Professor Elam
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Weekend Nov 7 2015 Firms now exist allowing one to 'outsource' attending class and taking exams on line. Ethical Question-what does this say about the ethics of both client and firm? Is it ethical for schools to fail to do anything to identify who is taking the exam? How will this affect the value of…
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Wed Nov 4, 2015 More public firms are disclosing information on ther relations with the external auditor. This is a part of the idea of transparent governance. I expect this trend will continue.
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Monday Nov 2, 2015 A third of 18-34 year olds are living at home after graduating from college. Most find jobs but the first debt re payment is due in six months. So instead of renting an apartment, the money goes for the student loan. This is not a sustainable trend….
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2015 I have urged students to pick an accounting certification and begin working toward it ASAP. I notice that most fail to take the first step, which is registering to take an exam. Doing that and sending some money, is the difference between intent and commitment! So I am passing along Texas…
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Thursday Oct 21, 2015 Four of our student attended the October meeting of San Antonio Institute of Internal Auditors. Price Waterhouse is re opening their office in San Antonio. So PwC was the sponsor and a big data analyst from their Dallas office offered up the program. We saw lots of friends there from USAA,…
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Monday Oct 19 2015 I am changing my tutoring schedule time to Saturdays only from 10AM-2PM at the main campus, room 208. I will no longer be available to tutor in the evenings during school nights at Brooks. This change is scheduled to take effect Nov 1, which is two weeks away. Please inform…
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Weekend Oct 16, 2015 This past week I learned that an intra mural program is getting underway. Trevor Brunhet, Competitive Sports Coordinator, Recreational Sports, sent me this update. We are partnering with Palo Alto College so that we have access to their facilities to support any sport that needs a court or field of any…
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Thursday Oct 8, 2015 The scholarship portal is located here. I see in today's Express News that Bill Greedy has donated a million dollars towards scholarships for TAMUSA students. That is not on the linked page yet.
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Tuesday October 6, 2015 This article in the Journal of Accountancy describes techniques accounting firms are using to attract new talent. I thought this might be interesting for your 'career file.'
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Tuesday Sept 29, 2015 Ralph Nelson Elliott was an accountant by trade. During an protracted illness he began studying patters of stock market behavior. He concluded that mass human behavior occurred in a three steps forward, interrupted by two steps backward. He used his own name to term this the Elliott Wave Principle. Use this link to…
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