Workshop Teaching Experiences:

Hands on training using xlstat software: topics are simple to multiple regression; logistic regression; time series analysis; ARIMA model. Date/ time/ venue:27, 28, 29, & 30 June 2010 ( Monday to Thursday), Singapore 1& 2, level 6, standard charter tower. Standard chartered bank Malaysia

Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Training

I have played a very active part in training our postgraduate students both as a supervisor and as a member of the Postgraduate Teaching Committee and Honours Committee. The large numbers of students that I have supervised at all levels have gone on to take up many academic appointments in home and abroad.

Contributions to Administration

I have been a very active administrator both within and outside the Jahangirnagar University, and Daffodil International University. At the University level, I have served on many University Committees and was the Director of the Bangladesh National Cadet core, Director of income generation project, elected member of the academic Council, faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Senate and Syndicate, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Head of the department of Real Estate: At Daffodil International University. Executive committee Member of Daffodil International University Establishing Committee

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5-days long Workshop on using GAUSS Monash University, Australia,1997

3-days long workshop on using STATA Monash University, Australia, 2006

1-day long workshop on Pushing Against Globalization: A Local Perspective on Regulation in Asia, on 29 - 30 November, ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network, Monash Conference Centre, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia, 2007

1-day long Workshop on SPSS and Statistical Reporting for ISI/WoS Indexed Journals, University of Malaya, 23 December 2009

3-days long workshop on applications of SPSS and AMOS at University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2010

3-days long workshop on BAYES FOR BEGINNERS, by Professor Kerrie Mengersen, Queensland University of Technology, organized by Faculty Economics & Administration, University of Malaya, 12 - 14 May 2010

(* Introduction to modern Bayesian inference, * Bayesian hierarchical models 1: linear and generalized linear models, * Introduction to WinBUGS, * MCMC computations, * The role of priors in Bayesian analysis, * Bayesian models 2: hierarchical models, * Statistical modeling issues, * Bayesian models 3: meta-analysis, spatial modelling and time series models, * Bayesian Networks)

2-days Workshop, AMOS IN RESEARCH, Faculty of Education, JUNE 10-11, Academic Development Centre (ADeC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2010

4-days long DAY WORKSHOP STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (SEM) FOR SMALL SAMPLE & NON-NORMAL DATA and small sample size using Partial Least Squares (PLS) method organized by Analytics Research Group on Saturdays: 18 June , 9, 16 & 23 July at Kelab Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia, 2011

2-days First conference of business colleges in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries entitled, “The Role of Business Colleges in the Context of Contemporary Challenges” conduct by College of Business Administration at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia: 16 and 17 February, 2014

3-days Leadership and Entrepreneurship case Research Workshop. Organized by University Tun Abdul Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5^th-6^th March 2014.

02. 2006 to 09.2006: Assistant Lecturer Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

07.2005 to 12.2005: Assistant LecturerDepartment of Economics and Finance, Latrobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

07.2005 to 10.2006: Assistant LecturerDepartment of Epidemiology and preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

07.2005 to09. 2006: Tutor/LecturerMonash College, The Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

06.2002 to 05.2003: Assistant LecturerDepartment of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

09.2001 to 05.2002: Visiting FacultyDepartment of Computer science, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

09.2001 to 05.2002: Visiting FacultyVikarunnessa University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

09.2001 to 05.2002: Visiting FacultyDaffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

03.1996 to 07.2001: Assistant LecturerDepartment of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

09.1994 to 03.1996: Teaching Assistant/Research AssistantDepartment of Mathematics and StatisticsMemorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

09.1991 to 08.1992: Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant/Lab InstructorDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics,Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

01.1987 to 12.1988: Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant/Lab InstructorDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics,Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

Reviewing Papers for Journals

• Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.
• BMC Public Health
• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

• Global Economy and Finance Journal
• Global Review of Accounting and Finance
• International Journal of Global Warming (IJGW)
• International Review of Business Research Papers
• Jahangirnagar Review Part A
• Journal of Accounting, Finance & Economics
• Journal of Business & Policy Research
• Journal of Developing Areas
• Journal of Statistical Studies
• PLOS One
• World Applied Sciences Journal
• World Journal of Management
• World Journal of Social Science
• World Review of Business Research

