Data Analytics and Big Data: Impact on the Audit Profession

As AAA members you are invited to enjoy the third webinar that will be presented on Friday, January 22, 2016, 2pm (Eastern).

TITLE:
Data Analytics and Big Data: Impact on the Audit Profession

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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION:
The major accounting firms are making significant investments into determining how data analytics/big data can and should impact the conduct of audit services today and in the future.  This webinar will explore the current efforts underway by the accounting firms and help academics understand how this activity may impact research efforts and influence what should be taught in the classroom.             

DAY/TIME OF WEBINAR:
• Day: Friday
• Date: January 22, 2016
• Time: 2:00 PM (Eastern)

PANELISTS:
Moderator: Susan Crosson, Director of the Center for Advancing Accounting Education
Presenter: Scott Showalter, North Carolina State University

CPE INFORMATION: (Link to CPE form can be found on page at the conclusion of the webinar)

1. Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge and Application
2. Credit: 1.0 hour
3. Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based Program
4. Program Level: Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Learn about the current data analytics/big data efforts underway by the major accounting firms and how they can and should impact the conduct of audit services today and in the future. 
2. Gain insights into how the conduct of audit services may impact research efforts and influence what should be taught in the classroom.

PREREQUISITES:
To get a head start learning about how data analytics is transforming the financial statement audit and available resources, review some or all of the following:

• http://www.pwc.com/us/en/faculty-resource/assets/PwC-Data-driven-paper-Feb2015.pdf
  
  
• http://www.pwc.com/us/en/audit-assurance-services/financial-statement-audit.html
  
  
• http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/ey-big-data-and-analytics-in-the-audit-process/$FILE/ey-big-data-and-analytics-in-the-audit-process.pdf
  
  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRBKOXzpSTc&feature=youtu.be
  
  
• https://home.kpmg.com/xx/en/home/services/audit/audit-data-analytics.html
  
  
• http://images.forbes.com/forbesinsights/StudyPDFs/KPMG-AFocusOnChange-REPORT.pdf
  
  
• http://daily.financialexecutives.org/how-and-why-the-audit-has-to-evolve-rapidly/
  
  
• http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/risk/articles/transforming-internal-audit-through-data-analytics-adding-insight-to-audit.html
  
  
• http://www.grantthornton.com/~/media/content-page-files/advisory/pdfs/2013/BAS-2013-article-ISACA-What-Is-Big-Data.ashx
  
  
• http://www.sas.com/en_us/learn/analytics-u.html
  
  
• http://www.tableau.com/academic

Supporting Case Materials Referred To In Webinar:

• Slide deck available after the webinar

NOTE: The American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its Web site: http://www.learningmarket.org.

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