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Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman

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  6. Liakhova Olena Oleksandrivna

Olena Liakhova

Department:Department of Corporate Finance and Controlling
Position:
Teacher degree:associate professor
Degree:Ph.D. in Economics
Teaching Experience:28
In 1996, she graduated from the Kyiv Institute of National Economy named after D.S. Korotchenko with a degree in "Finance and Credit," specializing in the "Banking Management" program, and was awarded the qualification of Master of Business Administration.
In 2002, she defended her Ph.D. dissertation on the topic "Commercial Banks in the Leasing Business" and obtained a Ph.D. degree in Economics. In 2003, she received the academic title of Associate Professor of the Department of Banking Investments. Until July 1, 2018, she worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of Investment Activity. Since September 1, 2018, she has been working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Corporate Finance and Controlling.
Education:
Kyiv National Economic University (State Higher Educational Institution "Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman"), 1996, Diploma No. DM 000443.
Specialty: Finance and Credit
Program: Banking Management
Qualification: Master of Business Administration
Ph.D. in Economics, Diploma No. DK 016981 dated November 13, 2002.
Specialty: 08.04.01 - Finance, Money Circulation, and Credit
Dissertation topic: "Commercial Banks in the Leasing Business"
Associate Professor of the Department of Banking Investments, Certificate No. 02DC 012010 dated April 20, 2006.
 
Internships and Professional Development:
1. Training "Project Writing. EU Funds", Kyiv, January 24-25, 2020. Central European Academy of Training and Certification (CEASC) 16 hours (0.5 ECTS credits)
 
2. Institute of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman Program: IT Platform for Educational Activities of a Lecturer (Level 1) Certificate of Advanced Training No. 12 SS 02070884 / 070461-22 dated February 15, 2022 (120 hours)
 
3. Advanced Training Course: "Educational Tools for Critical Thinking" Delivered by Serhii Terno via the Prometheus online learning platform Distance learning, 60 hours (2 ECTS credits)
 
4. Certificate issued on February 24, 2023, Identification No. 888c3e1f701c4ed9a630a39767b4f58e4 Anatolii Poruchnyk Educational and Scientific Institute of Business Education Professional Development Program: "Accreditation Coaching" Certificate issued on May 31, 2024, Identification No. 1853 180 hours (6 ECTS credits)
 
5.Advanced training through participation in an international training program within the Erasmus+ DEFEP project "Online Course Instruction: Provided in-depth training on teaching methodologies for distance education." Certificate No. 101083143-DEF/617 dated 21.08.2024 – 90 hours (3 credits)
 
6. International Forum "ECONOMIC RENAISSANCE OF UKRAINE", Kyiv, KNEU. November 20-21, 2024. Certificate dated 21.11.2024 – 12 hours (0.4 credits).
 
Learning Outcomes of the Course
 
1. Knowledge:
1.1 Understanding project planning, monitoring, control, cost management, and change management processes.
Teaching Methods: Lecture, seminar, discussion, discourse.
Assessment Methods: Presentation and defense of work results, tests, quick quizzes, evaluation of analytical and calculation tasks, individual and team assignments, modular test, final test, examination.
 
1.2 Knowledge of international and national project management standards.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, discussion.
 
1.3 Understanding project management approaches: process-based, system-based, results-based, and value-based.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, discussion.
 
1.4 Understanding planning and monitoring processes, control, and deviation analysis of actual values from planned ones.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, analytical report.
 
1.5 Understanding project controlling sections and tools for each section.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, discourse, analytical report.
 
1.6 Understanding approaches to managerial decision-making.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, discourse, analytical report.
 
2. Skills:
2.1 Applying project-based approaches in managing projects and development programs for regions, cities, and companies (enterprises, organizations).
Teaching Methods: Seminar, discussion, discourse.
Assessment Methods: Presentation, discourse, evaluation of individual (team) assignments, quick quizzes, analytical and calculation tasks, modular test, final test, examination.
 
2.2 Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of a project.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, discourse, problem-solving, and case studies.
 
2.3 Using planning and management methods, tools, and techniques.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, problem-solving, discourse, analytical report.
 
2.4 Applying control tools, budgeting, deviation analysis of planned vs. actual indicators, and managing project changes.
 
2.5 Performing economic calculations and project justifications.
 
2.6 Making scientifically justified project management decisions and ensuring their implementation.
 
3. Communication:
Ability to operate in an international environment, apply managerial skills in finance, banking, and insurance, and communicate conclusions, knowledge, and explanations clearly and unambiguously to both specialists and non-specialists. The course fosters practical skills in conducting research and solving real-world problems using appropriate methods and techniques for data collection, storage, and preliminary processing, presenting results using modern technical tools for project analysis.
Teaching Methods: Seminar, analytical report, discussion, problem-solving, and case studies.
Assessment Methods: Evaluation of analytical and calculation tasks, problem-solving exercises, presentations, examination.
 
