To: All Undergraduate and Graduate Students From: Professor Marvin Milich (Graduate Director) and Steve Solieri (Instructor) Re: Data Analytics Course for Accountants & Auditors (ACC 385 and ACC 7913) This Spring 2020 the Accounting & Information Systems Department will be offering an Elective course in Data Analytics for Accountants (Three Credits) for the third time. The course will meet on Wednesdays from 6;00 to 8:50 (PH212). The Profession of Accounting is being fundamentally transformed by Data Analytics. Most large, intermediate and even smaller CPA Firms, private and public employers are looking for candidates that are exposed to a variety of these Data Analytic tools. This course will provide some of that exposure and a hand-on opportunity to utilize the most utilized software available. This class on Data Analytics is open to all Undergraduate Accounting students who have completed ACC 201 and may be applied as either an "A" = Accounting or "B" Business/Economics elective. Dr. Solieri will be the instructor and indicates that the class grading will be based exclusively on your hand-on assignments and class-work. Graduate students should discuss the class with Professor Milich during advising as there are substitute options for Graduate students who take the class. Students of all skill-levels in statistics, data and technology will be accommodated and Dr. Solieri will tailor your experience to your starting skill-level. All students will be exposed to the following Data Analytic Tools: Excel high-level functions and Pivot Tables, Monte Carlo Simulations (data modeling), IDEA Caseware (Audit Data Analytic Software by Audimation), Microsoft Power Business Intelligence, and Tableau Visualization Tools (A Sales-Force Company). Students needing remedial skills will be directed by Dr. Solieri to the appropriate resources and coached. The course also will discuss Blockchain technology, continuous auditing and cyber-security issues. Students will learn how to access and manipulate large data sets for Accounting, Managerial and Tax decision-making. The focus will be on the interpretation of the results and the use of the various tools and not necessarily on the calculations involved. Seating is limited to approximately 25. Please sign-up quickly. You may contact Dr. Solieri with any questions via cell (570) 840-8567 or by e-mail SASolieri@aol.com<mailto:SASolieri@aol.com> (preferred) or Steven.Solieri@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Steven.Solieri@qc.cuny.edu> .