Academic Journals (selected)

1. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Md. Anisur Rahman, SM. Mostafa Kamal, Mahbuba Yeasmin, Environmental Concern: Assessment of Meteorological Drought, International Journal Environment and Sustainable Development, (2017), (SCOPUS) Forthcoming 2017
2. Muhammad MehediMasud, Abdullah Mohammed Aldakhil,  Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Community-based ecotourism management for sustainable development of marine protected areas in Malaysia, Ocean & Coastal Management 136, 104-112 (ISI) (2017); Impact Factor: 1.994
3. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Mohammad Shahjahan, Mahbuba Yeasmin and Nasar U Ahmed,  Prevalence of Smokeless Tobacco among low Socioeconomic Populations: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, PLoS One (2106) (ISI), 11(6): e0156887. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156887; Impact Factor 3.234
4. MowaffaqAwadSallam, Kamaludin Ahmed Sheikh, Ronald Baxendale, Maged El-Setouhy, Mohammad Nurul Azam, The Physiological and Perceptual Effects of Plant Extracts (Catha EdulisForsk) During Sustained Exercise, Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, (2016), (ISI), 11(18):1-9, DOI 10.1186/s13011-016-0063-4; Impact Factor: 1.713
5. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Chairing a Conference Session: A Guide, Global Journal of Quantitative Science Vol. 3. No.1. Mar 2016 Issue. Pp.23-26
6. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Ismail H. Fathi and N Al Arifi, Modelling Earthquake Magnitude Data Using Time Series Models: A Comparison, The Fifth International Conference on Mathematical Sciences, UAE University, Book of Abstracts, March  2016,pp 62
7. Muhammad MehediMasud, Mohammad Nurul Azam, AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Walter Leal Filho, Haruna Musa, Evaluating the Economic impacts of climate disasters and the integration of adaptive flood risk management, Ecological Economics Journal, Manuscript number: ECOLEC_2016_448,    ForthcomingABDC:A, Impact Factor: 3.713
8. Mohammad Nurul Azam, SM. Mostafa Kamal, Mahbuba Yeasmin and Kamaludin Ahmed Sheikh, Trends in the Education Accomplishment and Correlation with the Early Marriage Amongst Women in Bangladesh: A Cohort Analysis, Journal of Biosocial Science, (2016) (ISI ), Forthcoming.Impact Factor: 1.056
9. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Mahbuba Yeasmin, Nasar U. Ahmed and HrishikeshChakraborty, Forecasting and Modeling Dengue Incidence Using a Time Series ARIMA Model, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2016) (ISI),Impact Factor: 1.24.
10. Muhammad MehediMasud, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Rulia Akhtar,  Climate Change Vulnerability and Barriers for Adaptation: Challenges and Opportunities of the Malaysian Agricultural Sector, Journal of Environmental monitoring and assessment, (2016), (ISI), Forthcoming.Impact Factor: 1.679
11. Al-Amin, Ambrose AF, Masud MM & Mohammad Nurul Azam. People purchase intention towards hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: an experiential enquiry in Malaysia. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Vol. 41(4), pp. 2117-2127, 2016 (ISI); ),Impact Factor: 3.313
12. Mohammad Nurul Azam, R Introduction Starting with, Global Journal of Quantitative Science (2015) Vol. 2. No.4. Pp.39-50
13. Mohammad Nurul Azam, R and R Studio for Beginners Installation and Setup Instructions Global Journal of Quantitative Science, (2016) Vol. 2. No.3. Pp.41-49
14. How do Environmental Changes Challenge the Sustainable Development of Asia. Asian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 8(1), pp.1-14 (SCOPUS) 2015. Impact Factor: 2.647