4. Responsibility and Autonomy:
Demonstrating an understanding of personal responsibility for professional and/or managerial decisions and recommendations that can improve the efficiency of project controlling tools or influence project evaluation, including:
 
4.1 Analyzing causes and factors affecting project evaluation results.
4.2 Developing recommendations for resource efficiency improvement in financial modeling, analyzing, and optimizing project capital structure.
4.3 Developing practical recommendations for enhancing project management effectiveness.
4.4 Justifying the selection of alternative investment projects and assessing their efficiency considering risks.
 
Teaching Methods: Seminar, analytical report, discussion, problem-solving, case study.
Assessment Methods: Evaluation of problem-solving tasks, presentations, case studies, examination.
 
Availability of Published Educational and Methodological Materials 
The presence of published educational and methodological manuals, self-study guides for higher education students and distance learning, electronic courses on licensed educational platforms, lecture notes, practical guides, methodological instructions/recommendations, syllabi, and other printed educational and methodological works, totaling three titles:  
 
1.Educational and Methodological Complex for the Study of the Elective Discipline "Project Financing" for students of the second (master's) level of education under the educational programs "Investment Management" and "Financial Management and Controlling" (2021, 2023).
 
2. Sectoral Finance: Distance Learning Course in the MOODLE system / N.D. Babyak, O.O. Lyakhova, Ye.O. Shakhovalova. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2020. [Electronic resource]. Access: http://do-m.kneu.kiev.ua/.
 
3. Corporate Finance: Distance Learning Course in the MOODLE system / O.O. Lyakhova, O.M. Yurkevych. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2021. [Electronic resource]. Access: http://do-m.kneu.kiev.ua/.
 
4. Sectoral Finance: Exam Course for Distance Learning Students in the MOODLE system / N.D. Babyak, O.O. Lyakhova, Ye.O. Shakhovalova. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2020. [Electronic resource]. Access: http://do-m.kneu.kiev.ua/.
 
5. Project Financing: Distance Learning Course in the MOODLE system / O.O. Lyakhova. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2020. [Electronic resource]. Access: http://do-m.kneu.kiev.ua/.
 
6. Project Financing: Exam Course for Distance Learning Students in the MOODLE system / O.O. Lyakhova. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2020. [Electronic resource]. Access: http://do-m.kneu.kiev.ua/.
 
7. Project Financing: Elective Course for Distance Learning Students in the MOODLE system / O.O. Lyakhova. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2019 (updated in 2023). [Electronic resource]. Access: http://do-m.kneu.kiev.ua/.
 
8. Project Controlling: Distance Learning Course in the MOODLE system / O.O. Lyakhova. – Kyiv: KNEU, 2021. [Electronic resource]. Access: http://do-m.kneu.kiev.ua/.
 
9. Educational and Methodological Complex for the Study of the Discipline "Corporate Finance" for students of the first (bachelor's) level of education under the educational program "Corporate Finance" (2020, 2021) on the TEAMS (Office 365 - KNEU) platform. Access: TEAMS link (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3A-nKC-7nPsViMKyiheCdGp-teV-G3D-wvgd8qtmcSIyc1%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=2ec2413c-9d0a-476b-b7a3-c28e4838167a&tenantId=726204ed-52fe-41de-b46b-6041c7cb52ef).
 
10. Development of Test Tasks for the Entrance Professional Examination Ticket FF - OPP "Investment Management" - FFFI06. Developers: Lyakhova O.O., Mayorova T.V., Myakyshchenko O.M., Urvantseva S.V. (on the MOODLE platform), 2022.
 
11. Educational and Methodological Complex for the Study of the Discipline "Corporate Finance" for students of the first (bachelor's) level of education (2023) (co-authored with Ph.D., Associate Professor O.M. Yurkevych) for the educational program "Enterprise Economics".
 
12. Educational and Methodological Complex for the Study of the Discipline "Corporate Finance" for students of the first (bachelor's) level of education (2023) (co-authored with Ph.D., Associate Professor O.M. Yurkevych) for the educational program "Agrobusiness and Agrotrading Economics".
 
13. Project Controlling: Online Course on the ILIAS platform / O.O. Lyakhova, 2023. [Electronic resource]. URL: ILIAS Marburg (https://uni-marburg.de/).
 
14. Development of Test Tasks for the Entrance Professional Examination Ticket FF - OPP "Investment Management" - FFFI06. Developers: Lyakhova O.O., Mayorova T.V., Myakyshchenko O.M., Urvantseva S.V. (on the MOODLE platform), 2022.
 
 
Professional Activity through Participation in Professional and/or Public Associations
 
1. Member of the NGO "Center for Applied Economic Research SMART".
2. Associate Member of the Ukrainian Association for Management and Business Education Development (UARMBO), Certificate No. 1621.
 
Teaching Disciplines
 
At the first (bachelor's) level:
Corporate Finance
Sectoral Finance
 
At the second (master's) level:
Project Financing
Project Controlling