Faculty Profile

Thomas Williams

Title
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Texas Tech University, 2009. 
Major: Business Administration
Degree Specialization: Finance
Dissertation Title: Two Essays on Going Private Transactions
MBA, Texas Tech University, 1999. 
Major: General Business
Degree Specialization: Finance
BBA, Texas A&M University, 1998. 
Major: Finance





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
FINA 5170.080, Financial Management, Summer 2024 
FINA 4800.768, Internship, Summer 2024 
FINA 4310.001, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Summer 2024 
FINA 5310.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FINA 5170.002, Financial Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FINA 5170.003, Financial Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FINA 5700.001, Integrative Capstone Course in Finance, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FINA 4800.759, Internship, Spring 2024 
FINA 5800.761, Internship, Spring 2024 


          
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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*


            
                    

                    FINA 5170.040, Financial Management, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.080, Financial Management, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.081, Financial Management, Fall 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5800.761, Internship, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.001, Financial Management, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 4310.001, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 5310.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Management, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.002, Financial Management, Spring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5700.001, Integrative Capstone Course in Finance, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4800.759, Internship, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5800.761, Internship, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5800.762, Internship, Spring 8W2 2023 
                    

                    FINA 5310.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Management, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5310.601, Advanced Topics in Financial Management, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.040, Financial Management, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.080, Financial Management, Fall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4800.759, Internship, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4800.764, Internship, Fall 8W2 2022 
                    

                    FINA 5800.761, Internship, Fall 2022 
                    

                    FINA 5170.001, Financial Management, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.002, Financial Management, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5310.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Management, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4300.001, Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity Management, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5700.001, Integrative Capstone Course in Finance, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5800.761, Internship, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5310.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Management, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5310.026, Advanced Topics in Financial Management, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 5170.040, Financial Management, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.080, Financial Management, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.086, Financial Management, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4800.759, Internship, Fall 2021 
                    

                    FINA 5800.761, Internship, Fall 2021 
                    

                    FINA 5170.001, Financial Management, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.002, Financial Management, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4310.001, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Summer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.501, Financial Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5700.001, Integrative Capstone Course in Finance, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5800.762, Internship, Spring 8W2 2021 
                    

                    FINA 4310.003, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.001, Financial Management, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.040, Financial Management, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.080, Financial Management, Fall 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4800.759, Internship, Fall 2020 
                    

                    FINA 5700.001, Integrative Capstone Course in Finance, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 4310.002, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 5170.040, Financial Management, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4310.001, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 3770.001, Finance, Summer 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 3770.501, Finance, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4300.501, Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity Management, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    FINA 5170.040, Financial Management, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4310.002, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 3770.501, Finance, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4300.501, Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity Management, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5700.001, Integrative Capstone Course in Finance, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5170.040, Financial Management, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4500.001, International Finance, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4310.002, Valuation and Financial Decisions, Fall 2017 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
Kozloski, T., Meckfessel, M., Moehrle, S. R., Williams, T. C. (2016). Developments in accounting regulation: A synthesis and annotated bibliography of evidence and commentary in the 2014 academic literature. Research in Accounting Regulation. 28(1), 22-41. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.racreg.2016.03.003
Moehrle, S. R., Bolt-Lee, C., Reynolds-Moehrle, J. A., Williams, T. C. (2013). Developments in accounting regulation: A synthesis and annotated bibliography of evidence and commentary in the 2010 academic literature. Research in Accounting Regulation. 25(1), 53-76. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.racreg.2012.12.001



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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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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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			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):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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