BUAC 758G

This course will discuss the application of data analytics techniques in accounting. Topics such as data cleaning and preparation, data visualization, audit data analytics and generating key performance indicators will be covered. Students will gain hands-on experience with the whole data analytics process. We will start from identifying questions that can be addressed with data, and then test the data, refine testing and finally, communicate those findings to stakeholders. By the end of this course, the students should have a basic understanding on how accounting analytics can help enhance the effectiveness of management control systems and improve the quality and relevance of financial reporting, as well as its implications in auditing and fraud detection.