15. Mohammad Nurul Azam R Statistical Software for Data Analysts Past Present and Future GJQS V2_I1_4s2-1, 2015
16. Kabir MA,  Kim-LengGoh, Khan MMH,  AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Safe-delivery practices Experience from cross-sectional data of Bangladeshi women. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. Vol. 27. 27(2), pp. NP1170-NP1181. (ISI), 2015. Impact Factor: 1.459
17. Mohammad Nurul Azam Testing and detecting breakpoint of a linear regression model GJQS_V2_I1_4, 2015
18. RshoodKhraif, Ali Aldosari, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Asharaf Abdul Salam, Ibrahim Elsegaey, Abdullah Al-Mutairi, Homeownership in Saudi Arabia: Spatial Variations,  PLoS One, 2015, on process, Impact Factor 3.234
19. Mohammad Nurul Azam, R and R Studio for Beginners: Installation and Setup Instructions, Global Journal of Quantitative Science Vol. 2. No.3. Sep 2015 Issue. Pp.41-49
20. M. A. Kabir, Kim-LengGoh, MMH Khan, Al-Amin & Mohammad Nurul Azam. Safe-delivery practices, Experience from cross-sectional data of Bangladeshi women. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 2015, Vol. 27. 27(2), pp. NP1170-NP1181.
21. Mohammad Nurul Azam, R Introduction: Starting with, Global Journal of Quantitative Science Vol. 2. No.4. Dec 2015 Issue. Pp.39-50
22. AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Angelina F. Ambrose, Muhammad MehediMasud, Mohammad Nurul Azam, People purchase intention towards hydrogen fuelcell vehicles: An experiential enquiry in Malaysia, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.11.146
23. Mohammad Nurul Azam, R Statistical Software for Data Analysts: Past Present and Future, Global Journal of Quantitative Science, 2015, Vol. 2. No.2. 34-39.
24. AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Ferdous Ahmed, GaziMahabubulAlam. Mohammad Nurul Azam. How do Environmental Changes Challenge the Sustainable Development of Asia? ASIAN Journal of Earth Sciences, 2015, 70254-70254, (SCOPUS indexed)
25. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Testing and detecting breakpoint of a linear regression model, Global Journal of Quantitative Science, 2015, Vol.2. No.1. 26-34.
26. AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Walter Leal Filho, Environmental Sustainability: A Renewable Energy Prospect with a Biofuel Alternative, International Science Index, 2014,Vol: 8 No: 12 Part V,  763-767
27. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Structural Change and Chow Test: Revisited, Global Journal of Quantitative Science, 2014, Vol.1. No.4. Pp 24-28.
28. Al-Amin, Alam M, Fei YS, Mohammad Nurul Azam and Karim YO. Price and Trade Mechanism for Palm and Soybean Oils: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Development between Asia and Contemporary World. Asian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2014, Vol. 9(1), pp.1-11.
29. Mohammod Nurul Azam, Modelling and Testing Structural Change: An Introduction, Global Journal of Quantitative Science, 2014, Vol.1. No.3, Pp 24-28, 
30. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Testing for Structural Change when the Change Point is Unknown: Different Look, Global Journal of Quantitative Science Vol.1. No.1. March 2014. Issue. Pp 50-54. 
31. GaziMahabubulAlam, Mirja Mohammad Shahjamal, AbulQuasem Al-Amin and Mohammad Nurul Azam, State of Pharmacy Education in Bangladesh, Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2013, 12 (6): 1107-1112, (ISI/ SCOPUS Indexed).
32. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Mahbuba Yeasmin and GaziMahabubulAlam. Likelihood Ratio type test and its Critical Values for Structural Change of unknown Changepoint. Applied Sciences, 2013, 13 (3): 503-507, (A SCOPUS and Web of knowledge Journal)
