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May 04, 2024
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2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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ACC 210 - Data Analytics for Accounting
Description: The study of data analytics and its applications in accounting and tax contexts, with an emphasis on data preparation, modeling, analysis and interpretation, and visualization.
Prerequisites: CSA 126 (or AGS 101 ) and ACC 131
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Data analytics in accounting and identifying the questions
- Mastering the data
- Performing the test plan and analyzing the results
- Communicating results and visualizations
- The modern accounting environment
- Audit analytics
- Managerial analytics
- Financial statement analytics
- Tax analytics
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe in detail the purpose of data analytics and how it can create value for accountants and tax professionals. (1)
- Demonstrate how the IMPACT model can be used to address issues that accountants and tax professionals are confronted with. (2, 3)
- Communicate findings of test analyses through text, tables, and visualizations using multiple software tools. (3, 4)
- Find patterns, errors, and anomalies to develop insights useful to decision making in tax, accounting, and auditing scenarios (6-9)
- Distinguish different types of test approaches that can be used to gather insights in decision making. (3-5)
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