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Aaron S. Nelson

Assistant Professor
Accounting and Information Systems

Office Building: Business Administration Building
Office Room: 208
Phone: (915) 747-7755
Email: asnelson@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Master's in Accountancy Teaching Excellence Award - The Master's in Accountancy (12/15/2022)

Education

Ph D in Accounting and Management Info Systems, The Ohio State University (2018)

Publications

The Importance of Cybersecurity Disclosures in Customer Relationships. Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance (2024), Aaron S. Nelson, Shensi Wang.
Words to use with care? CEO dispositional optimism vs overconfidence Finance Research Letters 59 (2024), Sergio A. Grove, Aaron S. Nelson, Eduardo D. Villacis Calderon, Kevin E. Dow.
The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions? Issues in Accounting Education (2023), David A. Wood, Aaron S. Nelson, Adam Esplin.

Presentations

• Introduction to Text Analytics in Internal Auditing using Alteryx (2024), Kevin E. Dow, Aaron S. Nelson.
Positive Externalities of Credit Ratings: Customer Downgrades, Supplier Performance, and Investor Perception (2024), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Aaron S. Nelson, Eva Liang, Wenye Tang.
Words to use with care? CEO dispositional optimism vs overconfidence (2023), Sergio A. Grove, Aaron S. Nelson, Eduardo D. Villacis Calderon, Kevin E. Dow.
Trickle-Down Overconfidence: The Impact of Customer Overconfidence on Supplier Firms (2020), Volume Virtual, Aaron S. Nelson.
Trickle-Down Overconfidence: The Impact of Customer Overconfidence on Supplier Firms (2020), Volume Virtual, Aaron S. Nelson.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management	16904
Fall 2025	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	12823
Fall 2025	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	12618

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management	16904
Fall 2025	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	12823
Fall 2025	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	12618
Spring 2025	ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management	26879
Spring 2025	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	27558
Fall 2024	ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management	16523	Syllabus
Fall 2024	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	13139	Syllabus
Fall 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	17241	Syllabus
Fall 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	17745	Syllabus
Summer 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	33989
Spring 2024	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	23553	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	22775	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	23482	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	13681	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	13012	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	13667	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis	26873
Spring 2023	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	23960
Fall 2022	ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis	18386	Syllabus
Fall 2022	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	17016	Syllabus
Spring 2022	ACCT 6389 - Accounting Independet Study	28585
Spring 2022	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	22537	Syllabus
Spring 2022	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	24526	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ACCT 6389 - Accounting Independet Study	19857	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	12063	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	14939	Syllabus
Spring 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	21909	Syllabus
Spring 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	22781	Syllabus
Fall 2020	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	12193	Syllabus
Fall 2020	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	12194	Syllabus
Spring 2020	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	22630
Spring 2020	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	26945
Fall 2019	ACCT 5394 - Current Issues in Accounting	19379
Fall 2019	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	12343	Syllabus
Summer 2019	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	36531	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management	16523	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	13139	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	17241	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	17745	Evaluation
Summer 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	33989	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	23553	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	22775	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	23482	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	13681	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	13012	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	13667	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis	26873	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	23960	Evaluation
Fall 2022	ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis	18386	Evaluation
Fall 2022	ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone	17016	Evaluation
Spring 2022	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	22537	Evaluation
Spring 2022	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	24526	Evaluation
Fall 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	12063	Evaluation
Fall 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	14939	Evaluation
Spring 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	21909	Evaluation
Spring 2021	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	22781	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	12193	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I	12194	Evaluation
Spring 2020	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	22630	Evaluation
Spring 2020	ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I	26945	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Master's in Accountancy Teaching Excellence Award - The Master's in Accountancy (12/15/2022)

Ph D in Accounting and Management Info Systems, The Ohio State University (2018)

Publications

The Importance of Cybersecurity Disclosures in Customer Relationships. Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance (2024), Aaron S. Nelson, Shensi Wang.
Words to use with care? CEO dispositional optimism vs overconfidence Finance Research Letters 59 (2024), Sergio A. Grove, Aaron S. Nelson, Eduardo D. Villacis Calderon, Kevin E. Dow.
The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions? Issues in Accounting Education (2023), David A. Wood, Aaron S. Nelson, Adam Esplin.

Presentations

• Introduction to Text Analytics in Internal Auditing using Alteryx (2024), Kevin E. Dow, Aaron S. Nelson.
Positive Externalities of Credit Ratings: Customer Downgrades, Supplier Performance, and Investor Perception (2024), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Aaron S. Nelson, Eva Liang, Wenye Tang.
Words to use with care? CEO dispositional optimism vs overconfidence (2023), Sergio A. Grove, Aaron S. Nelson, Eduardo D. Villacis Calderon, Kevin E. Dow.
Trickle-Down Overconfidence: The Impact of Customer Overconfidence on Supplier Firms (2020), Volume Virtual, Aaron S. Nelson.
Trickle-Down Overconfidence: The Impact of Customer Overconfidence on Supplier Firms (2020), Volume Virtual, Aaron S. Nelson.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management

Section

16904

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

12823

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

12618

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management

Section

16904

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

12823

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

12618

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management

Section

26879

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

27558

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management

Section

16523

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

13139

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

17241

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

17745

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

33989

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

23553

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

22775

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

23482

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

13681

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

13012

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

13667

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis

Section

26873

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

23960

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis

Section

18386

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

17016

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ACCT 6389 - Accounting Independet Study

Section

28585

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

22537

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

24526

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ACCT 6389 - Accounting Independet Study

Section

19857

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

12063

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

14939

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

21909

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

22781

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

12193

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

12194

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

22630

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

26945

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ACCT 5394 - Current Issues in Accounting

Section

19379

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

12343

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

36531

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 5311 - Accounting for Management

Section

16523

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

13139

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

17241

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

17745

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

33989

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

23553

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

22775

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

23482

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

13681

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

13012

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

13667

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis

Section

26873

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

23960

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ACCT 5304 - Accounting Analysis

Section

18386

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ACCT 5340 - Masters Accountancy Capstone

Section

17016

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

22537

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

24526

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

12063

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

14939

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

21909

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

22781

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

12193

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ACCT 3321 - Intermediate Accounting I

Section

12194

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

22630

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I

Section

26945

Evaluation

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