Contact Information

Office Hours

• Monday: 3:00 -- 4:30
• Tuesday: 3:00 -- 4:30
• Wednesday: 3:00 -- 4:30
• Thursday: 3:00 -- 4:30

Education

• PhD, Touro University International, 2004
• M.S., Western International University, 1990
• MTax, Washington School of Law, 1988
• B.S., Arizona State University, 1981

Recommended Reading

• Democracy: The God That Failed, H. H. Hoppe
• The Ethics of Liberty, Murray N. Rothbard
• The Economics and Ethics of Private Property, H. H. Hoppe
• The Ultimate Resource, Julian Simon

Recommended Web Links

• The Ludwig von Mises Institute
• The Foundation for Economic Education
• The Independent Institute
• The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
• Property and Environment Research Center

Classes

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ACC 203

Title: Intermediate Accounting I Catalog Description: An in-depth study of various aspects of financial statements prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles. Topics include a review of basic accounting theory and practice, the development of accounting standards, the conceptual framework of accounting, the treatment of cash, receivables, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and intangibles.

ACC 220

Title: Microcomputer Accounting Systems Catalog Description: Introduction to actual computerized accounting systems being used in the business world. Emphasis is on the application of basic accounting theory using a case study approach. My Comments: Taught every semester, online.

ECON 102

Title: Principles of Microeconomics Catalog Description: Study of the causes and effects of individuals' choices among alternative uses of scarce resources. Topics include supply and demand analysis, price determination, theories of various market structures, competition and coordination, labor, the role of profit and interest, and government involvement in the economy. My Comments: Taught every semester, alternating online and interactive video formats.

ECON 103

Title: Principles of Macroeconomics Catalog Description: Basic price and quantity relationships, study of monetary systems and policy, inflation, production and growth, recession, unemployment, fiscal policy, supply and demand perspectives, international exchange, and governmental-market relationships. Formerly ECON 101. My Comments: Taught every semester, alternating online and interactive video formats.

ECON 104

Title: Current Economic Issues Catalog Description: Analysis of current economic issues and their relevance to individuals in their roles as consumers, workers, businessmen, and voters. Economic theories and concepts are utilized in explaining important social interaction relating to such topics as medical care, anti-trust policy, price controls, drug prohibition, environmentalism, tax policy, public debt, and income distribution. (Formerly ECON 104, Economics Issues) My Comments: Taught online every semester

ECON 295

Title: Special Topics in Economics Catalog Description: Various short courses and workshops covering a variety of topics. This course will be variable credit of one-to-three credits depending on the course content and number of hours required. The course may be repeated for up to six credits. My Comments: Topic for Fall 2009: Globalization and the Outsourcing Controversy

ECON 307

Title: Environmental Economics Catalog Description: An application of the principles of marginal analysis and economic reasoning to the environment. Differing perspectives on issues relating to ownership, property rights, preservation incentives under different scenarios, the Coase theorem, trade-offs among human values, distributional effects of varying uses of scarce resources, and differing public policy issues. Formerly ECON 307, Economics of the Environment) My Comments: Taught online each Spring.

ECON 311

Title: Professional Ethics Catalog Description: A study of the nature of ethical thinking and its application to judgments about actions of people that make up society. Topics to be considered include ethical relativism, moral virtues and vices, foundations of morality, alternative theoretical perspectives on moral judgment, egoism, altruism, and legal and regulatory perspectives related to ethics in business. Also available as PHIL 311. My Comments: Taught every semester, alternating online and interactive video formats.

ECON 317

Title: Economics of Taxation Catalog Description: An examination of common economic and moral justifications for, and effects of, binary intervention in the economy; specific forms of taxation; the incidence of taxation; progressive, flat, regressive, and head-tax schemes; canons of justice in taxation; costs of tax collection; distribution of tax burden; non-monetary (implicit) forms of taxation; and taxation as a tool of social engineering. My Comments: Taught online in a compressed format each Late Spring (June).

ECON 365

Title: Labor Economics Catalog Description: An application of economic theory relating to labor issues. Topics include determination of wage and employment levels, worker cartels, fringe benefits, subsistence wages, minimum wage laws, living wage laws, unemployment compensation, fairness in wage distribution, the division of labor, and tenure systems. My Comments: Taught online each semester.

FIN 240

Title: Introduction to Budgeting Catalog Description: An introduction to financial budgeting in public or private organizations. Topics include the time value of money, the mathematics of finance, production and cash budgets, and capital budgeting. My Comments: Taught every semester online

FIN 310

Title: Applied Accounting and Finance Catalog Description: Course is designed to provide the student with the keys, concepts, and tools used in understanding the financial functions of a business enterprise. For those students with no previous education or experience in accounting, the course will include an introduction to the essential concepts necessary in understanding formal financial statements from the user's perspective. My Comments: Taught every semester, alternating online and interactive video formats.

FIN 405

Title: Case Problems in Managerial Finance Catalog Description: Analysis of financial problems encountered by various types of business organizations using a case-study approach. Topics include interpreting financial statements, evaluation of financial performance, financial forecasting, growth management, financial instruments and markets, risk analysis, business valuation, and capital budgeting.