Rate My Professor Hemantha Bandara

In parallel with his industry career, Bandara has extensive teaching experience on a part-time basis since 2013. He has been Senior Lecturer (Part Time) at Colombo School of Construction Technology in partnership with the University of Salford, UK (September 2014–present), teaching modules including Project Management, Construction Process Management, Procurement and Contract Administration, and Lean & Offsite Manufacturing; and with Birmingham City University, UK (March 2014–February 2016). Additional roles include Lecturer (Part Time) at University of Vocational Technology (March 2014–March 2016) for Construction Planning and Controlling, Visiting Lecturer at NorthShore College in partnership with the University of the West of England, UK (October 2013–April 2014) for Construction Planning and Economics, and Lecturer (Part Time) at Colombo School of Construction Technology and Advanced Construction Training Academy (2013–2015) for Supply Chain Management, Project Management, and Economics. His research interests focus on Construction Project Management, Carbon Estimating, Change Management, and Capacity Building. He contributes to industry-collaborative research, such as the project on aggressive river meandering issues of Deduru Oya with the Irrigation Department. Key publications comprise the journal article 'Understanding and Evaluating the Risk Factors Affecting in Financing of Mini Hydro Power Projects in Sri Lanka' (2010), conference proceedings paper 'Preliminary project cost estimation model using artificial neural networks for public sector office buildings in Sri Lanka' (2015), and ongoing work on an Effective Stakeholder Management Framework for Construction Projects in Sri Lanka (under review, International Journal of Construction Management).