Dr Marcus Rodrigs

Senior Lecturer

Newcastle Business School (Accounting and Finance)

Email:marcus.rodrigs@newcastle.edu.au
Phone:(02) 4921 5993

All About Us - Dr Marcus Rodrigs

13 years ago, Marcus and his family travelled from their home in Singapore to Newcastle, not knowing the adventures that would await.

Marcus began teaching at the University in 2008 and while there have been many attempts to poach him (his words), no one can seem to pry him away from the good Newy life.

Hear more about Marcus' journey to Newcastle, navigating online learning and how he makes accounting fun for his students.

All About Us - Dr Marcus Rodrigs

13 years ago, Marcus and his family travelled from their home in Singapore to Newcastle, not knowing the adventures that would await.Marcus began teaching at the University in 2008 and while there have been many attempts to poach him (his…

Biography

Marcus is fueled by his passion for understanding the nuances of Teaching and Learning. This is backed with his industry experience as a Risk Management Consultant at one of the worlds’ Big4 public accounting firms, KPMG. Marc has the passion to help demystify accounting and financial concepts in a lucid, practical and meaningful manner and leaves a 'mark' of his own on his audiences. He facilitates courses in accounting, financial management, corporate governance and risk management.
He has over 28 years work experience (academic as well as in consulting). During his consulting work, his industry clients included banking and investment, software development, academia, power generation, electronics, government, research, retail and not-for-profit organizations.
After his move from consulting to academia, his passion for accounting has earned him recognition among his students and colleagues in Australia and abroad.
Marc also serves the community as Consultant, Advisor and Board member.
Quote: “This makes me wish I had the opportunity to have your online classes for Accounting when I was enrolled in it. Your name came up in one of my business classes for Leadership. We were addressing who we saw as leaders and someone shouted out your name.. And we all started clapping. It's true, you have a way of making education and Accounting fun! Stay safe Marcus.”

Research Expertise
- Corporate governance - Accounting and Education - Risk management

Keywords

Finance
Accounting
Risk Management
Corporate Governance
Board Membership

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
350103	Financial accounting	60
350710	Organisational behaviour	40

Professional Experience

Academic appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
1/4/2021 - 31/8/2023	Honorary Professor, School of Management My role as Honorary Professor is to provide the Institution with insight, expert advice and guidance on the development of the University and the School of Management's programmes in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Online Education and Blended Learning.	Tung Wah College, Hongkong School of Management Hong Kong
1/11/2020 - 30/11/2023	HONORARY PROFESSOR As Honorary Professor in Accounting, my role is to steer the School into the fascinating area of blended learning using my model CR3.	University of Dundee, Scotland School of Business United Kingdom
1/8/2010 - 30/10/2020	PhD Supervisor PhD research supervisor	Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle Australia
1/1/2008 - 1/1/2018	Lecturer	Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle Australia

Membership

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
1/9/2021 -	Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors	Australian Institute Company Directors AICD Australia
2/11/2020 - 31/12/2021	Senate Nominated Member of the University’s Program and Course Approval Committee (PCAC)	The University of Newcastle University’s Program and Course Approval Committee (PCAC), Office of the DVC(A) Australia
1/1/2016 -	Academic Senate member	The University of Newcastle Australia
1/1/2016 -	Board member, Faculty of Business and Law	Faculty of Business and law, The University of Newcastle Australia

Professional appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
15/8/2021 -	Treasurer of the Board	Hunter Writers Centre Australia
1/5/2020 -	Faculty Director (Online Education)	Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle College of Human and Social Futures Australia
1/12/2019 - 1/12/2021	Faculty Director, Peer Assisted Study Sessions Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) is an academic mentoring program. PASS sessions are facilitated by PASS leaders who are high achieving students with a zeal to help junior students in content areas using their previous experience of learning in the courses. They help in identifying what and how to learn smart in a friendly peer learning environment.	The University of Newcastle, Australia Faculty of Business and Law Australia
2/9/2019 -	Member, Regional Executive, United Protestant Association, Hunter Newcastle Region I serve on the Regional Board of UPA Hunter Region. I offer professional advice specifically relating to finance, accounting, and risk management. https://www.upa.org.au/locations/hunter/	United Protestant Association, Hunter Region, NSW Regional Executive Australia
1/2/2018 - 1/2/2019	Faculty Coordinator, Teaching & Learning Innovation Teaching and Learning Projects	Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia
1/12/2000 - 31/12/2007	Risk Consultant, Management and Assurance Services	Big 4 Public Accounting Firm Singapore

