Rate My Professor Vanessa Grida

Vanessa Grida is a Lecturer in the Murdoch Business School at Murdoch University, contributing significantly to undergraduate education in business disciplines. She completed a Bachelor degree at The University of Western Australia in Perth, from February 18, 1985, to December 4, 1987. Her teaching portfolio includes key introductory and intermediate units such as BUS140 Introduction to Finance, BUS171 Foundations of Economics (offered at both Perth and Dubai campuses), and BUS286 Corporate Finance. As unit coordinator for these courses, she develops unit guides, reading lists, and custom teaching materials, including a compiled custom edition for Introduction to Finance BUS140. Her role involves ensuring content alignment with Murdoch University's academic standards, incorporating acknowledgement of the Whadjuk and Binjareb Noongar people, and utilizing content matching software for assessments. Grida maintains office hours at location 512.2.016 and provides contact via phone +61 08 9360 2254.

In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Vanessa Grida has made notable contributions to curriculum development and pedagogical innovation at Murdoch University. She co-authored the practice report 'Innovation in a first year business unit development: A practice report,' published in Student Success, Volume 7, Issue 1, pages 49-55, 2016. This collaborative work with James Boyd, Anne Clear, Sarah Chapman, Alex Dawson, Rachel Esler, Leslie Theaker, and Michelle Wheeler documents the design of first-year core units for the Bachelor of Business program, focusing on strategies to identify at-risk students and improve academic success. Her excellence in teaching was recognized with the Murdoch Business School Learning and Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching. Grida's activities include ongoing unit delivery and reviews, such as BUS171 scheduled from February 2019 to February 2026 and unit review for BUS171 in 2025. She describes herself as an enthusiastic and dedicated university lecturer with extensive experience in finance, economics, and mathematics education.