Mrs. Vivien Chanana is Senior Lecturer and Program Director - Marketing (Ehrenberg-Bass Institute of Marketing Science) at UniSA Business. Prevously she has been the Teaching Innovation Leader and Curriculum Leader for the undergraduate Marketing program. She manages the delivery of the program on campus, externally, and also at offshore locations.
Mrs. Chanana has had extensive experience in industry and academia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with First Class Honours in English, a Master of Arts (MA) and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in English, and an MBA in International Business, receiving First Place and a University Gold Medal for both her MA and MPhil Degrees.
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About me
Mrs. Vivien Chanana is Senior Lecturer and Program Director - Marketing (Ehrenberg-Bass Institute of Marketing Science) at UniSA Business. Prevously she has been the Teaching Innovation Leader and Curriculum Leader for the undergraduate Marketing program. She manages the delivery of the program on campus, externally, and also at offshore locations.
Mrs. Chanana has had extensive experience in industry and academia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with First Class Honours in English, a Master of Arts (MA) and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in English, and an MBA in International Business, receiving First Place and a University Gold Medal for both her MA and MPhil Degrees.
Mrs Chanana has received numerous awards for the quality of her teaching, including a Commonwealth National Citation and 2014 Award for Leadership in Teaching and Learning from the Business School, an Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2008, and a Supporting Student Learning Award in 2010. She received a UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in 2011 and in 2012 received a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning from the Office for Teaching and Learning.
Mrs Chanana has undertaken extensive research on small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and their use of technology in transforming their organisations, and presented her research at conferences across Europe and Australia. She is passionate about both learning and teaching, and currently lectures at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the areas of International Marketing, Services Marketing, and Marketing Principles.
About me
Member - Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC)
Member - Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
About me
Master of Arts Panjab University
Master of Philosophy Panjab University
Master of Business Administration University of Western Sydney
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Panjab University
Senior Lecturer in Marketing, School of Marketing, University of South Australia (2016-present)
Lecturer in Marketing, School of Marketing, University of South Australia (2006-2015)
Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Adelaide (2006-2006)
Lecturer in Marketing, University of Western Sydney (2003-2006)
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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Won 2nd prize in the "Retail Game Changer Challenge" funded by the Precision Group, one of Australia's leading shopping centre operators. A team comprising Dr B Page, Prof. John Dawes, Master's student Alicia Grasby and myself designed a dashboard of shopper metrics that store owners and operators can use to track shopper traffic, conversion ratios and inter-centre traffic sharing.
2012 - Office for Teaching and Learning (OLT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberAustralian Marketing Institute (AMI) |
2024 |
MemberAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) - 2025 |
2024 |
Assessor - Australian Awards for University Teaching ProgramsAustralian Awards for University Teaching |
2023 |
Finalist Women in Innovation Award – 2023Women in Innovation |
2023 |
MemberAustralian Marketing Institute (AMI) |
2023 |
MemberAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) - 2024 |
2023 |
ReviewerThe Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference |
2023 |
Assessor - Australian Awards for University Teaching ProgramsAustralian Awards for University Teaching |
2022 |
Assessor - Australian Awards for University Teaching CitationsAustralian Awards for University Teaching |
2022 |
Finalist - Australian Collaborative Education Network Awards for Marketing Clinic (with John Dawes) – 2022Australian Collaborative Education Network |
2022 |
MemberAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) - 2023 |
2022 |
MemberAustralian Marketing Institute (AMI) |
2022 |
ReviewerThe Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference |
2022 |
Winner - Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation (with John Dawes)Australian Awards for University Teaching |
2022 |
MemberAustralian Marketing Institute (AMI) |
2021 |
ReviewerThe Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference |
2021 |
MemberAustralian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC) |
2019 |
MemberHigher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) |
2019 |
2nd prize National "Retail Game Changer Challenge"The Precision Group, one of Australia's leading shopping centre operators (with B Page, John Dawes and Alicia Grasby) |
2018 |
MemberHigher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC) |
2018 |
MemberWomen in Innovation SA |
2018 |
MemberAustralian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC) |
2017 |
MemberHigher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) |
2017 |
AssessorOffice or Learning and Teaching, Australian Government |
2013 |
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student LearningOffice for Learning and Teaching, Department of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2012 |
2021 - UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning with Prof. John Dawes
2021 - Course Design Teaching Excellence Award for Marketing Clinic UniSA Business
2021 - Certificate of Commendation from UniSA Business for Teaching and Learning Excellence
2020 - Certificate of Commendation from UniSA Business for Teaching and Learning Excellence
2019 - Top Teaching Team UniSA Business School with Prof. John Dawes
2018 - Industry Collaboration Award UniSA Business School with Prof. John Dawes
2018 - Top Teaching Team UniSA Business School with A/Prof. Armando Corsi, Prof. Johan Bruwer, Dr. Carl Driesener and Nicole Feetham
2017 - Excellence in Community Engaged Learning Award, UniSA Business School
2016 - Teaching Excellence Award, UniSA (One award university wide)
2016 - Curriculum Leadership Award, UniSA Business School
2016 - Teaching Excellence and Leadership Program, UniSA
2014 - Leadership in Teaching and Learning Award from the UniSA Business School
2012 - Office for Teaching and Learning (OLT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2011 - UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2010 - UniSA Division of Business "Supporting Student Learning Award" with A/Prof. John Dawes and Prof. Larry Lockshin
2009 - UniSA Supported Teacher Award 2008 - UniSA Quality Teaching Award
2008 - UniSA Division of Business Excellence in Teaching Award
2007 - UniSA Quality Teaching Award
2007 - Division of Business Excellence in Teaching Special Commendation
Teaching & student supervision