Awards

Award

Year	Award
2017	Faculty Student Engagement Award, 2017 Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle
2017	2017 University Lecturer of the Year The University of Newcastle

Distinction

Year	Award
2019	Australian Awards for University Teaching 2018 Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Australian Awards for University Teaching, Universities Australia, Government of Australia
2018	Inaugural DVC(A)'s Merit List for Teaching and Learning Excellence 2018 The University of Newcastle, Australia

Professional

Year	Award
2020	Australian Accounting Award Finalist 2020 The Accountants Daily : Australian Accounting Award

Recipient

Year	Award
2012	NSW CPA President's Award for Excellence (Achievements in Academia) CPA Australia
2012	Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence and Learning Support University of Newcastle
2011	ALTC Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Australian Learning and Teaching Council
2011	The Unijobs Lecturer of the Year UniJobs Australia
2010	The Unijobs Lecturer of the Year UniJobs Australia
2009	Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Business and Law University of Newcastle - Faculty of Business and Law
2009	Australian College of Educators' Teacher Recognition Award Australian College of Educators
2009	The Unijobs Lecturer of the Year UniJobs Australia
2008	Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning University of Newcastle

Recognition

Year	Award
2015	Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Business and Law University of Newcastle - Faculty of Business and Law

Invitations

Committee Member

Year	Title / Rationale
2021	Treasurer of the Board

Designs

Year	Title	Organisation	Registration
2015	CR3 CR3 is a new model of the flipped classroom that has been developed and tested. In CR3, each learning outcome (no more than 5) for each topic in the course is supported by a less-than-10-minute online video ('Concepts'). Students watch the video for the first learning outcome/concept; students are then directed to relevant pages in the text book ('Revise') to read; after which students must complete and score more than 50% in a short online assessment ('Reflect') before gaining access to the next video on the next learning outcome. This ensures independent student-centred learning, progressively, with immediate feedback. Students then attend a two-hour workshop (for deep learning of ‘Concepts’ they have watched on the video, ‘Revised’ using the text and ‘Reflected’ upon in the online tests) at university to 'Reinforce' what they have learned online at home. The workshop (students in groups of 5) is conducted using net-support software that allows the academic to be able to access and assess progressive work in the groups. The model has been tested in a large first year accounting course with positive feedback and improvement in students’ progressive grades and satisfaction of students. The feedback from the students via the University’s SFC is way beyond the Faculty and University averages.	The University of Newcastle, Australia Australia	Number: 1728496 Owner: Individual

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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Chapter (1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics	Link
2008	Rodrigs MC, 'The effect of capital structure change on the valuation of companies', Innovation in Management Practices, Macmillan Publishers India, New Delhi, India 260-266 (2008) [B1]

Journal article (6 outputs)

Year

Citation

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2017

Yasser QR, Mamun AA, Rodrigs M, 'Impact of board structure on firm performance: evidence from an emerging economy', Journal of Asia Business Studies, 11 210-228 (2017) [C1]

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine the association between board demographics and firm financial performance of Karachi Stock Exchange companies and describe the attribu... [more]