33. Kamaludin Ahmed Sheikh, ZarinahYusof, Mohamed Aslam, Mohammad Nurul Azam. The Prospects for Monetary Union in East African Community: Structural Vector Auto-regression Model, Journal of American Science, 2013, 9(7), 241-246.
34. Mohammad ZiaulHoque, MD. Rabiul Islam, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Board Committee Meetings and Firm Financial Performance: An Investigation of Australian Companies, International Review of Finance, 2013, 13:4,  503–528, (ISI-indexed): ABDC A
35. AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Abdul Hamid Jaafar, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Fatimah kari& Syed Omar Syed Agil. Climate change issues and Malaysian initiatives. Climate Change Governance, Climate Change Management in Walter Leal Filho and JörgKnielingeds,. Springer, Netherlands, 2013, pp 141-151 
36. Mohammad Nurul Azam and Mahbuba Yeasmin, Structural Change in the Regression Model: Some Standard Test with Example, Noor Azina eds. Statistics in Practice 1, 2013, University of Malaya Press, KL, Malaysia.
37. Gholizadeh H, Osman NA, Kamyab M, Eshraghi A, Abas WA, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Transtibial prosthetic socket pistoning: static evaluation of Seal-In(®) X5 and Dermo(®) Liner using motion analysis system. Clinical Biomechanics, 2012, 27, 34–39, (ISI-indexed). 
38. Ahmed, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Mohammad Nurul Azam, InitIthoi, Abdulelah H. Al-Adhroey, Awatif M. Abdulsalam And JohariSurinSoil-transmitted helminthiasis: A critical but neglected factor influencing school participation of aboriginal children in rural Malaysia. Parasitology, 2012, 139(6):802-8. (ISI-indexed) Impact Factor 3.031.
39. Kabir,MA,  Kim-LengGoh, MMH Khan, Al-Amin & Mohammad Nurul Azam, Safe-delivery practices: Experience from cross-sectional data of Bangladeshi women. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2012, 1–12, (ISI-indexed).
40. TalukderGolamRabby, GaziMahabubulAlam, Leo Jocelyn Fredericks, Sulochana Nair, Mohammad Nurul Azam, AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Kamaludin Ahmed SheikhandIssa Khan, What offers solution to the poverty reduction of the Haor people in Bangladesh? Seasonal migration or a new inshore economic livelihood policy, African Journal of Business Management, 2011, Vol. 5(23), pp. 9979-9991, (ISI-indexed).
41. Kamaludin Ahmed Sheikh, Mohammad Nurul Azam, GaziMahabubulAlam, TalukderGolamRabby and Issa Khan, Monetary union for the development process in the east african community: business cycle synchronization approach, African Journal of Business Management, 2011, Vol. 5, pp. 7632-7641. (An ISI/ SCOPUS Indexed).
42. Al-Amin, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Fatimah Kari & Walter Leal. Assessing the Scenario Concerning Environmental Sustainability in Malaysia. Scientific Research and Essays, 2011, Vol. 6(1) pp. 103-109 (ISI-indexed).
43. Abdul Hamid Jaafar, Al-Amin, MOHAMMAD NURUL AZAM, Fatimah Kari, Md. Nurul Huda, & Mahbuba Yeasmin. The multidimensional impacts of external price shocks on macroeconomic variables: Malaysian experiences from recession to economic instability. African Journal of Business Management, 2011, Vol. 5(20), pp. 8057-8068. (ISI-indexed).
44. Al-Amin, Walter Leal, M. A. Kabir, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Abdul Hamid Jaafar, and Fatimah Kari. 2011. Climate change impacts: Prioritizing Mechanism and Needs for Future Malaysian Agriculture. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 2011, Vol. 6(7), pp. 1742–1748, (ISI-indexed).
45. Fatimah Kari, Nurul Huda MohdSatar, AbulQuasem Al-Amin & Mohammad Nurul Azam. Growth, Equity and Vulnerability in Marine Park Areas: In Search of Economic-Environmental Balance, World Applied Sciences Journal, 2011, Vol. 14 No. 2 pp. 277-284 (ISI-indexed).
