7th observaion!!

Hello Everyone!

Today I have been granted the opportunity to interview Senior Accounting Major Kendall Ramsijew. Kendall is currently working his part time student employment position as a resident advisor for the Commons Dormitory. Kendall is the president of the Accounting club and an executive board member of Nova’s student government association. On his free time, Kendall practices soccer with his recreational partners whom strive towards a successful intramural season here at Nova. Kendall has also successfully achieved the Deans list through a GPA of 3.86 overall.

We are currently sitting in the front desk of the Commons. It is 8:00 pm on a normal Tuesday night. Due to the low traffic of student residents, Kendall took out his accounting text book and notes and is reviewing the material for his Advanced Accounting Course. Advance accounting is the last financial accounting course for the undergraduate accounting program. The course is taught by Dr. Randall Rentfro who also teaches Intermediate Accounting III. In order to avoid getting Kendall in trouble with his supervisor, I only asked the 5 questions regarding his school work and social activities which consumed about 30 minutes.

1. How often do you study for Advanced Accounting?

Well during the non exam weeks I review the material from class for about 2 hours 4 days a week.

2. What are the assignments of the course?

The course is broken down with 3 exams and 2 papers.

3. How do you study for exams?

My study group and I meet once a week, usually Saturdays around 2 pm in the business building to review the course material and class discussions. When an exam is with in 2 weeks we will meet in the business building 5 days a week for about 3 to 4 hours a meet. We often refrain from "crunching" material the last couple of days because that creates stress and mental blocks.

4. What do you find the most difficult thing about this course?

The topic of Consolidating financial statements. Consolidation is a process done by upper level accountants in order to combine financial statement when 2 companies merge. This topic is relatively difficult because of all the small details that cannot be overlooked and it requires a lot of study time and effort to fully comprehend the subject.

5. Briefly describe the environment of the classroom.

There are about 12 students in the day class which is held on Tuesday and Thursdays from 10:45-12:00 pm. Classes are held in the business building in room 2061. There is a lot of interactions between the professor and the students. Rentfro often does examples and encourages students to participate and answer questions.

Hope you guys enjoyed this observation and stay tuned for the next!