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine the association between board demographics and firm financial performance of Karachi Stock Exchange companies and describe the attributes of these firms and their boards. The connection between board structure and firm performance has attracted much attention, especially in emerging economies, yet yielded many inconsistent empirical results. Design/methodology/approach: This study examines the relationship between board structure and the performance of Pakistani public listed companies by using a sample of Karachi Stock Exchange 100 (KSE-100) indexed companies. This study exploits the corporate performance by accounting-based measures (return on assets), market-based measures (Tobin¿s Q), and economic profit (economic value added). Findings: The outcome of the study shows the positive relationship between the board size, minority representation in board, and family director¿s in-board and firm performance. The authors also find that, instead of adding value, independent directors in Pakistan are negatively associated with firm value. Research limitations/implications: The study is based on KSE-100 indexed companies from 2009 to 2013; however, a large sample and multiple years¿ data are required. Practical implications: The paper provides empirical evidence that board independence is not necessary for public-listed companies in Pakistan and would be of interest to regulatory bodies, business practitioners, and academic researchers. Originality/value: The paper contributes to the literature on corporate governance and firm performance by introducing a framework for identifying and analyzing moderating variables that affect the relationship between board structure and firm performance.

DOI	10.1108/JABS-06-2015-0067
Citations	Scopus - 23

2017

Rodrigs MC, Mamun A, 'Director Training and Financial Disclosure:Asian Insights.', Contemporary Economics, 11 145-160 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.5709/ce.1897-9254.233
Citations	Scopus - 6

2016

Rodrigs MC, 'Use of the Internet for investor relations by public listed companies', Corporate Ownership and Control, 13 81-88 (2016) [C1]

2015

Al-Sahafi A, Rodrigs M, Barnes L, 'Does Corporate Governance affect financial performance in the banking sector?', International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, III 1-26 (2015) [C1]

2014

Al-Sahafi A, Rodrigs M, Barnes L, 'Factors that affect corporate governance practices in Saudi Arabian listed banks', Journal of Banking and Finance: Law and Practice, 25 137-156 (2014) [C1]

2014

Ibrahim MA-A, Stanton P, Rodrigs M, 'Should Iraq Adopt IFRSs?', International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, 5 541-550 (2014) [C1]

DOI	10.7763/IJTEF.2014.V5.430
Co-authors	Patricia Stanton

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Conference (4 outputs)

Year

Citation

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2011

Chan H-T, Ryan SE, Bhattacharyya A, Rodrigs MC, 'The Master of Professional Accounting: Challenging sterotypes of international students', 2011 AFAANZ Conference Proceedings, Darwin (2011) [E1]

Co-authors	Suzanne Ryan

2010

Chan H-T, Ryan SE, Bhattacharyya A, Goela N, Lee CC, Rodrigs MC, et al., 'Between a dream and reality: Engagement among Master of Professional Accounting students', Rethinking Learning in Your Discipline. Proceedings of the University Learning and Teaching Futures Colloquium, 2010, Armidale, NSW (2010) [E3]

Co-authors	Suzanne Ryan, Christine Yap, Jackie Yong

2010

Rodrigs MC, Chan H-T, Bhattacharyya A, Goela N, Lee CC, Ryan SE, et al., 'When learning may not be the goal: Postgraduate accounting students in Australia', Proceedings of ICERI2010 Conference, Valencia, Spain (2010) [E1]

Co-authors	Jackie Yong, Suzanne Ryan, Christine Yap

2010

Ryan SE, McNeil KA, Bhattacharyya A, Nadolny A, Groen E, 'Barriers to inclusion of sessional academics in matters of discipline', Rethinking Learning in Your Discipline. Proceedings of the University Learning and Teaching Futures Colloquium, 2010, Armidale, NSW (2010) [E3]

Co-authors	Andrew Nadolny, Karen Mcneil, Suzanne Ryan

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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants	8
Total funding	$523,000

Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.