46. Mohammad Nurul Azam, AbulQuasem Al-Amin, SyamsulIkramMohd Noor, MahbubaYeasmin and M. A. Kabir, Perception of the Financial Development and Economic Growth Nexus for Malaysia, International Jr. Finance and Accounting, 2011 , Vol. 1 No. 1, 1-11.
47. AbulQuasem Al-Amin, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Mahbuba Yeasmin and Fatimah Kari, “Policy challenges towards potential climate change impacts: In search of agro-climate stability,” Scientific Research and Essays, 2010, Vol. 5(18), pp. 2681-2685, (ISI-indexed)
48. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Mohammad ZiaulHoque and Mahbuba Yeasmin, Audit Committee and Equity Return: The Case of Australian Firms, International Review of Business Research Papers, 2010, Vol. 6. 4, 202 – 208.
49. TalukderGolamRabby, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Mahbuba Yeasmin, Mohammad ZiaulHoque. Decision Making Method in Seasonal-Domestic-Migration: A Critical Appraisal, International Review of Business Research Papers, 2010, Vol. 6. No. 6,276 –285.
50. P Silvapulle, Mohammad Nurul Azam and Mahbuba Yeasmin, Analysis of Dependence in the G11 Countries Financial Markets Simulation and Empirical Evidence, Applied Financial Economics Letters, 2007, 3:4,211-214.
51. P Silvapulle, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Analysis of Contagion Effects in the Asian Financial Markets: Bivariate Density Estimation, Simulation and Empirical Evidence, Editorialexpress, ESAM, 2003, 1-20.
52. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Maxwell L King, The use of Model Selection for Detecting Unknown Changepoints, Journal of Statistical Research,2003, Vol. 37 No. 2,`67-182.
53. A Ahsan, S.S Ahmed and Mohammad Nurul Azam, Share Price Behavior after Earnings Announcement at Dhaka Stock Exchange, Journal of Business Studies,2003, Vol. xxiv, No. 1, 171-182.
54. K.C Bhuyan, Mohammad Nurul Azam, MA Matin, AK Majumder, Some Aspects of Fertility Differentials in a Rural Area of Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar Review, 1992, Part B, , 135-47.
55. B.C. Sutradhar’, Mohammad Nurul Azam and E. Moore, Relative Performance of Two Dust Samplers: An Application of Robust Regression, Environmetrics, 1991,vol. 2, No.4, 443- 456, (ISI-indexed ).
56. A.K. Majumder and Mohammad Nurul Azam, An Alternative Approach for the Combined Analysis of a Group of Design with Heterogeneous Error Variances; Journal of Statistical Studies,1991, Vol. 11, 43-49,
57. Mohammad Nurul Azam and K. C Bhuyan, A Split-Split-Plot Experiment to Study the Effect of Different Levels of Nitrogen and Irrigation on the Yield of Maize (Zea Mays), Journal of Statistical Studies, 1990, Vol. 10,70-77.
58. Mahbuba Yeasmin and Mohammad Nurul Azam Application of Ridge Regression Analysis to Solve Multicollinearity, Journal of Statistical Studies, 1989, Vol. 9, 107-112.
59. K.C Bhuyan. AK Majumder and Mohammad Nurul Azam, On a Study of Structural Change in Linear Regression for Stratified Samples with Heterogeneous Error Variances, Jahangirnagar Review Part A, 1988 Vol. 12, 117-127.
60. Mohammad Nurul Azam and K. C Bhuyan, On Combined Analysis of Groups of Split-Plot Designs to Select Best Variety of Maize, Jahangirnagar Review Part A,1988, Vol. 12, 101-109.
61. Mohammad Nurul Azam, A Split-Split-Plot Experiment to Identify the Best Sowing Data for Varieties of Maize in Presence of Nitrogen and Irrigation, Journal of Statistical Studies, 1986, 6, 34-45.
62. Mohammad Nurul Azam, H.M. Wasiul Islam, Regional Difference in Productivity of High Yielding Variety (HYV) of Rice in Bangladesh: A Case Study, Journal of Statistical, Studies, 1984, Vol. 4, 1-10.

