Barbara J. Yahvah
Accounting and Business Technology Instructor

Contact Information
Office: Room 203, Donaldson Campus
Phone: 406-444-6822
E-mail: yahvahb@umh.umt.edu
Education
Ed.D. Educational Leadership in Higher Education A.B.D.
M.B.A. Accounting and Marketing Emphasis, The University of Montana (Missoula, MT) 1993. Received Beta Gamma Sigma 1992.
B.A. Accounting, Carroll College (Helena, MT) 1981
Contributions to Academic Excellence
Accounting and Business Technology Instructor (since Fall 1993)
UM-Helena Graduation Commencement Speaker (2008)
NISOD Teaching Excellence Award Recipient (2008)
Leader, MUS Transferability Iniative Faculty Learning Outcomes Council- Accounting (2008)
Chair, Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee (2007, 2008)
Secretary/Treasurer, Helena Teachers' Union (2007, 2008)
Helena High School Business and Information Advisory Council (2008)
Enrollment Management Committee (2007)
Labor Management Committee (2007)
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2005)
American Accounting Association member (since 1994)
Presenter "Contextual Learning in the Classroom" (2001)
Courses Teaching
Spring 2008
BUS 105 Introduction to Business (online)
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BUS 270 Business Plan (Capstone class)
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AC 110 Accounting I
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How to Study for Accounting Tests
AC 231 Governmental and Not for Profit Accounting
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AC 265 Accounting Portfolio (Capstone class)
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Fall 2007
BUS 105 Introduction to Business (online)
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BUS 210 Marketing
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BUS 250 Contemporary Economics
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ACCT 110 Accounting I
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How to Study for Accounting Tests
ACCT 210 Principles of Financial Accounting
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Courses Taught
· ACCT 201, 202 Principles of Accounting University of Montana
· BUS 3206 Accounting Information Systems Montana Tech
· BA 101 Introduction to Business Carroll College
· EC 202 Principles of Economics II Carroll College
· ACCT 210 Principles of Financial Accounting UM-Helena
· ACCT 220 Principles of Managerial Accounting UM-Helena
· BUS 105 Introduction to Business UM-Helena
· BUS 200 Small Business Entrepreneurship UM-Helena
. BUS 210 Marketing UM-Helena
· BUS 250 Contemporary Economics UM-Helena
. BUS 260 Management UM-Helena
· BUS 270 Business Plan UM-Helena
· BUS 288 Business Internships (Faculty Supervisor) UM-Helena
· ACCT 265 Accounting Portfolio UM-Helena
· ACCT 288 Accounting Internships (Faculty Supervisor) UM-Helena
· ACCT 205 Computerized Accounting UM-Helena
· ACCT 110, 120, Accounting I, II UM-Helena
· ACCT 231 Government and Not for Profit Accounting UM-Helena
· ACCT 140 Payroll Accounting UM-Helena
· ACCT 135 Income Tax UM-Helena
Publication "Capstone Class and Portfolio Assessment: Culminating the 2-year College Experience," The Accounting Educator (Winter 2005)
Chair, Business Department (Fall 1999 - Fall 2003)
Business Adjunct Faculty Mt Tech (2003, 2006)
Business Adjunct Faculty Carroll College (2002, 2000)