Accounting Data Analytics and Visualization. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ACCT 115 ; ACCT 215 ; MGMT 216 . Pre or Corequisites: MIS 385 . The combination of computerization and automation of many accounting tasks as well as the explosion of available data is changing the accounting profession. To address this, accountants are increasingly required to have an analytics mindset to perform their jobs. Building upon the fundamentals of accounting learned in prior courses, ACCT 340 Accounting Data Analytics and Visualization explores accounting concepts through the application of data analytics. This course intends to help students to develop the skills to ask the right questions, to learn how to use tools they may encounter in the workplace such as Excel and Tableau to examine and analyze data, and then to effectively interpret results to make business decisions. This analytics mindset is crucial early in the study of accounting to meet the demands of today’s accounting jobs.