Arshad Ahmad, PhD

Arshad Ahmad is an Associate Professor at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. He joined the Department in 1982. Dr. Ahmad received an MBA and PhD from McGill University and holds a CGA designation. He was recognized as a distinguished teacher in his Faculty in 1990 and an excellent teacher by the Concordia Council on Student Life.

In 1992, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada recognized him as a lifetime 3M Teaching Fellow. He is currently the Coordinator for the 3M teaching fellowships program. Dr. Ahmad has also authored Canadian Financial Management (5th Edition) and other learning material including study guides, case studies, video series, CDROM, and pedagogical devices on the World Wide Web. His research interests are in the areas of cognitive and instructional psychology as well as the design of open-learning environments. He has created and taught the faculty's first web-based undergraduate and graduate course in Personal Finance which has attracted record enrolment.

Education

PhD (McGill University)

Areas of expertise

• Corporate and personal finance
• Instructional design
• Pedagogical issues
• Teaching effectiveness
• Technology intergration
• Web-based instruction