Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Data Analytics for Accounting
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Anh
3. Course Code:
ACC507167
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
This course helps students develop data analytic skills to address the needs of the accounting profession in the future. Students can understand the importance of data and data analysis in accounting and can create value by addressing fundamental business and accounting questions using data analytics. This course will provide seven skills that analytic-minded accountants must have to be prepared for a data filled world, including: (1) An analytics mindset; (2) Data scrubbing and data preparation; (3) Data quality; (4) Descriptive data analysis; (5) Data analysis through data manipulation; (6) Problem solving through statistical data analysis; (7) Data visualization and data reporting.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
The course provides knowledge and skills related to data analysis, including analytical thinking, data cleaning and preparation, descriptive data analysis, advanced analysis, problem-solving through statistical data analysis, visualization, and reporting of analysis results. The course also explains the applications of the IMPACT model (1. Identify the question; 2. Master the data; 3. Perform test plan; 4. Address and refine results; 5. Communicate insights; 6. Track outcomes) to solve problems in the process of data analysis in accounting.