Paper Submitted in 2015

1. Mohammad Nurul Azam, S. M. Mostafa Kamal, Mahbuba Yeasmin, Koustuv Dalal and M. Anisur Rahman,Child Marriage and its Association with Reproductive Health Status of Women and their Child Well-Being in Bangladesh" to PLOS ONE , (ISI-indexed). Assigned manuscript number is PONE-D-14-39866.

2. Mohammad Nurul Azam, Mahbuba Yeasmin, and Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Modelling and Forecasting Malaysian Dengue Incidence Using A Time Series Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, (ISI-indexed). Assigned manuscript number is: 14-6449.

3. Mohammad Nurul Azam; Mahbuba Yeasmin, Talukder Rabby, Leo Fredericks; Policy Impact of Poverty and Flood-Induced Seasonal Migration on the Haor People's Livelihood in Bangladesh, World Development, (ISI-indexed). Assigned manuscript number is: WD-S-14-01590

4. Abul Quasem Al-Amin, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Socio economic and motivational factors affecting the willingness to pay for climate change adaptation, Applied Economics, (ISI-indexed). Assigned manuscript number is: AEL-2014-0693

BOOK (Manuscript Final Stage of Writing for King Saud University Publishing Division)

1. Introduction to Quantitative Analysis: Using Excel and R: Chapter1 What Is Statistics? Chapter2 Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions, Chapter 3 Graphic Presentation, Describing Data: Numerical Measures, Chapter4 Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data, Chapter5 Probability Concepts, Chapter6  Discrete Probability Distributions, Chapter7 Continuous Probability Distributions, Chapter8 Linear Regression and Correlation, Chapter9 Index Numbers, Chapter10 Time Series and Forecasting, Appendixes, Tables, Data Sets, Solutions, Index

2. Fundamental of Quantitative Analysis: Using Excel and R: Chapter1 Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem, Chapter2 Estimation and Confidence Intervals, Chapter3 One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis, Chapter4 Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis, Chapter5 Analysis of Variance, Chapter6 Multiple Regressions and Correlation Analysis, Chapter7 Nonparametric Methods: Chi-Square Applications, Chapter8 Nonparametric Methods: Analysis of Ranked Data , Chapter9 Statistical Process Control and Quality Management, Chapter10 An Introduction to Decision Theory , Appendixes, Tables, Data Sets, Solutions , Index

3. Introduction to Business Forecasting: Using R: Chapter 1 Introduction to Forecasting,  Chapter 2 A Review of Basic Statistical Concepts, Chapter 3 Exploring Data Patterns and an Introduction to Forecasting Techniques , CHAPTER4 Moving Averages and Smoothing Methods, Chapter 5 Time Series and Their Components, Chapter 6 Simple Linear Regression, Chapter 7 Multiple Regression, Chapter 8 Regression with Time Series Data, Chapter 9 The Box-Jenkins  (ARIMA) Methodology, Chapter l0 Judgmental Forecasting and Forecast Adjustments Chapter 11 Managing the Forecasting Process, Appendix A Data for Case, Appendix B Tables ,Appendix C  Data Sets and Databases, Index

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Abul Quasem Al-Amin, Abdul Hamid Jaafar, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Fatimah kari & Syed Omar Syed Agil. Climate change issues and Malaysian initiatives. Climate Change Governance, Climate Change Management in Walter Leal Filho and Jörg Knieling eds,. Springer, Netherlands, 203, pp 4-5 DOI: 0.007/978-3-642-2983-8_9,
http://www.springerlink.com/content/x680x5v7602h768/?MUD=MP

2. Mohammad Nurul Azam and Mahbuba Yeasmin, Structural Change in the Regression Model: Some Standard Test with Example, Noor Azina eds. Statistics in Practice, University of Malaya Press, KL, Malaysia.

CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIA PARTICIPATED/ATTENDED

Public Lecture, organized by Council of Graduate Programs in Business, College of business on “Recent trends in Business Research” by Professor Jeen S Lim, Research Professor, College of Business and Innovation, University of Toledo, USA, Nov 2015.

3th Malaysian Finance Association Conference, organized by Asian Institute of Finance (AIF) together with Universiti Kebangsaan Graduate School of Business (UKM-GSB), Langkawi, Malaysia, 0th – 2th June, 2014

Half-Day Seminar “Does Fast Growth in India and China Help or Harm US Economy & Workers ?” Professor Dr. Ajit Singh, Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, UK, organized by Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 2 April 2011.

Asia-Pacific Business Research Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2-22 February 2010

Asian Institute of Finance (AIF), distinguished speaker series, High Income Economic Model and the Financial Sector, Lanai Kijang, Kuala Lumpur, 4 December 2009.

