School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts
Staff Profile
 
Ms Hema Subramonian Ms Hema Subramonian
Deputy Dean Postgraduate Programmes
 
MBA (E-Commerce)
BE (Mechanical Engineering)
 
hema.subramonian@taylors.edu.my


Subjects Taught
  • Statistics and Data Analysis
  • Quantitative Data Analysis

Research Interests
  • Knowledge Management
  • E-Commerce
  • Application of ICT in Hospitality & Tourism

Scholarly Activities
  • Organised the 5th ERITA- ASIA Seminar on the 26th and 27th October 2009.
  • Organised a series of research related activities for a week in the name of ‘Taylor’s Research Infocus week’ from 22 to 26 June 2009 as a main committee member.
  • Involved in the overall organisation and management of the 2ND Asia-Euro Tourism, Hospitality & Gastronomy Conference 2008 (“Asia-Euro Transfer of Technology and knowledge in Tourism, Hospitality & Gastronomy), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia from 21 to 22 November 2008.
  • Organising committee member of the Asia-Euro Tourism, Culture and Gastronomy Conference 2006.
  • Organising committee member of the Third ApaChrie Conference held in Kuala Lumpur in May 2005.
  • Organising committee member of TEAM Conference, September 2005.
  • 2008: Conference Moderator, 2ND Asia-Euro Tourism, Hospitality & Gastronomy Conference 2008 (“Asia-Euro Transfer of Technology and knowledge in Tourism, Hospitality & Gastronomy), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia from 21 to 22 November 2008.
  • 2008: Conference Moderator for “The 7th Asia-Pacific Forum for Graduate Student’s Research in Tourism & Hospitality”: Hotel UiTM, Shah Alam, Selangor. June 3-4 2008.

Research
  • Instructional Information and Communication Technology: Opportunities and Impediments to Hospitality and Tourism Educators. Funded by Taylor’s University College, 2003.
  • Perception of Hospitality and Tourism Educators towards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Pedagogy in Education: A Malaysian Context. Funded by Taylor’s University College, 2004.
  • Competencies Gap Between Education and Employability Stakes. Funded by Taylor’s University College, 2006.
  • Local Economic Impact of Heritage Tourists’ Spending at Melaka, Malaysia. Funded by Taylor’s University College, 2007.


Consultancy
  • External consultant for a project on The Assessment of Spending Behaviour and Leakages of South Korean and Japanese Tourists funded by the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia, 2008 - 2009


Publications
  • Hema.S. 2008. “Competencies Gap Between Education and Employability Stakes”, TEAM Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Vol.5, Issue 1, pp.45-60.
  • Hema.S., Wong.P.W., Kwong.W.C & Nancy.V.  2005. “Disaster Detection, Prevention and Recovery using Tourism Intelligence (TI)”, Tourism Review (Revue Tourisme), Special English Issue: No14, pp.85-98.
  • Hema.S.,Nair.V.&Mathew.A. 2004. “Instructional Information and Communication Technology: Opportunities and Impediments to Hospitality and Tourism Educators”, Team Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education: Vol. 1(1), pp.42-49.
  • Sally and Hema.S. 2008. “Factors Influencing Tourists’ Behaviour towards Green Hotels”.Proceedings of the Asia Euro Tourism, Hospitality & Gastronomy Conference 2008. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Nov 21-22.
  • Henry & Hema. S. 2008. “The Global Warning and Tourist Behaviour”. Proceedings of the Asia Euro Tourism, Hospitality & Gastronomy Conference 2008. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Nov 21-22.
  • Mohammad Wali Uddin Bhuyan & Hema.S. 2008. “Tourism Development and Management in Coastal Zones: A case study of Cox’s Bazaar Coast, Bangladesh”. Proceedings of the Asia Euro Tourism, Hospitality & Gastronomy Conference 2008. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Nov 21-22.
  • Hema.S and Uma. M. 2007. “Local Economic Impact of Heritage Tourists’ Spending at Melaka, Malaysia”. Proceedings of the 13th Asia Pacific Tourism Association and 5th Asia Pacific CHRIE Joint Conference 2007, Beijing, China, May 24- 27.
  • Hema.S and Pragash.A. 2006. “Competencies Gap Between Education and Employability Stakes”. Proceedings of the 12th Asia Pacific Tourism Association and 4th Asia Pacific CHRIE Joint Conference 2006, Hualien, Taiwan, June 25-29.
  • Hema.S. 2006. “Information and Communication Technology for Cultural Benefits in Tourism”. Proceedings of the Asia-Euro Tourism, Culture and Gastronomy Conference 2006, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Nov 9-10.
  • Hema.S., Wong.P.W., Kwong.W.C & Nancy.V. 2005. “Disaster Detection, Prevention and Recovery using Tourism Intelligence”. Conference Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ApaChrie) Conference 2005. Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26 -28.
  • Hema.S. and Vicky.N. 2005. “Business Intelligence (BI): A Boon or Threat for Businesses in Digital Era”. Proceedings of the University Of Malaya FBA Asian Business Conference 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 14-15.
  • Hema.S. and Harith. S. 2004. “Linking Industrial Experience to Education through Knowledge Management”. Proceedings of the TEAM Conference 2004. Damansara, Malaysia, Sep 30 – Oct 1.
  • Hema.S, Vicky.N. & Mathew.A. 2004. “Perception of Hospitality and Tourism Educators towards Information and Communication Technology Pedagogy: A Malaysian Context”. Proceedings of the Second Asia Pacific Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ApaChrie) International and sixth Binneial Conference. Phuket, Thailand, May 26-28.
  • Hema.S., Nair.V. & Mathew.A. 2003. “Instructional Information and Communication Technology: Opportunities and Impediments to Hospitality and Tourism Educators”. Proceedings of the the TEAM conference 2003. Shah Alam, Malaysia, Oct 10-11.

Awards & Honours
  • Best Paper Award for Research in Hospitality and Tourism Education. Third National Tourism Educators Conference, Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia, September 2004.

Professional Affiliations
  • Member,  Tourism Educators’ Association Of Malaysia (TEAM).
  • Member,  SPSS Users Association.
  • Member,  Interdisciplinaire Surle Tourisme et I’Alimentation (ERITA)


  
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