C.V prepared by Mohammed Shanikat / last updating July, 2012

C.V

Personal Information: /
Name: / Mohammed Shanikat
Academic Rank: / Assistant Professor
Birth of date: / 12th of October 1968
Marital life: / Married-has one child
Postal address: / Al-Balqa' Applied University
Salt, Jordan postal code: 17119
Phone: / Mobile: 00962 799 799 731
E-mail: /


Personal Website: / mohammedshanikat.synthasite.com
Education: / 2004-2008:University of Wollongong/ AustraliaPhD in Accounting
  • Thesis title: Organisational Change and Accounting information system: A case study of the privatisation of Jordan Telecom

  • Supervisors: Associate Prof. Marry Kidonise and Dr. Kathy Rudkin

  • Projects: The exchange effects between changing organisational culture and changing in AIS

  • Full abstract in attached appendix.

1995 – 1997: Arab academic for financial and banking sciences. Master of Accounting and Finance. Coursework.
1986-1990:University of Yarmouk. BSc. Public Administration and Finance
Teaching Experience: / 2012- Head of Accounting Department \ Al-Balqa' Applied University.
2008-present: Al-Balqa' Applied University/Assistant Professor.
2008- German Jordanian University / part time lecturer.
2008- The World Islamic Sciences & Education University / part time lecturer. 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
2007- : University of Wollongong/ academic Staff.
2007-mid of 2008: University of Wollongong/ research assistant
1998-2003: Al-Balqa' Applied University/ Instructor
Courses taught: /
  • Principles accounting

  • Intermediate Accounting

  • Auditing

  • Managerial Accounting

  • Accounting Information Systems

  • Financial Statements Analyses

  • Accounting Applications on Computer

  • Supervised a lot of Accounting research projects

Research Experience: / 2008-present: Assistance Professor and researcher/ Al-Balqa' AppliedUniversity.
12/2007 –04/ 2008 Accounting Environment, project applied on Australian companies
  • As research assistant, I was involved in collecting articles and identifying which are relating to the research problem.

Other Experience: / 12/92 - 02/95Jordan wood industry company
03/95 – 10/98Amman greater Municipality/ administration and accounting job.
IT Skills: /
  • I have extensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office programs, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

  • I am experienced in the use of advanced Internet search engines

  • I am proficient in using End Note software, a bibliography Software program.

  • I have knowledge in using SPSS, and NVIVO, a qualitative software analysis program.

  • I have knowledge in using software program in Accounting and Finance.

Interests & Achievements: /
  • The Academy for Research and Development Association. Founder member 2011.

  • President of Muslim Student Association / WollongongUniversity during March / 2005- April / 2006.

  • Involved in Wollongong Against Ware Group during my study at University of Wollongong

Publications: /
  • M. Shanikat, (2007) "Organisational change in the privatized Enterprises: a case study of Jordan Telecom. EBS Review, Vol 1(22), pp: 144-166. See attached the abstract.

  • Shanikat. M, and Abbadi .S.S (2011) "Assessment of Corporate Governance in Jordan: An Empirical Study. The Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal (AABFJ) Vol 5, Issue 3, 2011 (September 2011).

  • "A critical need for building a conceptual framework for forensic accounting" Accepted for publishing.

  • "The Level of Sophistication of Management Accounting Practices in the Jordanian Financial Sector" Accepted for publishing

  • "Reality of healthcare fraud in Jordan” Under processing.

  • "Evaluating the capacity of companies to prevent and investigate fraud: Evidence from Jordan". Under processing.

Conferences and PhD consortiums: /
  • Organisational change, November 5th - 10th 2006. Tallinn, Estonia.

  • PhD's consortiums numbers, 17/ 2004, 18/2005, 19/2006, 20/2007 and 21/2008, of Accounting and Finance /University of Wollongong/ Australia

Presentations: /
  • "Privatisation in Jordan: managerial perspective". School of Accounting and Finance, University of Wollongong, October 2004

  • "Organisational Change entails privatisation process: Case of Accounting System. School of Accounting and Finance, University of Wollongong, October 2005

  • "Building a fit theoretical framework to study accounting system in developing country. School of Accounting and FinanceUniversity of Wollongong, October, 2006.

  • "Presenting the thesis results: Research contributions to the literature and the society". School of Accounting and Finance, University of Wollongong, October, 2007.

Languages and Communication Skills: /
  • Arabic : Mother Language

  • English: reading, writing and communicating are excellent

References: / Details will give under request

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