Ms. Jayani C. Hapugoda.

Lecturer (Temporary)


Organizational Studies
Faculty of Management Studies
Contact:

Central Campus,

Office: 0112- 881008, Ext:

E-mail: jchap@ou.ac.lk

Reading for PhD in Statistics (Colombo), MFE (Colombo), B.Sc. (Statistics with Computer Science) (Colombo), CIMA (Passed Finalist)

Areas of Specialization:

Statistics

Research interests:

Statistical Modeling, Business Statistics, Open and Distance Learning

Affiliations:
  • Member of Young Social Scientists Forum in National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka (from 2018)
  • Member of Institute of Applied Statistics, Sri Lanka (from 2018)
  • Member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (Section E1) (from 2013)
Contributions:

Editorial Assistant – Sri Lanka Journal of Applied Statistics (1st January 2015 – 20th February 2018)

Programme Coordination:

Academic Coordinator – MBA in HRM (1st September 2014 to 31st January 2016)

Course Coordination:

MCC1103 – Basic Mathematics and Statistics, MCU1207 – Quantitative Techniques for Management I, MCU3209 – Quantitative Techniques for Management II, MCU4202 – Operations Research

Awards:
  1. Silver medal for the Best Research – Open Category awarded by the Institute of Applied Statistics
    Sri Lanka (2022)
  2. Finalist – Best Practice Award – Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities 2021
    (AAOU 2021)
  3. AAOU-COL fellowship for attending the Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities
    2021 (AAOU 2021)
  4. Travel and accommodation subsidy to attend Asian Universities Alliance Postgraduate Academic
    Forum 2018, China
  5. Silver medal for the Best Postgraduate Research awarded by the Institute of Applied Statistics Sri
    Lanka (2017)
  6. Best Student Paper at the 5th Annual International Conference on Operations Research and
    Statistics (ORS) 2017, Singapore
  7. Conference fund for developing countries award to attend the conference of International Society
    of Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) 2016, United Kingdom
  8. Gold Medal for the Best Final Year Research Project in Statistics with Computer Science –
    University of Colombo (2013)
Researches:

JOURNAL PAPERS

  1. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2022). Joint Marginalized Multilevel Model for Study
    Program Completion and Performance of Students: The Case of Sri Lankan Open and Distance
    Learners in Management Studies, J. Innovation Sciences and Sustainable Technologies, 2(1)(2022),
    41-48. https://doie.org/10.0608/JISST.2022643922
  2. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2021). A Simulation Study for Performance Comparison
    between Generalized Linear Mixed Modeling (GLMM) and Generalized Regression Neural Networks
    (GRNN) in Joint Modeling of Mixed Responses. Tropical Agricultural Research, 32(1): 49-57
  3. Wanninayake W. M. A. S., Mahakumbura M. G. C. D. & Hapugoda J. C. (2019). Perceived Service
    Quality and Customer Loyalty: An Application of SERVQUAL Model in Credit Card Segment of Sri
    Lankan Private Sector Banks. Management Issues Journal,
  4. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2020). Joint Model for Study Programme Completion and Performance of Students in Distance Education in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Applied Statistics (in press)
  5. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2019). Joint Modeling of Mixed Responses with Bayesian
    Modeling and Neural Networks: Performance Comparison with Application to Poultry Data. Sri Lanka
    Journal of Applied Statistics, 19(2): 1-13
  6. Weerasekara, C. P., Heenkenda, J., Hapugoda, J. C. & Senevirathne, W. A. R. (2018). Antecedents
    and Consequences of Financial Literacy: A Case of Retail Investors at the Colombo Stock Exchange in
    Sri Lanka. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 11(1):21-40
  7. Heenkenda, J., Hapugoda, J. C., Senevirathne, W. A. R. & Weerasekara, C. P. (2018). Assessment of Business Innovation Capability: A case of Micro, Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Sri Lanka.
    Certified Management Accountant 6(3): 53-60
  8. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2017). A Comparative Study of Generalized Linear Mixed
    Modeling and Artificial Neural Network approach for the joint modeling of survival and incidence of
    Dengue patients. Journal of Physics Conference Series 890(1): 012135 (DOI: 10.1088/1742-
    6596/890/1/012135) (Indexed in SCOPUS)

 

