Prof. Dr. Cordelia Mason
Prof. Dr. Cordelia Mason
Qualification
- Doctor in Business Administration (Multimedia University, Malaysia), 2011.
Master of Arts in English as a Second Language (UM), 2002. - Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language (SEAMEO RELC, Singapore), 1989.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Minor in Japanese), (University of Pacific, USA), 1987.Doctor in Business Administration (Multimedia University, Malaysia), 2011. - Master of Arts in English as a Second Language (UM), 2002.
- Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language (SEAMEO RELC, Singapore), 1989.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Minor in Japanese), (University of Pacific, USA), 1987.
Specialization
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Entrepreneurship & Social Entrepreneurship
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Strategic Management & Planning
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Business Management
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Financial Literacy & Counselling
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Teaching & Curriculum Development (Applied Linguistics, TESL, TVET)
Areas of Expertise
Publications
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Microfinance in the Greater Kuala Lumpur Region: Outreach and Demand (AIF, 2016) – Co-authored with Raymond Madden; survey of 547 microenterprises on microcredit barriers ijitee.orgresearchgate.net+1researchgate.net+1
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Making Prudent Financial Management a Way of Life: The Aspiration of AKPK (2017) – Case study of Malaysia’s Credit Counselling & Debt Management Agency researchgate.net+3researchgate.net+3researchgate.net+3
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CASE STUDY: Bank Simpanan Nasional: Pioneering Financial Inclusion (2016) – Examines public bank’s financial inclusion model researchgate.net
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A Proposed Concept for Mobile Learning in Financial Literacy at Malaysian Elementary School (2024) – Framework for mobile-based financial education researchgate.net+1researchgate.net+1
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The Importance of Anthropometric Research to the Malaysian Population (2021) – Systematic review on ergonomics and body data researchgate.net
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In Pursuit of a Strategic Direction: Strategic Audit of FITEC Sdn Bhd (2013 conference paper) – Strategic audit of furniture-industry support centre researchgate.net
Awards
- 1. Advisory Board for Global Knowledge Index (UNDP).
- Alumna of UNEVOC TVET Leadership Program.
- Visiting Fellow of MyRIVET, Board of Examiner of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB).
- Vice President of Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics.
- Chair of Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF) Examination Board.
Research
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Financial inclusion & literacy (microfinance, debt management, AKPK)
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Mobile and online learning tools for financial education
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Social & strategic entrepreneurship and business audits
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Curriculum design, vocational education, and applied linguistics
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Ergonomic/anthropometric research related to Malaysian context
Paper Presented
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2013: Strategic Audit of FITEC Sdn Bhd at 2nd Int’l Conference on Management, Economics & Finance, Kota Kinabalu researchgate.net
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2013: Riding the Third Wave of Social Entrepreneurship Education (conference paper) researchgate.net
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2013: Should the Lion Release Its Lion Share of the Malaysian Steel Industry (conference paper) researchgate.net
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Additional presentations likely around UniKL and AIF events, based on her authored case studies and institutional reports.
List of Grant
N/A