Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents College of Business and Economics .. 2 College of Development Studies .. 74 College of Education and Behavioral Studies .. 93 College of Humanities, Language Studies and Journalism and Communication .. 140 College of Health Sciences .. 161 College of Law and Governance Studies .. 196 College of Natural and Computational Sciences .. 210 College of Social Sciences .. 270 College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture (CVMA) .. 299 Alle School of Fine Arts and Design .. 308 TEACHING INSTITUTES Addis Ababa Institute of Tecchnology (AAiT).

2 309 Ethiopian Institute of Architecture Building Construction and City Development (EiABC) .. 361 Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources (EiWR) .. 365 Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) .. 369 Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology .. 377 IT Doctoral Program 2017/18 AY .. 378 Graduates of 2017/2018 AY Office of Graduate Programs 2 College of Business and Economics Department of Accounting and Finance Regular: MSc Accounting and Finance Abdulwali Mohammed Market structure and its relationship with profitability Performance of Banking Firms: A case of commercial Banking Industry in Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr.

3 Laximikanthum Alexander Endale Lemma The Role of Integrating Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) in Decision Making, Planning and Controlling: The case of Addis Ababa University Supervisor: Dr. Sewale A Arefainie Ayalew Challenges and Prospects of IFRS Adoption process in manufacturing sector of Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr. Abebaw K Ashenafi Melis Wolde Assessment of Accounting practice and accessing of financing of small and medium sized enterprise: an empirical study on wolkite town Administration Supervisor: Dr. Laximikanthum Debebe Tesfaye Messele The relationship between internal audit and information security: An exploratory investigation: in case of Addis Ababa city administration Supervisor: Dr.

4 Habtamu B Ephrem Mengistu The Role of Internal Audit in firms using ERP: Comparative study of Different organizations Supervisor: Dr. Degefa D Graduates of 2017/2018 AY Office of Graduate Programs 3 Gebrie Worku Factors of Profitability on Tax Reporting Entities in small cities: Evidence from Woreta City Administrative in South Gondar Supervisor: Dr. Abebaw K Getachew Asmare Micro business taxation in Ethiopia: Practices and challenges Supervisor: Dr. Wollela A Habtemariam Geta Financial literacy and the success of entrepreneurs /SMEs: A case of SMEs in Addis Ababa city Supervisor: Dr.

5 Abebe Y ISRAEL BIRHANU Effect of Privatization On Selected Privatized Public Enterprises: Pre and Post Privatization Performance Analysis (Targeting Industries Located In Addis Ababa and Its Periphery) Supervisor: Dr. Laximikanthum Jarso Halake Doyo Tax Incentives and Foreign Direct Investment in Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr. Wollela A Jemal Side Yimer An evaluation of the effects of Islamic Banking products on the financial performance of Commercial banks Supervisor: Dr. Laximikanthum Tilahun Getachew Yosaf Assessment of the opportunities and challenges of E-banking service in Ethiopia: a study with reference to selected commercial banks Supervisor: Dr.

6 Alem H Meseret mengistu Investment on accounting information system effect on bank performance: a case of private Commercial banks in Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr. Laximikanthum Graduates of 2017/2018 AY Office of Graduate Programs 4 Mihret Sileshi Role of regular audit conducted by Office of Federal Audit General (OFAG) on Ethiopian Revenue and Custom Authority (ERCA) in improving tax revenues and compliance level of taxpayers Supervisor: Dr. Degefa D Anwar Adem Challenges and prospects of Presumptive Taxation (A case of Arada-sub City Taxa Administration) Supervisor: Dr.

7 Alem H Mohammed Rashid Abdikadir The impact of microfinance institutions on women Empowerment (in case of Somali region) Supervisor: Dr. Abebe Y Roble Yohannes Determinants of Financial distress: empirical evidence from private banks Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr. Abebe Y RukiyaTemam The impact of financial innovation on financial performance of commercial bank of Ethiopia. Supervisor: Dr. Sewale A Seada Ali Determinants of financial and operational sustainability of Ethiopia Microfinance institutions Supervisor: Dr. Abebaw K Samuel Meressa Kassa The Effect of Asset Diversification on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Ethiopia Supervisor: Ato G/Medihin G Seada Kedir VAT Administration Practices and revenue Performance in Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr.

8 Wollela A Maru Telila Financial performance of private commercial Banks in Ethiopia: A CAMEL approach . Supervisor: Ato G/Medihin G Graduates of 2017/2018 AY Office of Graduate Programs 5 Sitty Amino Determinants of Non Performing Loan on Ethiopian Commercial Banks . Supervisor: Dr. Sewale A Tigest Deresse Mengistu Determinant of Life Insurance Demand in Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr. Sewale A Worku Belachew Effects of microfinance credit on the performance of small and medium enterprises: A case study in the Hossana town . Supervisor: Dr. Habtamu B Darge Deressa The Effect of Asset Liability Management on Profitability: a case of private commercial banks in Ethiopia.

9 Supervisor: Ato G/Medihin G Zelalem Mekonnen Determinates of Financial Reporting Quality of Ethiopian Private insurance companies .Supervisor: Dr. Laximikanthum Seyoum Tesfaye Impact of Leverage on Private commercial Banks' Profitability in Ethiopia Supervisor: Dr. Degefa D Yidnekachew Zewdu Chibssa Factors that influence Rental Tax payer's compliance with taxation: an empirical study of Addis Ababa .Supervisor: Dr. Alem H Kiros Tekelhaimanot Abreha Determinates of Tax Efficiency perceptions by Domestic Taxpayers in Ethiopia: The case of Addis Ababa Supervisor: Dr.

10 Alem H Znaye Mamo Effect of capital structure on financial performance of Manufacturing Companies Supervisor: Dr. Abebaw K Graduates of 2017/2018 AY Office of Graduate Programs 6 Extension: MSc Accounting and Finance Bamlaku Berhanu Determinants of Financial Sustainability and Death of Outreach of the Ethiopian Microfinance Institutes Supervisor: Abebaw Kassie (PhD) Gemechis Matewos The Contribution of Police Investigation in Financial Management Practice of Church: a case of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Supervisor.