Lawrence Morriss

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Lawrence D. Morriss

  • Courses4
  • Reviews13
May 7, 2018
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes

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Professor D Morriss 1. If you are not at least 10% concentrated and well fed, you are not likely to pass. 2. Taking this class can be an awful experience. I get heart attacks during all of his lectures. 3. You do not need to prepare for the exam. Because you do not even know what you are learning. 4. If you want an easily good grade, don't take this class. 5. He has not read the text book, so he does not know what he is teaching!

Oct 22, 2019
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Textbook used: Yes
Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes

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Professor Morriss is not an engaging teacher and makes concepts way more difficult than they need to be. Also, he does not post a lot of information online, so take as many notes as possible and go to office hours for anything you miss.

Jul 16, 2020
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Textbook used: Yes
Would take again: Yes
For Credit: Yes

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Awesome

Professor Morriss's class is hands down the best most helpful course I have ever taken in Business School. You will do well as long as you complete the assignments, and study precisely what he tells you to. The class is difficult, however still doable, and your grade is based off the effort you put into your work.

Jun 30, 2020
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Textbook used: Yes
Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes

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Prof. Lawrence is an amazing person! He's very energetic, so it was really fun going to his class. However, his teaching isn't so great. He can be rude and he has a terrible policy for partial credit. Overall, his class wasn't good for learning. He's also a vague and harsh grader. Really disappointing!

May 18, 2020
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Textbook used: No
Would take again: Yes
For Credit: Yes

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Good

Accounting is a tough course that is lecture heavy. However, Professor Morriss is one of the best in the B-school. Honestly, I learned a lot from him. His class consists of two exams and a finals. Attendance is not mandatory. However, there are eight quizzes, that were not hard as it tells you what to study, same with exams. Definitely, you'll have to put work in his class.

Biography

University of Kansas - Accounting

The University of Kansas School of Business Faculty Member
Higher Education
Lawrence D.
Morriss
Lawrence, Kansas
Prior to becoming part of the faculty of The KU School of Business, I spent 35 years in high-performing team environments as a rainmaker, developer of professionals and a leader of multi-million dollar financial consulting businesses. My expertise is forensic investigations, corporate turnarounds, valuations and litigation. I was the expert in many large and complex financial matters, such as Enron, WorldCom, TWA, Delta and AIG.

I am now part of a high-performing team developing future leaders through teaching: (1) ACCT 321 Intermediate Accounting for Finance (2) ACCT 741 Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting (3) ACCT 895 Graduate Seminar in Accounting, Financial Analysis (4) FIN 305 Survey of Finance (5) FIN 428 Real Estate Investment (6) FIN 466 Entrepreneurial Finance (7) FIN 468 Corporate Financial Policy (8) FIN 728 Fair Valuation.


Experience

  • CBIZ MHM, LLC

    Contract Consultant and Former Lead Managing Director/Shareholder

    Litigation, Valuation, Investigation and Bankruptcy partner. In August 2012, I entered a full-time finance graduate program and changed my status to a contract consultant.

  • The University of Kansas

    School of Business Faculty Member

    Accounting, Finance, Valuation and Litigation & Forensic Investigations Instructor.

  • UMKC

    Finance Graduate Student

    Master of Science in Finance completed in February 2014.

  • XRoads Solutions Group

    Managing Director

    Shareholder In charge of Litigation, Investigative & Valuation Services

  • Mesirow Financial

    Senior Managing Director (Head of Litigation & Investigative Services)

    Lawrence worked at Mesirow Financial as a Senior Managing Director (Head of Litigation & Investigative Services)

Education

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City

    Master of Science in Finance (MSF)



  • University of Virginia Darden School of Business

    Certificate

    International Business/Finance

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    BSBA

    Accounting

Positions

  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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  • National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Treadway Commission)

    Professional and Technical Staff

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ACCT 321

2.4(8)

ACCT 741

3.5(2)