Highlighted grants and funding

Blockchain – Potentials and Affordances for the Creative Industries, Business and Law$10,000

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle

Funding body	College of Human and Social Futures \| University of Newcastle
Project Team	A/Prof Jon Drummond (lead), Dr Marie Hadley, Dr Amelia Besseny, Dr Marcus Rodrigs, Dr Kevin Sobel-Read, Dr Rewa Wright, Heath Johns (BMG Australia and New Zealand)
Scheme	CHSF - Pilot Research Scheme: Projects, Pivots, Partnerships
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2022
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

20223 grants / $142,000

NCP Grant (Singapore)$66,000

Funding body: Federal Government

Funding body	Federal Government
Scheme	NCP
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2024
GNo
Type Of Funding	C1700 - Aust Competitive - Other
Category	1700
UON	N

NCP Grant (Philippines)$66,000

Funding body: Australian Federal Government

Funding body	Australian Federal Government
Scheme	NCP Funding - Federal Government of Australia
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2024
GNo
Type Of Funding	C1700 - Aust Competitive - Other
Category	1700
UON	N

Blockchain – Potentials and Affordances for the Creative Industries, Business and Law$10,000

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle

Funding body	College of Human and Social Futures \| University of Newcastle
Project Team	A/Prof Jon Drummond (lead), Dr Marie Hadley, Dr Amelia Besseny, Dr Marcus Rodrigs, Dr Kevin Sobel-Read, Dr Rewa Wright, Heath Johns (BMG Australia and New Zealand)
Scheme	CHSF - Pilot Research Scheme: Projects, Pivots, Partnerships
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2022
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

20211 grants / $99,000

2020 New Colombo Plan Grant for three years$99,000

Funding body: Australian Federal Government

Funding body	Australian Federal Government
Scheme	NCP Funding - Federal Government of Australia
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2021
Funding Finish	2024
GNo
Type Of Funding	C1500 - Aust Competitive - Commonwealth Other
Category	1500
UON	N

20191 grants / $79,200

2019 New Colombo Plan (NCP) $79,200

Funding body: Australian Federal Government

Funding body	Australian Federal Government
Project Team	Dr Marcus Rodrigs
Scheme	NCP Funding - Federal Government of Australia
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2019
Funding Finish	2019
GNo
Type Of Funding	Aust Competitive - Commonwealth
Category	1CS
UON	N

20181 grants / $68,000

2018 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program$68,000

This Grant from the Federal Government of Australia is to provide students with a unique opportunity to undertake an internationally-focussed exposure and practical experience in Singapore.

Funding body: Federal Government of Australia

Funding body	Federal Government of Australia
Project Team	DR Marcus Rodrigs
Scheme	2018 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2018
Funding Finish	2018
GNo
Type Of Funding	External
Category	EXTE
UON	N

20161 grants / $89,800

Enhancing university retention and success for first-in-family, low SES students through a flipped classroom learning model$89,800

Funding body: Department of Education

Funding body	Department of Education
Project Team	Professor Johanna Macneil, Associate Professor Amy Maguire, Doctor Marcus Rodrigs, Doctor David Cameron, Doctor Robert Zinko
Scheme	Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2016
Funding Finish	2016
GNo	G1600149
Type Of Funding	C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose
Category	2110
UON	Y

20141 grants / $45,000

The New Colombo Plan Tranche 2$45,000

The New Colombo Plan Tranche 2

Funding body: The New Colombo Plan Tranche 2

Funding body	The New Colombo Plan Tranche 2
Project Team	Dr Marcus Rodrigs
Scheme	Federal Government
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2014
Funding Finish	2014
GNo
Type Of Funding	External
Category	EXTE
UON	N

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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed3

Current1

Current Supervision

Commenced	Level of Study	Research Title	Program	Supervisor Type
2022	PhD	The Importance of Soft Skills for Accounting Students	PhD (Accounting & Finance), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year	Level of Study	Research Title	Program	Supervisor Type
2020	PhD	The Role of Management Accounting Practices in Intellectual Capital Management in Iraq	PhD (Accounting & Finance), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor
2014	PhD	The Challenges and Opportunities of Iraq Transitioning to International Accounting Standards with Particular Emphasis on Accounting for Oil	PhD (Accounting & Finance), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor
2013	PhD	Corporate Governance and Management Misconduct in Thailand	PhD (Accounting & Finance), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor

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