Dr. Heshan V.A. Wickramasuriya heshanw@pdn.ac.lk PERSONAL Name : Heshan V. A. Wickramasuriya Date of Birth : 14 Oct. 1954 Sex : Male Position : Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. Sri Lanka Address : Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Phone : 081-2395527 e-mail : heshanw@pdn.ac.lk ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS B.Sc. (Agric) Sri Lanka 2 nd Class Upper Division, 1979 M.Ed. (Agricultural Education) Pennsylvania State University. 1983 Ph.D. (Agricultural Education) Pennsylvania State University. 1985 OTHER OVERSEAS TRAINING Diploma in Professional Studies in Education, University of Wolverhampton, 10 mths. 1991/92 Awarded certificate for Superior Performance at the Program for Development Managers, at the Asian Institute of Management, Philippines. (1 Month - 1987) Training in Health Related Social Science Research, University of Antwerp, Belgium 2 months in 1990 & 1991 TEACHING & ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Gr. II., Faculty of Agriculture, 1986-2005 Visiting Lecturer, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya (1986-2005)
Coordinator, Teaching Methods Unit, Faculty of Agriculture (1993, & 2001) Member, Planning Committee, Staff Development Centre (University of Peradeniya) 1999 2005 Trainer, a number of Teaching Methods Unit (Faculty of Agriculture) workshops 1992 1999 Trainer, Staff Development Centre (University of Peradeniya) workshops conducted for staff of all Universities in Sri Lanka 2000 2005 INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Maha Illuppallama University Unit, 1985 1991. Was involved in administration, infrastructure development, and a limited outreach project. Introduced undergraduate courses in the areas of i) Agricultural Education and ii) Programme Development under the new syllabus of the Faculty of Agriculture. Initiated, developed and currently in charge of the Information Technology Laboratory of the Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture. 1997 2005 Proposal writer IRQUE QEF grant of US $ 1 million for Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. 2004 Maintained & Upgraded EdRex- the software used to automate the examination procedures and issuing of transcripts. 1999 2005 Played a role (as then Secretary of the Board of Study) in developing the new M.Sc. in Organizational Management at the PGIA. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES/ RESOURCE PERSON Trainer in training workshop conducted for all Tea Inspectors of the TSHDA by the Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, on Participatory Rural Appraisal techniques. 1996. Training of paper presenters for the PGIA Annual Congress. 1996-2004 Training of trainers, Regional (South Asian Region) workshops on Food and Nutrition Programme Planning and Management. 2001, 2002 Resource Person, Short course on agricultural finance and rural financial markets PGIA. 2000, 2001, 2003 Trainer on database management, for Council on Agricultural Research Policy, Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Export Agriculture. 2001 Trainer in workshops conducted for the Dept. Animal Production & Health personnel of the North Central Province, on Motivation and Assertiveness. 2003. Resource person, a number of Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Education, and other workshops. AWARDS Award for Superior Performance at the Asian Institute of Management (Manila), Program for Development Managers, 1987.
Research cum training/travel award under the Triangle Programme of the University of Peradeniya, University of Antwerp, and University of Connecticut on Social Science and Health. 1990 & 1991 RESEARCH & CREATIVE WORK Computer software developed Mahaweli Flora 2001 Information System of Plants in Mahaweli Areas. Developed for Natural Resources Management Services (Pvt.) Ltd. of Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka. EdRex Versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 (1998 2005). Automation of all procedures of Examination Unit of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. In use for the past 5 years. Monitor 2003. A Project Monitoring Information System for an NGO project. (Project of CARE Sri Lanka) ARTICLES Wickramasuriya, HVA. 1991. An analysis of social factors affecting a home-gardening project by school children in a rural area of Sri Lanka. In Peeters, R.F. and Lewis JA, (Eds.) The Triangle Programme, Social Science and Health in Sri Lanka. University of Antwerp. Wickramasuriya, HVA. 1992. Lessons from a home garden project in Sri Lanka. In Silva KT, Aponso HA, and Peeters, R. (Eds.) Feedback from health social science research in Sri Lanka. Centre for Intersectoral Community Health Studies, University of Peradeniya. Kumari BCP, & HVA Wickramasuriya, 1998. Development of a computer package on agricultural project analysis for banks. Award Winning Papers of the Annual Research Sessions 1998, University of Peradeniya. ISBN 955-589-036-6 (Award for best undergraduate project in the whole university.) Wickramasuriya HVA, M. Basnayake, A. Angammana. 2000. Development of EdRex A computer package for the automation of examination procedures in the Faculty of Agriculture. Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions 2000. University of Peradeniya. ISBN 955-589-034-X o Selected as best presentation at the Faculty level. WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS Gunasena HPM, Kotagama HB, Wickramasuriya, HVA. (Eds.) Coastal Resources Management in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of a workshop. August 1999. International Development Research Centre Regional Office (South Asia). Held at the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. Wickramasuriya, HVA, Ginige I, Andrahennedige, S. 1999. Alternative agricultural employment for coral miners. In Gunasena HPM, Kotagama HB, Wickramasuriya, HVA. (Eds.) Coastal Resources Management in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of a workshop. August 1999. International Development Research