Asian Institute of Finance (AIF), distinguished lecture series, Risk Management & Managerial Efficiency in Chinese Banks By Prof. Kent Matthews, Cardiff University, UK, 27 July 2009

Growth, Equity and Distribution in Marine Park Areas: In Search of Economic-Environmental Balance. UM conference, 5 April, 2009 Malaysia.

International Conference Tawhidi Epistemology: Zakat And Waqf Economy, Institute Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, 6th – 7th January 2009.

The economic dimensions of climate change: Vulnerability, impacts on agriculture, poverty and adaptation. Proceeding of the 2nd National Agro-Environment Conference, 2009, Malaysia.

Analysis of Contagion Effects in the Asian Financial Markets: Bivariate Density Estimation, Simulation and Empirical Evidence, Paper Presented at the Econometric Society Australasian Meeting, University of New South wales, July 9-, 2003.

Testing for Structural Change when the Changepoint is Unknown, Paper Presented at the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Australia, April 2000

Structural Shift and Model Selection when Shift Point is Unknown, Paper Presented at the Workshops On Model Selection, Estimation and Hypothesis Testing, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Australia, April 999

Model selection with data driven penalty when there is an unknown changepoint in the data, Paper Presented at the Econometric Society Australasian Meeting, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 998

Econometric Society Australasian Meeting, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, July 2-4, 1997

Model selection in presence of structural change when the changepoint is unknown, Paper presented at the Annual Doctoral Research Conference, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Australia, 1997

Econometric Society Australasian Meeting, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, July 0-2, 1996

One Day Seminar on Statistics and Society in Bangladesh, August 28,1993, Department of Statistics, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Fourth National Statistical Conference January 5-6, 1993, ISRT, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Two Day Seminar on Census and Household Survey, conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics & Bangladesh Statistical Association, September 6-7,1989, Planning Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Relative Performance of Two Dust Samplers: An Application of Robust Regression, with B.C. Sutradhar and E. Moore Presented at the Conference on Environmentrics in Cairo, Egypt, April 1989.

Impact of Intermediate Variables on Fertility, Presented at the Annual Conference of Bangladesh Fertility Research Program, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1984

Bangladesh Science Conference, 1985, ICDDRB, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Science Conference, 1984, Chittagong University, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Science Conference, 1983, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Science Conference, 1983, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh

First National Statistical Conference, March 7-9, 1977, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Participated a large number of Colloquium while attending at the Memorial University as a Graduate Student

Attended a large number of Departmental Seminars at the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Australia.

International Research ExperienceS (Consultant,Statistics/Econometrics)

2014/2015 Exploring a set of economic and social indicators for Malaysia: towards achieving the goals of the new economic model: ERGS/1/2013/SS05/UNIRAZAK/01/3

2014/2015 National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation, Ministry of Education and Science, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.

2012/13 Cooperative Green Growth Modeling for Non-Annex countries. Coordinator & Contacts of Partners for Malaysia: Dr. Abul Quasem Al-Amin. Funding amount: US$million Founding Source: Ministry of Environment, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

2012/2013 (Three Years, as Statistical consultant)-Climate Change Scenarios for Developing Countries and Emerging Economies: CLIPOL-HAW-Hamburg

2011/2015       CooperativeGreenGrowthModelingforNon-AnnexcountriesGIR-C2GMF-MOE-2011/03(US$500,000,SouthKorea)

2010/2010       AgriculturalDevelopment,TradeandRegionalCooperationinanIntegratingandIndustrializingEastAsia.

JAK/ERIA_RD/IK-141/10(US$200,000,Japan&Indonesia)

2009/2012       MainstreamingAdaptationtoClimateChangeintoPolicyandDevelopment.

CRP2009-02NMY-Pereira(US$210,000,Japan)

2009-2010     (as Statistical consultant and co researcher)-Does race matter for getting an interview? A field study of labor market discrimination in Malaysia, Research team: Dr. Lee Hwok Aun (principal)

2008/2011Theeconomicsofclimatechange,Economicdimensionsofclimatechange,impactsandadaptationpracticesinagriculturesector,CaseofpaddysectorinMalaysia.