FULL PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. E S Munasinghe and J C Hapugoda (2023). Factors affecting the intention to retain
    staff grade employees and moderating role of mentoring: with reference to Rubber
    Research Institute of Sri Lanka. 2 nd International Conference on Management and
    Entrepreneurship (ICOME) 2023
  2. Wijewickrama, B. N., Madushani, N.W.G.S., Ashoka, A.N.D., Gamaethige, P.N,
    Ranasinghe, R.P.D.N., Heenkenda, H.M.J.C.B., Hapugoda, J.C., Lakmali, A.A.I. (2023).
    Factors affecting the entrepreneurial intention among Sri Lankan workforce. 2 nd
    International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship (ICOME) 2023
  3. Lakmali, A. A. I., Perera, R. H. A. T., Rathnayake, T. H., Hapugoda, J. C., Fernando, M.
    A., Makubura, M. G. C. D., Sapukotanage, S., & Abeysekera, N. (2021). Determinants of
    Learner Satisfaction On Online Pre-Submission Progress Presentation: With Special
    Reference To Bachelor Of Management Studies (Bms) Degree Program. International
    Conference On Innovation In Open And Distance Learning (INNODEL), 27.
  4. Jayani Hapugoda, Aruni Fernando and Chalitha Mahakumbura (2021). Learner Perceptions on
    the Mode of Delivery of Mathematics Courses: The Case of Sri Lankan Open and Distance
    Learners in Management Studies. Proceedings of the Conference of Asian Association of Open
    Universities 2021, Sri Lanka
  5. Jayani Hapugoda, Tharindu Rathnayake, Asanka Senevirathne, Harini Perera, Prajna
    Seneviratne, Nalin Abeysekara and Vasthiyampillai Sivalogathasan (2021). An Empirical Study of
    the Influencing Factors and Learner Preferences for the Selection of a Study Programme with the
    Focus on Undergraduate Management Studies. Proceedings of the Conference of Asian
    Association of Open Universities 2021, Sri Lanka
  6. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2018). Joint Modeling of Discrete Time Hazard Model
    with Poisson Regression Model: A Simulation Study. Proceedings of Jaffna University
    International Research Conference 2018.
  7. Senevirathne, W. A. R., Hapugoda, J. C. & Katupulla, D. (2018). An Empirical Study to Assess
    the Service Quality Aspects on the Student Satisfaction in Sri Lankan ODL Setting. Proceedings
    of the Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities 2018, Vietnam
  8. Heenkenda, J., Hapugoda, J. C., Senevirathne, W. A. R. & Weerasekara, C. P. (2018). Innovation
    Capability of Distance Learners: Case of Entrepreneurship Students in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of
    the Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities 2018, Vietnam
  9. Weerasekara, C. P., Heenkenda, J., Hapugoda, J. C. & Senevirathne, W. A. R. (2018). Mapping
    the Distance Learners’ Intelligence Type, Learning Habits and Intended Learning Outcomes.
    Proceedings of the Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities 2018, Vietnam
  10. Hapugoda, J. C., Sooriyarachchi, M. R., Kalupahana, R. S. & Satharasinghe, D. A. (2017). Joint
    Modeling of Mixed Responses: An Application to Poultry Data. Proceedings of 5th Annual
    International Conference on Operations Research and Statistics (ORS) 2017, Singapore

 

