Conference. Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 27 – July 1, 2017.
Yesseleva-Pionka, M., Steen, A., Wong, A. (2016), “Factors affecting Australian SMEs access to debt finance”, 29th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Monthly Finance Column
ICSB Entrepreneurial Finance Series

Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 22 March). Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs. International Council for Small Business. https://icsb.org/financial-literacy-for-entrepreneurs/
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 22 April). The Crucial Elements of the Financial Decision-Making Process. International Council for Small Business. https://icsb.org/financial-decision-making/
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 18 May). Alternative Investments and Cryptocurrencies. https://icsb.org/alternative-investments-and-cryptocurrencies/
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 21 June). Ethical Finance. https://icsb.org/ethical-finance/
Yesseleva-Pionka M. (2021, 20 July). Environmental Sustainability and Global Finance https://icsb.org/environmental-sustainability-and-global-finance/
Yesseleva-Pionka M. Alternative Investments and Pink Diamonds. (2021, 16 August).
https://icsb.org/alternative-investments-and-pink-diamonds/
Yesseleva-Pionka M. (2021, 10 September). Investment Choices and The Power of Gold Shield.
https://icsb.org/investment-choices-and-the-power-of-gold-shield/
Yesseleva-Pionka M. (2021, 10 October). Behavioural Finance and Generation Z.
https://icsb.org/behavioural-finance-and-generation-z/
Yesseleva-Pionka M. (2021, 10 December). Alternative Finance Landscape and Roboadvising
https://icsb.org/alternative-finance-landscape-roboadvising/
Yesseleva-Pionka M. (2022, 14 January). From Digital Revolution Back to the Barter System in One Day.
https://icsb.org/from-digital-revolution-back-to-the-barter-system-in-one-day/

Research Interests
Financial literacy, personal finance, entrepreneurial finance, traditional and alternative ways to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs), corporate finance, policies for the small business sector, innovation and SMEs, AI, FinTechs and Blockchain.

Membership of professional organisations

Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ)
International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
European Finance Association
American Finance Association
Western Finance Association

Scholarships & awards
ICSB Presidential Award
Teaching awards at the University of Sydney Business School, Top Education Institute, and SDU University and was recognised as TOP 20 at the UTS Business School.

Marek-Marian Pionka

Senior lecturer

marek-marian.pionka@sdu.edu.kz

Bolat Tatibekov

Professor

bolat.tatibekov@sdu.edu.kz

BOLAT TATIBEKOV
bolat.tatibekov@sdu.edu.kz

Post
Professor

Profile
Tatibekov Bolat joined the SDU University in 2011 as full professor of the fuculty of Administrative Science and Economimcs.. From 2011 to 2013 he worked as head of the department of management and economics. Since 2013 he has been working as full profesor of Business School and Scientific supervisor of the Center of Economic, Social and Busines Studies. Bolat Tatibekov is recognized professor with international experience . He worked as professor at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA (2002); Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan (2008); Oklahoma State University m(2009-2010),Oklahoma USA; KIMEP University (2002, 2019-2022) Kazakhstan; SDU University, Kazakhstan

Degree Qualifications
Diploma, Engineer – Economist. Almaty Institute of National Economy, 1968-1973
Diploma, Candidate of Economic Sciences. Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, 1989
Diploma, Doctor of Sciences (Management and Economics) Institute of Economics of the Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Astana. 2007

Certificates
– Chest Sign Ward for Outstanding Activity in the Sphere of Education. “The Best Instructor of University”. Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. January 2018
– Chest Sign. Ward for Outstanding Activity in the Sphere of Science. Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. December 2016.
– Certificate of Appreciation for active cooperation and participation in info-communicative platform G-Global. Association “Eurasian Economic Club of Scholars” .2013. Astana. Kazakhstan
– Letter of Appreciation for cooperation and valuable contribution to the Launch of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009. United Nations. Economic and Social Comission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). June 2009
– Certificate in Recognition of Outstanding Faculties. Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Michael J. Coles College of Business in the Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA. April, 2002
– Academic Award for “Best Conceptual Paper”. American Society for Competitiveness. The joint paper with Dr. Janet Adams and Nancy Prochaska “Characteristic of Labor Market and Human Resource Management in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. Virginia. USA. October, 2002
– Certificate of Honor from Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan. May 2011
– Honorary Member of International Geographical Society GAMMA THETA UPSILON., Chi Chapter. Oklahoma State University, USA. April, 2010
– Certificate of Completion of five-day intensive course “ Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods.” IV International Summer School in Research Methods and Data Science. RWTH Aachen University, German, August. 2018
– Certificate of Completion of five-day intensive course “Introduction to Applied Advanced Econometrics”. IV International Summer School in Research Methods and Data Science. RWTH Aachen University, German, September. 2018

