As an industry thought leader in accounting education, I have presented globally at conferences and with associations to drive change in accounting curriculum. See CV for details.
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Accounting education, Financial accounting, Financial planning and analysis Application of cognitive research, Thought leader on cognitive research to high-stakes exams
Teaching
courses taught
ACCT 3220 - Corporate Financial Reporting 1
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Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2023
First of a two-course sequence intended to provide students with increased fluency in the language of business. Focuses on U.S. and international accounting concepts and methods that underlie financial statements and the related implications for interpreting financial accounting information.
ACCT 3320 - Cost Management
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Spring 2021
Provides cost analysis for the support of management decision making. Analyzes activities, cost behavior, role of accounting in planning, financial modeling,and managerial uses of cost data.
ACCT 4240 - Advanced Financial Accounting
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Examines advanced financial accounting theory and practice, emphasizing U.S. and international accounting for business combinations, consolidated financial statements, and accounting for partnerships, not-for-profits and governments. Same as ACCT 5240.
ACCT 4250 - Financial Statement Analysis
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Focuses on the use of U.S. and international accounting information by decision-makers external to the firm. Considers judgments made by investors, security analysts, bank lending officers, and auditors. Emphasizes impact of changes to financial statement elements, equity valuation and profitability analysis. Same as ACCT 5250.
ACCT 5240 - Advanced Financial Accounting
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Examines advanced financial accounting theory and practice, emphasizing U.S. and international accounting for business combinations, consolidated financial statements, and accounting for partnerships, not-for-profits and governments. Same as ACCT 4240.
ACCT 5250 - Financial Statement Analysis
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Focuses on the use of U.S. and international accounting information by decision-makers external to the firm. Considers judgments made by investors, security analysts, bank lending officers, and auditors. Emphasizes impact of changes to financial statement elements, equity valuation and profitability analysis. Same as ACCT 4250.
BCOR 2203 - Principles of Accounting I
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Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
The course builds a basic understanding of how information regarding a firm's resources and obligations is conveyed to decision makers outside the firm. Students will be exposed to both a user-perspective (how to read and analyze financial accounting reports) and a preparer-perspective (how business transactions affect the financial statements). Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the accounting cycle, or the system with which businesses process and record their business events to create the financial statements. Credit not granted for this course and BCOR 2000, BCOR 2002.
MBAX 6710 - Financial Statement Analysis
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Focuses on the use of accounting information by decision makers external to the firm. Considers judgments made by security analysts, bank lending officers and auditors. Emphasizes impact of changes to financial statement elements, profitability analysis and equity valuation. Same as ACCT 6250.
