FOUNDATION IN ACCOUNTING ANALYTICS

ACCTIS 640

Course Description

Analytics has become an integral part of accounting to support decision making, coordination and control, and compliance with regulations. Being able to identify and pursue relevant questions using data is a critical skill for new hires, as is the ability to successfully communicate one's findings. This pursuit and communication requires a strong facility with a variety of analytics technologies.

Prerequisties

(ACCTIS 340 or concurrent enrollment), (ACCTIS 100 and GENBUS 307 or GENBUS 317 ), (ACCTIS 700 or concurrent enrollment), or declared in the Business Exchange program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.87

-0.63% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

78.5%

-5.87% from Historical

Class Size

107

65.25% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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