Courses
ECO113 . Undergraduate program: Economic Theory
ECO 303 Undergraduate program: International Economics
MAN 305.2 Indergraduate program: Human Resource Management
ECO 633 Graduate program: International Business
MAN 525 Graduate program: Human Capital management

Publications
More than 70 papers. Among them:
1. Informal Economy in The Transitional Economy of Kazakhstan, 2020
(ASC) American Society for Competitiveness Publication, Competition Forum. Vol. 18, Number 1&2, 2020. ISSN# l5452581. Pages 208-222 Tatibekov B. Fatehi K. 2020
The Competition Forum (CF) is the Research Publication of the American Society for Competitiveness. It is listed in the Cabell’s Directory, Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory, Gale Group, Oxbridge Communications, EBSCO and ProQuest
2. Development and Formalization Strategy of Labor Market of Kazakhstan under Conditions of Digitalization Reports on National Academy of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2018, #6 Page 129-137. ISSN 2224–5227 Tatibekov B.
3. Spatial Dynamics of External labor Migration in Contemporary Kazakhstan Eurasia on the Move. Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Dynamic migration Region, 2018, National Analytical Washington University.Pages 69-88 Tatibekov B. Hanks R.http://centralasiaprogram.org/wp content/uploads/2018/07/migration_final_print.pdf
4. Policies measures to facilitate transition from informal to formal employment: the Kazakhstan model Material of International Conference which was organized by International Organization of Labour in Geneva “Regulating Decent Work”, Geneva, 2013
5. Concept of Migration Policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan (In Japanese language) Book: “Contemporary Migration Issues in Central Asia and Russia”, 2010, Japan, ISBN978-623-05752-8
6. Migrants to Astana, the New Capital City of Kazakhstan American Society for Competitiveness. USA Competition Forum, Annual Publication. Vol. 6, Number 2, 2008, ISSN# 1545-2581
7. Transitive economy of Kazakhstan: main features of the development (In Japanese language) Journal of the Institute of Eurasian studies: “Russian-Eurasian economy”, JAPAN, No. 917, December, 2008 ISSN 1882-0042
8. Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan: Implementations and Priorities The Journal of Central Asia Studies, Volume:XVII, 2008, No1. The University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
9. Characteristics of Labor Market and Human Resource Management in the Republic of Kazakhstan (In The paper was awarded as Best Conceptual Paper at Conference of American Society for Competitiveness. USA) American Society for Competitiveness. USA Competition Forum. Annual Publication. An article from: Advances in Competitiveness Research http:findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6482/is_1_12/ai_n29148723/
10. Peculiarities of Demographic Processes and Labor Market Development during the Transition Period in Kazakhstan(In English) Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, JAPAN, April, 2004 http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan021591.pdf
Books:
1. Tatibekov Bolat Labor Economics of Kazakhstan: Development of Labor Market and Employment in Transitive Economy” Monograph. Recommended for publication by the Academic Council of the SDU University (Minutes №3, October 25, 2018) Kaskelen., SDU University. “Guppy Print”, 2018, 8.1 p. ISBN 978-601-7537-79-1
2. Tatibekov Bolat, Hanks Ruel Gravity Model of Ethnic Migration and Its Manifestation in Kazakhstan (in English) Monograph. Recommended for publication by the Academic Council of the SDU University (Minutes №9, April 27, 2017) Kaskelen., SDU University. “Guppy Print”, 2017.- 8.3 printer’s sheet. ISBN 978-601-7537-61-6
3. Tatibekov B., Dzholdybayeva S Regulation of Labor Market and/or Unemployment Insurance in the Time of Transition of Kazakhstan to Market Economy (In Russian) Monograph. Recommended for publication by the Academic Council of the SDU University (Minutes №8, April 04, 2017) Kaskelen., SDU University. “Guppy Print”, 2017.- 12.0 printer’s sheet ISBN 978-601-7537-54-8
4. Tatibekov B., Temirbekova Zh., Smirnova Y., Izekenova A. Mechanism of Unofficial Labor Market Reduction and Informal Employment in the Republic of Kazakhstan (in Russian) Monograph. Recommended for publication by the Academic Council of the SDU University (Minutes №4, October 26, 2017) Kaskelen., SDU University. “Guppy Print”, 2017.- 11.0 printer’s sheet ISBN 978-601-7537-68-5

