Rate My Professor Mehdi Rajaeian

Dr Mehdi Rajaeian is a Lecturer in Information Technology at the Peter Faber Business School within the Faculty of Law and Business at Australian Catholic University, where he leads the Data Analytics stream. His robust academic background encompasses a PhD in Information Systems from the University of Southern Queensland, an MBA and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Australian Catholic University. Prior to his academic pursuits, he worked in the IT industry as a System Analyst and IT Project Manager. With 15 years of academic experience in Australia and overseas, Rajaeian also engages with industry by providing IT consultancy services, bridging theoretical research and practical applications in Business & Economics contexts.

Rajaeian delivers courses in key areas such as Database Design & Implementation, Data Analytics & Visualisation, Data Mining, and Big Data. His research specializations include data analytics, decision support systems, IT sourcing strategies, technology adoption, and social and personal impacts of IT, with additional expertise in digital transformation, business intelligence, data visualisation, and agile IT project management. He holds provisional accreditation as a Higher Degree by Research supervisor. Prominent publications feature Shrestha, A., et al. (2020), 'Development and Evaluation of a Software-mediated Process Assessment Method for IT Service Management,' Information & Management, 57(4); Cater-Steel, A., et al. (2019), 'Design Science Research in Doctoral Projects: An Analysis of Australian Theses,' Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 20(12); Blumberg, M., et al. (2019), 'Effective organisational change to achieve successful ITIL implementation: Lessons learned from a multiple case study of large Australian firms,' Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 32(3); Rajaeian, M.M., et al. (2017), 'A systematic literature review and critical assessment of model-driven decision support for IT outsourcing,' Decision Support Systems, 102; and Rajaeian, M.M., et al. (2018), 'Determinants of effective knowledge transfer from academic researchers to industry practitioners,' Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 47. Rajaeian has been honored with multiple awards from the University of Southern Queensland, including Research Publication Excellence Awards in 2017 and 2018, Teaching Awards for Management IT Services and Strategic Information Security courses in 2018, a Postgraduate Research Scholarship in 2015, and a Faculty of Business and Law PhD Scholarship in 2014.