ABSTRACTS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Hapugoda, J.C., Fernando, A., & Mahakumbura, C. (2021). Impact of ‘Work From Home’
    On Employee Productivity: With Reference To The Sri Lankan Work Community. Open
    University Research Sessions (OURS) 2021, 121.
  2. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2021). Joint Marginalized Multilevel Model for Study
    Program Completion and Performance of Students: The Case of Sri Lankan Open and Distance
    Learners in Management Studies. Proceedings of the International Conference Multidisciplinary
    Approaches in Science 2021, University of Colombo.
  3. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2020). A Simulation Study for Performance Comparison
    between Generalized Linear Mixed Modeling (GLMM) and Generalized Regression Neural Networks
    (GRNN) in Joint Modeling of Mixed Responses. Proceedings of the 32 nd Annual Congress of
    Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya
  4. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2020). Joint Modeling of Dengue Survival and Counts
    with Joint Generalized Estimating Equations. Proceedings of International Conference on
    Environmental and Medical Statistics, Peradeniya
  5. Jansz, M. I, Tilakawardana, S., Nandana, W. A. R., De Silva, B. G. R., Hapugoda, J. C.
    Punchimudiyanse, M. (2019). Networking Education into the Future: Why Social Media? A
    Review. Proceedings of the Open University Research Sessions
  6. Hapugoda, J. C., Sooriyarachchi, M. R. & Kithsiri, C. (2018). Joint Model for Study Programme
    Completion and Performance of Students in Distance Education in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the
    Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities 2018, Vietnam
  7. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2018). Joint Modeling of Mixed Responses with Bayesian Modeling and Neural Networks: Performance Comparison with Application to Poultry Data. Proceedings of Asian Universities Alliance Postgraduate Academic Forum 2018, China
  8. Weerasekara, C. P., Heenkenda, J., Hapugoda, J. C. & Senevirathne, W. A. R. (2018). Financial Literacy of Retail Investors: Evidences from Colombo Stock Exchange. Proceedings of the 1st  International Conference of Sanasa Campus of Sri Lanka
  9. Heenkenda, J., Hapugoda, J. C., Senevirathne, W. A. R. & Weerasekara, C. P. (2018). Innovation Capability of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Owners in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 1st  International Conference of Sanasa Campus of Sri Lanka
  10. Senevirathne, W. A. R., Hapugoda, J. C. & Kuruppuarachchi, Y. D. R. (2018). Impact of financial socialization agents towards financial literacy among public in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of Wayamba International Conference (WinC) 2018, Sri Lanka
  11. De Zoysa, H.N.P.S., Hapugoda, J.C., Jayasekera, P.P. & Kalupahana, R.S. (2018). Possible nfluences of management practices on microbiological quality of bulk milk produced by small scale dairy farmers. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, Sri Lanka.
  12. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2017). Bivariate modeling of Survival and Count. Proceedings of the International Conference of Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka
  13. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2017). Bivariate modeling of Discrete Time Hazard Model with the Poisson Regression Model: A case study on Poultry Data. Proceedings of the International Conference of Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka
  14. Jayasekara, P. P., Hapugoda, J. C. & Kalupahana, R. S. (2017). Potentials of improving microbiological quality and safety of fermented dairy products manufactured by small-scale processors in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security, South Africa.
  15. Jayasekara, P. P., Hapugoda, J. C., Kuruppu, K.., Abeykoon, A. M. H., Kalupahana, R. S. & Fletcher, A. S. (2017). Preliminary assessment of microbiological and compositional quality of ready -to-drink milk products in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security, South Africa.
  16. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2017). A Comparative Study of Generalized Linear Mixed Modeling and Artificial Neural Network approach for the joint modeling of survival and incidence of Dengue patients. Proceedings of the International Conference of Applied & Industrial Mathematics and Statistics, Malaysia
  17. Jayasekara, P. P., Hapugoda, J. C., Subhasinghe, S. A. I. C. & Kalupahana, R. S. (2017) Antimicrobial resistance of contaminating bacteria of curd and yoghurt produced by small-scale processors in Kandy district. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, Sri Lanka
  18. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2016). Joint Modeling of Survival and Counts: Joining the Discrete Time Hazard Model with Poisson Regression Model. Proceedings of the conference of International Society of Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) 2016, United Kingdom
  19. Jayasekara, P. P., Hapugoda, J. C. & Kalupahana, R. S. (2016) Identification of Possible Contamination Points in Small Scale Yogurt Processing in Kandy District. Proceedings of iPURSE 2016, Peradeniya
  20. Hapugoda, J. C. & Sooriyarachchi, M. R. (2015). Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) for Modeling Correlated Data and Its Future Potential: A Review. Proceedings of the University of Colombo Research Symposium
  21. Hapugoda, J. C., Perera, D. B. U. S. De S., Deshani, K. A. D. (2013). A Comparative Study of Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) & General Regression Neural Networks (GRNN) to Assess the Production of Poultry Breeders. Proceedings of Sri Lanka Association for The Advancement of Science (SLAAS) Annual Conference
Ongoing Research:

Joint Modeling of Survival and Count Variables

Research Supervisions:

BMS degree programme

The Open University of Sri Lanka
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