Sunday Morning Feb 3 2013 Three students in the ethics class alerted me that Blackbaord is down. If it is down I cannot send an announcement on it. Clearly no student will be held liable to do something that cannot be done. If BB is down you cannot post, try back a few times, I…

Thursday January 31 2013  Your sales and support team forwarded your inquiry to technical support. I wanted to let you know that the display view for all students in the following courses has been corrected: * Intermed Acct I (T&R) – Course Key: E-TWQN3AFX4Q8AE * Intermediate Acct I (M&W) – Course Key: E-TWQNPDHRH26E9 *  Intermediate…

Thursday January 31 2013  It's that time of the year again, we need nominations for the Accounting Student of the Year. OUr past winners include Arturo Villareal, Ericka Martinez, and Remi DeLouche. We are looking for students who not only display academic ability but have been active on campus. The winner will have his or…

Wednesday January 30 2013 IBM partners with Waterfund to create a new global water index. This wil reflect the actual cost of producing water. Now wter is priced under its cost. We are studying derivatives in class. Here is another creative used of a derivative. No doubt this will lead to a water futures contract…

Monday January 28 2013 Hi Dr. Elam I wanted to confirm that the e-books for both Acct 3311 ( has been on the site since 1/14) and Acct 3312 are now live on the Office Depot site. If any students need assistance in placing their orders or logging in with the access please refer them…

Monday January 28 2013 It is 8:33 AM and I have just concluded reading scanning underlining the Monday WSJ. How many TAMUSA business students did that I wonder?  here are a few things I learned or  caught up on.  The US lead from behind strategy continues to embolden terrorists, they studied and had knowledge of the…

Friday Jan 25 2013 Robin Wong suggests the key to success is persistence.   The honest truth is, there is no shortcut. You cannot bypass the steps of going through all the failures, or shooting all the ordinary photographs, until you finally be able to achieve something beyond the normal photographs. I still find most of…

Friday January 25 2013 TAMUSA Student Alesha Heineman Provided us with a great summary of Bruce Howard's presentation yesterday. Nonverbal Communication Notes from Mr. Howard’s lecture · 55% of communication is indicated through body language! · Make a positive first impression. Dress for success! · 5 Different types of nonverbal communication 1. Repetition- Example) Nodding…

Wednesday  January 23 2013 We have a Gleim student rep on campus, she  is Ericka M Barrientos <erickam.barrientos@jaguar.tamu.edu> Gleim has begun their own free series of You Tube Videos. Go to this link, again this is free. http://www.youtube.com/user/GleimAccounting So far they cover the CPA exam, the Registered Tax Preparer exam,and some ideas on how to sudy…

Wednesday January 23 2013  An alert student asks about the message that she should send more money to Cengage for continued access to Cengage Now. The simple short answer is NO, you have paid all you need to apy with your tuiltion. The access I gave you  is what is usually a free look period.…