Sylvia Ong

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Title: 
Business Faculty
 Phone: 623.935.8457
 Location: ARO 245
Monday:
8:45 am-9:45 am
Tuesday:
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Wednesday:
12:45 pm-1:45 pm
Thursday:
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Office Hours Additional Information 
For the last 8 weeks of Fall 2023 (10/23/23 to 12/13/23), all of my support/office hours are virtual. If these days and times do not work for you, then please contact me at: [email protected] to set up a virtual appointment that is convenient for both of us. Thank you and have a great semester!

Sylvia.Ong

Education 
Ed.D. in Higher Education and Leadership
Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Masters in Accountancy
Western International University Phoenix, Arizona
Masters in Business Administration - Finance emphasis
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
Bachelor's in Business Management
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in November of 2004, inactive from 2010 to 2016, and expired in 2016
Arizona State Board of Accountancy
Biography 

I have taught, as both a residential and adjunct faculty, for 40 years at six, different colleges within the Maricopa District and those six colleges are MCC, CGCC, SCC, GCC, PVCC, and now EMCC.  It's interesting that each college has it's own unique organizational culture, but yet, all have the same mission of helping students reach their educational/career goals.  However, each college approaches that goal differently.  

The four, different subject areas I've taught are: Accounting, General Business, Management, and Marketing.  My corporate work experience includes about 15 years of increasing responsibilities from being a bookkeeper to an accountant, a banker, and an entrepreneur of small businesses (rental property management and freelance educational writer), and most of this occurred concurrently while I taught as an adjunct faculty. I was a CPA for 12 years.  

My instructional philosophy can be summed up in two words, "Students First."  I've always been and always will be student-centered.  Whatever I can do (within reason) to help students succeed and reach their educational goals, I will try to do.  As I tell my students on Day 1, I will do what I can to help you learn accounting, but you have to meet me at least halfway by studying, studying, and studying.  I thoroughly enjoy teaching and I hope it shows to everyone, not just the students.  

College Service 
2017 - now FRACTL Committee voting member
2017-Spring of 2021 MyBizLab administrator (Pearson Publishing Company)
2017 - 2018 Poder Program Administrator
2016-2017, 2019-Spring of 2020 WAFC (Western Association of Food Chains) Advisory Board member
2016 - Spring of 2020, Business Instructional Council & Articulation Task Force member
2016 - Spring of 2020, Business Institute Program Director
2015 - Spring of 2020, WileyPlus Administrator - Accounting
2014 - Spring of 2020, DECA/Entrepreneur Student Club Advisor
2014 - now, Mentor Honor Students on Projects
2014 - now, Business Institute Advisory Board member
District Service 
2018 - 2019, Guided Pathways EMCC Business Representative
2016 - Spring of 2020, Business Instructional Council member and ATF member
2016 - 2018, VITA (Volunteer Individual Tax Assistance) Program Administrator
2014 - 2019, Student Success Conference
2014, United Way VITA & EMCC Partnership Instructor
Affiliations 
Past Advisor of the DECA/Entrepreneur Student Club
Past CPA (Certified Public Accountant) for 12 years
Publications & Intellectual Contributions 

As a freelance educational writer, I've written practice sets, instructors' manuals, test banks, etc. for a variety of accounting and management textbooks.  

Classes Current Teaching
Name Title Term Days Times/Dates
ACC240 View class details for Uses of Accounting Information II (ACC240)Uses of Accounting Information II FAL23 AUG 21 - OCT 13
ACC240 View class details for Uses of Accounting Information II (ACC240)Uses of Accounting Information II FAL23 OCT 23 - DEC 15
GBS151 View class details for Introduction to Business (GBS151)Introduction to Business FAL23 W 10:00am - 12:40pm
AUG 23 - OCT 13
MGT101 View class details for Techniques of Supervision (MGT101)Techniques of Supervision FAL23 AUG 21 - OCT 13
MGT229 View class details for Management and Leadership I (MGT229)Management and Leadership I FAL23 OCT 23 - DEC 15
ACC240 View class details for Uses of Accounting Information II (ACC240)Uses of Accounting Information II SPR24 T 10:00am - 12:40pm
JAN 16 - MAR 8
GBS151 View class details for Introduction to Business (GBS151)Introduction to Business SPR24 W 10:00am - 12:40pm
MAR 20 - MAY 10
GBS151 View class details for Introduction to Business (GBS151)Introduction to Business SPR24 MAR 18 - MAY 10
GBS151 View class details for Introduction to Business (GBS151)Introduction to Business SPR24 JAN 16 - MAR 8
MGT101 View class details for Techniques of Supervision (MGT101)Techniques of Supervision SPR24 JAN 16 - MAR 8
MGT229 View class details for Management and Leadership I (MGT229)Management and Leadership I SPR24 MAR 18 - MAY 10
MGT251 View class details for Human Relations in Business (MGT251)Human Relations in Business SPR24 MAR 18 - MAY 10

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