Research interests
He was scientific supervisor and Head of the Kazakhstani’s team of scholars in different national and International projects like:
– INTAS project: “Labor, Migration, Identities: challenges and relations of social insecurities in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan”. 2005-2007
– INTAS (The International Association for the Promotion of Co-operation with Scientists from the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. Funded by EU)
– UNESCAP “Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific” 2004
– ILO «Policies Measures to Facilitate Transition from Informal to Formal employment: The Kazakhstan Model. KAZ 153» 2011
– IOM “Migrants in the New Capital of Kazakhstan” 2005
– UNDP “Adaptation of Oralmans in Kazakhstan” 2005
– Research project: “Mechanism of Declining of Unofficial Labor Markets and Informal Employment in the Republic of Kazakhstan” Project is funded by Ministry of Education and Sciences. (2015-2017) Total sum of the project is 9745729 KZT or 28.664 USD

Membership of professional organisations
Honorary Member of International Geographical Society GAMMA THETA UPSILON., Chi Chapter. Oklahoma State University, USA. April, 2010
Member of Society for Human Resource Management (USA)
Member of International Studies Association (USA)

Scholarships & awards
Fulbrignt Scholarship, USA 2009-2010

Madina Kenzhegaranova

Assistant Professor

madina.kenzhegaranova@sdu.edu.kz

MADINA KENZHEGARANOVA
madina.kenzhegaranova@sdu.edu.kz

Post
Assistant Professor

Profile
Madina Kenzhegaranova joined SDU University in September 2019. She holds a PhD degree in Management (Kazakh National University after Al-Farabi, 2015 ) and a master’s degree in educational human resources development (Texas A&M University, 2008, The Presidential Bolashak sholarship holder). Madina Kenzhegaranova has 17 years of teaching experience and three years of the administrative staff experience (2016-2019) in the position of the Director of Doctoral programs at Almaty Management University (AlmaU). Research interests of Madina Kenzhegaranova: change management in organizations, entrepreneurship. She has taught at Universities of Lithuania and Poland within the framework of the Erasmus plus program (2017 (one week program), 2018 (one week program)

Degree qualifications
Zhetysu State University after I.Zhansugurov, Taldykorgan, RK (foreign languages) 2002
Master of Science in educational human resources development, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA 2008
PhD in Management, Kazakh National University after al-Farabi, Almaty, RK 2015

Certificates
1. “Strategic thinking and capability course”, Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylä city, Finland (28.04. 2019 – 03.05.2019)
2. “Agile management” course, Solbridge International School of Business, Daejeon city, South Korea (May 2017).
3. Training seminar “Organization and implementation processes of the e-learning in higher education institution” – IAB, January 24th, 2014
4. Certificate of professional development on the program “Teaching Excellence (2ndlevel)” – (28th of February to 16th June 2015), AlmaU.

Courses
– Change management
– Innovation management and business communications for bachelors
– Research methods in Social sciences for masters

Publications
Journals:
1. Kenzhegaranova M.K. On the questions of theories and technologies of continuous improvement. Herald of the Kazakh National University after al-Farabi.Economic Series. Almaty. – 2015. – № 2 (108). Pp 140-145
2. Kenzhegaranova M.K. Organizational development patterns and regularities during implementation of change management strategies. Herald of the Kazakh National University after al-Farabi. Economic Series. Almaty. – 2014. – № 2 (102). Pp 138-143
3. Kenzhegaranova M.K. Concept of quality management in the implementation of organizational changes. Herald of the Kazakh National University after al-Farabi.. Economic Series. Almaty. – 2013. – № 6 (100). Pp 190-195
4. Kunanbayeva D.A., Kenzhegaranova M.K. Theoretical aspects of resistance to change in organizations. The monthly scientific journal “Young Scientist” Chita – Moscow, Russian Federation – 2013. – №9 (56). C. 200-204

Books:
Учебное пособие «Менеджмент: теория и практика Казахстана». Раздел: «Управление изменениями» – Алматы, 2-ое изд., доп.- Алматы: Игілікgroup, 2017 г. – 1,9 п.л.

Conference
1. International Conference: “Entrepreneurship and Business Education in a Changing World”, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the International Academy of Business, October 31, 2013, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2. IX International scientific-practical conference of IAB: “Business and Education: development vector”. The role of innovation in the international transfer of knowledge. International Academy of Business (IAB), February 8, 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
3. International scientific-practical conference “Regulation of economic issues in the CU and the CES: Practice and Problems” Kazakh National University. Al-Farabi, on December 6-7, 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
4. International Conference: «ICEBMM 2012: International Conference on Economics, Business Management and Marketing», 12-13 May 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Research interests
Change management in organizations, entrepreneurship

Scholarships & awards
International Presidential Bolashak Scholarship 2005-2008, Master’s program at Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.