Dr Abubakar Mohammed Zayyana

Background

Abubakar Zayyana held PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Bedfordshire; with more than five years of teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Dr Zayyana is passionate about and experienced in working with students from multinational and educational background. He is currently involved in teaching and marking Accounting related modules at the Coventry University London. His main goal is to use research-led teaching to improve student experience and motivating them to achieve their potential as well as prepare them for their professional development. Previously, Dr Zayyana was a deputy Director of Finance at the Ministry of Work, Sokoto, Nigeria.

Qualifications

PhD Accounting and Finance

University of Bedfordshire, UK. 2019

MSc Management

Brunel University, London, UK 2014

BSc Accounting and Finance

University of Bedfordshire, UK. 2013

Higher National Diploma in Accounting

Kano State Polytechnic, Kano, Nigeria. 2004

Professional and Industry Memberships

Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) (Number: PR183519).
Member of the Society for Corporate Governance of Nigeria (SCGN).
Member of British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA).

Research and Consultancy

Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Capital Market
Audit
Fraud Management
Corporate Finance

Publications and Scholarship Activities

Attended and presented a paper at the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) 2017 annual conference on 10-12^th April 2017at the Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Paper title – “Board effectiveness: The influence of board processes on task and corporate social responsibility performance in Nigeria”.
Attended and presented a paper at the 17^th BAFA Special interest Group Workshop on Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies (AFEE) held on 23^rd June 2017 at the Cranfield University, UK. Paper title - “Input-processes-output: A better approach to investigate board effectiveness relating to task and corporate social responsibility performance with evidence from Nigeria”.
Attended and presented a paper on 5^th February 2018 at the Research Centre for Contemporary Accounting, Finance and Economics (ResCAFE) workshop at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Paper title - Board gender diversity and company performance.
Attended the 14^th Research Workshop on Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economics (AFEE) held on 27^th November 2015 at the Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Teaching Areas

Business Accounting
Managing People and Systems
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Managerial Finance
Postgraduate Professional Practice
Dissertation
Financial Planning and Revenue Management
Accounting and Financial Management