Centre Regional Office (South Asia). Held at the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS Pitadeniya, AM, Wickramasuriya, HVA, Somaratne, A, & Wadasinghe, G. 1999. Development of a technical guide on pruning of tea. Annual Research Sessions, 1999. Proceedings and Abstracts. University of Peradeniya. ISBN 955-557-048-5. p17 Somaratne, KWHAN, Wickramasuriya HVA, 2001. Development of a conceptual network for agricultural extension. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS). Proceedings of the 57 th Annual Session. Part I Abstracts. p 280 Ratnapala WKAN, Wickramasuriya HVA, Perera BMK, Sangakkara R, Salgado M. 2001. The development of a manual on dissertation writing for agricultural undergraduates. Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions 2001, University of Peradeniya. Vol 6. ISBN 955-583-063-0. p16 (A commended paper) Chandraratne, GYK, Wickramasuriya HVA, Miranda R, Indatissa B. 2002. Development of a Project Management Information System for NGOs. Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions, University of Peradeniya. Vol 7. ISBN 955-589-056-0. p 10 (A commended paper) Kodagoda NMK, Wickramasuriya HVA, 2002. Development of selected components of a Human Resource Information System for John Keels Food Products. Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions, University of Peradeniya.Vol 7. ISBN 955-589-056-0. p 28. Wickramasuriya, HVA, C. Sivayoganathan, & WADP Wanigasundara. 2003. Development of a computer based glossary for agricultural extension. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions. Vol. 8. ISBN 955-589-060-9. p22 Sooriyapathirana, DSS, HVA Wickramasuriya, & DC Bandara. 2003. A user-friendly software to analyze the binary data of DNA finger printing. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions. Vol. 8. ISBN 955-589-060-9. p 15 Gunaratne, CA, Wickramasuriya, HVA, Gunaratne, LHP. 2004. Determination of undergraduates attitudes towards leadership. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions. Vol. 9. ISBN 955-589-072-2. p 8 DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE Presentation at Professional Association Delivered an address, by invitation, at the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, on the identification of key leaders for village level communication. 1987. Outreach Project
Project on Micro-credit self-employment project for unemployed youth. 1987-1988 Technical Guides/Manuals - (Sinhala) Somaratne A., de Silva A, Wickramasuriya HVA, Wadasinghe G. 1998. The dalu neleema. (Technical guide on tea plucking). Tea Small Holders Development Authority. 53 Pages Somaratne A, Wadasinghe G., Wickramasuriya HVA, Pitadeniya AM., Thalagoda SA. 2001. The kappaduwa (Technical guide on tea pruning). Tea Small Holders Development Authority. 60 Pages Karunakalage IN, AN Jayakody, HVA Wickramasuriya. 2001. Pasa sangrakshanya. (Technical guide on soil conservation in). Sri Lanka Hadabima Authority. 49 Pages Technical Guides/Manuals - (English) Ratnapala A., Perera BMK, Wickramasuriya HVA, Sangakkara R, Salgado M. 2003. How to write your dissertation. Dept. of Agric. Extension, University of Peradeniya. 67 Pages. ISBN 955-589-047-1 Sections in Books Wickramasuriya, HVA 1991. Home Garden. In Aponso, HA., Your Child Your Family. Colombo, Ananda Press. ISBN 955-95370-0-8. pp 96 103 Wickramasuriya, HVA. 2000. Information Systems for Decision Making in Organizations. In Sandaratne, N. Agricultural Finance and Rural Financial Markets. Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. 12 pages. UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES Lecturer in Charge, University Unit, Maha Illuppallama. (1985 1987, 1991) Senior Student Counselor 1989, 1990, 1991 Member, Board of Study in Agricultural Economics & Extension, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. 1989-1991 Representative of the Faculty Board to the Senate of the University of Peradeniya (1993-1995) Secretary, Board of Study in Agricultural Economics & Extension, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya (1994-1996) Member, Senate Library committee, 1995 Chairman, English Language Programme Committee, Faculty of Agriculture (1996) Secretary, Board of Study in Agricultural Extension, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya (1997-1998)
Member of team that prepared report on Teacher Evaluation submitted to the Senate, University of Peradeniya. 1998. Chairman, Library Committee, Faculty of Agriculture (1998) Chairman, Board of Study in Agricultural Extension, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya (1999-2002) Member, Board of Management, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. 2001,2002 Co-Chairman, Computer Services Management Committee, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 2002-2003 Head, Dept. of Agricultural Extension, University of Peradeniya. 2002-2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------