Faculty / School

          School of Business

Department

          Department of Accounting

Position

          Lecturer

Official email address

          [email protected]

 Academic Areas of interest

          Accounting and Finance

 Biography

Joseph Sarpong Konadu who hails from Agona-Asamang in the Ashanti Region was born to Mr. Isaiah Tawiah Mensah and Mrs Hannah Boatemaa (Deceased) popularly known as Ama Tomo started his kindergarten and primary school at Adventist Preparatory School, Amakom-Kumasi and ended his Junior Secondary School at Tweneboah Kodua Internation school at Abuakwa-Kumasi. Having come out with ‘eight ones’ in the BECE in 1997, he went to Bekwai S.D.A Secondary to pursue Agric Science. With his extraordinary interest in accountability and finance, he diverted to study BBA Accounting at Valley View University and achieved a first class honours degree in his area of specialization in 2005. He continued his national service at the National Service Scheme, Regional Office, in Kumasi, where he worked for 4 years. In 2007, he enrolled in master’s program at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Over there he pursued MBA in Accounting and graduated in 2009 as a first class student per the School of Business requirement and as an ‘A’ student per graduate school requirement. Before his graduation ceremony in November, 2009, he got the appointment to lecture at Datalink University College in Tema and switched job in 2011 to Valley View University. He has worked at Valley View University till date and has taught almost all the accounting courses in the Department of Accounting. He was appointed as the Head of the Department of Accounting in May 2016 and has occupied the position till date. Currently he doing his PhD in Accounting and Finance with Adventist University of Philippines.

Academic Degrees

          PhD in Accounting and Finance (in progress)

MBA in Accounting, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2009

BBA in Accounting, Valley View University, 2005

Published Journals Articles

Konadu, J. S. (2014). Liquidity and profitability: empirical evidence from listed Banks in      Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,           http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6038

Conference/ Seminars / Workshop Presentations

          - Global ethical dilemma: issues and challenges. [January 13, 2015].

- Case Centered Management Education Workshop [May 27, 2012] 

- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs): Promoting the use and Rigorous Application of Global Accounting Standards on VVU Campus, Accra [January, 2012]

- INASP (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications) Information

Literacy on Valley View University Campus, Techiman [2011-2012]

- Value-Based Adventist Education: Builder of Character and Competence at Forest Hotel,

          Dodowa-Accra [August 9, 2011]

- Research Methodology Colloquium at Valley View University [April 24, 2013]

Courses taught

          Public Sector Accounting

          Management and Accounting Information System

          Intermediate Accounting I

          Intermediate Accounting II

          Cost and Management Accounting I

          Cost and Management Accounting II

          Taxation

Principles of Accounting I

          Principles of Accounting II

          Introduction to Accounting

Awards and Honours 

          Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of “A” – (KNUST, 2009)

Best accounting student, Valley View University, 2005

          First class honours, Valley View University, 2005

Professional Membership / Affiliations

          Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana