Faculty Profile

Michael Neel

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Accounting
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Texas A&M University, 2011. 
Major: Accounting





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2024 Syllabus
ACCT 2010.012, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 6950.711, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023 
                    

                    ACCT 5270.001, Managerial Cost Accounting, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.012, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 6950.724, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.007, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 6950.711, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.012, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 6950.724, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    ACCT 6950.711, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    ACCT 3110.002, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 3110.006, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 6010.708, Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting Research, Summer 5W2 2021 
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.013, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.007, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 6010.705, Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting Research, Summer 5W2 2020 
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ACCT 2010.013, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ACCT 2010.005, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ACCT 2010.007, Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting), Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Neel, M., Safdar, I., Odusami, B.  (2022). Accounting information and left‑tail risk. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 58(4), 1709-1740. 
Lobo, G. J., Neel, M. J., Rhodes, A.  (2018). Accounting comparability and relative performance evaluation in CEO compensation. Review of Accounting Studies. 23(3), 1137-1176. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85048660615
Neel, M. J. (2017). Accounting comparability and economic outcomes of mandatory ifrs adoption. Contemporary Accounting Research. 34(1), 658-690. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84978386246
Ahmed, A. S., Neel, M. J., Wang, D.  (2013). Does Mandatory Adoption of IFRS Improve Accounting Quality? Preliminary Evidence. Contemporary Accounting Research. 30(4), 1344-1372. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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