big-data-and-analytics-basics-in-accounting
September 11, 2019
Help Your Students Build the Data Skills They Need for Future Work
Description: Employers and accrediting bodies alike are expecting graduates to be versed in big data and data analytics. But what does that mean for educators? Accounting professor Charles Davis shares specific examples on how you can incorporate analytics in your managerial accounting course to help students develop their data skills and prepare for their future career. In this webinar, you'll learn:
- The basics of big data and data analytics
- How these skills tie into future employer expectations of graduates
- How to incorporate this skill development in your managerial accounting course
Speaker:
Charles E. Davis, professor of accounting at Baylor University, joined the accounting faculty at Baylor in 1991 after receiving his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also holds an MBA from the University of Richmond, a BBA in accounting from the College of William and Mary, and he is a CPA (Virginia). Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., Davis worked for Reynolds Metals Company, Coopers & Lybrand, and Investors Savings Bank, in Richmond, Virginia.