UKM-GUP-ASPL-08(RM300,000.00,OUP-UKM,Malaysia)

2007/2009       Trade and Environment, Carbon Taxation Policy to Mitigate EnvironmentalPollutionintheMalaysianEconomy.

UKM-GUP-ASPL-07-06-011(RM80,000.00,GUP-UKM,Malaysia)

1994/1996 “Labrador coal-mine”, “Schooling in a Fishing Society: Education and Economic Conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador 1835-1985” and “social assistance program of the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada”.

INTERNATIONALResearch ExperienceS (ConsultING)

2014/2015. Exploring a set of economic and social indicators for Malaysia: towards achieving the goals of the new economic model: ERGS/1/2013/SS05/UNIRAZAK/01/3

2014/2015. National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation, Ministry of Education and Science, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.

2011/2012 Malaysian Expert: Supporting National Governments in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Development Pathway//Malaysia, UNDESA, USA

2011/2014 Malaysian Expert: Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Research Center, South Korea- Cooperative Green Growth Modeling Forum (C2GMF), Republic of Korea

2010/2010 Agricultural Development, Trade and Regional Cooperation in an Integrating and Industrializing East Asia.JAK/ERIA_RD/IK-141/10 (US$200,000: Japan & Indonesia)

2009/2012 Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change into Policy and Development.CRP2009-02NMY-Pereira (US$210,000: Japan) 2014/2015 CONNECT2SEA: SEA-ICT applications for Smart, Low Carbon Cities in SEA: EU/SEA perspectives (€7,000.00: EU)

2013/2014 Policy and development for adaptation to climate change on agriculture and sustainable food security in Malaysia.RG157-12SBS (RM100,000: UM, Malaysia)

2012/2014 Reconstructing the Malaysian Poverty Index.UM.TNC2/IPPP/UPGP/628 (RM80,000: ERGS, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia)

2008/2011 The economics of climate change: Economic dimensions of climate change, impacts and adaptation practices in agriculture sector: Case of paddy sector in Malaysia.UKM-GUP-ASPL-08 (RM300,000.00: OUP-UKM, Malaysia)

2007/2009 Trade and Environment: Carbon Taxation Policy to Mitigate Environmental Pollution in the Malaysian Economy.UKM-GUP-ASPL-07-06-011 (RM80,000.00: GUP-UKM, Malaysia)

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RESEARCH RELATED EMPLOYMENT :

2005/2006 Senior Research Fellow:National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2004 Research Fellow: Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (research) Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2003 Research Fellow: Department of Epidemiology and preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2001/2002 Research Associate:Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

1995 Principal researcher: (Person in charge; Statistical analyst): Analysis of social assistance data, Economic Research and Analysis Division, executive council, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

1994 Researcher:Statistical Consulting Centre: Research project ‘Effects of a relatively low dose of cadmium on the immune system of mice and the effect of a moderately large dose of zinc on cadmium-induced immunopathology, Memorial University, Canada.

1988 Statistician: Institute of Social and Economic Research: Schooling in a Fishing Society: Education and Economic Conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador 1835-1985, Department of Education, Memorial University, Canada.

1987 Statistician: Schooling in a Fishing Society: Education and Economic Conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador 1836-1986. Memorial University, Canada.

1986Research Associate: Causes of differential Performance of Family Planning Workers at Thana Level, Bangladesh.

1985 Research Associate: Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Government and Non-Government Family Planning Programs, Bangladesh

1984 Research Assistant: Impact Study UNICEF Aided Community Development Project in Forty Villages in Serajgonj Sub-Division, Bangladesh

1984 Research Assistant: Jahangirnagar University Transport Survey, Bangladesh

1982 Investigator and supervisor: An ESCAP/FAO Evaluation Study of Small Farmer and Landless Peasants Development Project, Bangladesh

1982 Investigator and Data Analyst: Socio-Economic and Engineering Feasibility Study, Mirpur, Kushtia, an KIRDP Study, Bangladesh