National Speaker:

Ann Dzuranin, Dean's Distinguished Professor of Analytics in Accounting at Northern Illinois University
Data and Analytics: Curriculum Innovation to Meet Employer Needs Gain data and analytics teaching insights and inspiration!

April 5, 2019

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Session 1.02: Data and Analytics for your Accounting Courses: Diving into Data and Analytics - Ways to Incorporate Data and Analytic skills into any Accounting Course
Presenter: Ann C. Dzuranin, Northern Illinois University
It is difficult to teach data analytics unless you understand how it applies to the accounting profession. This session will explore the data and analytics skills employers are seeking from accounting graduates. In this session you will learn ways to incorporate those skills into your current courses.

1:45 pm - 3:25 pm
Session 2.02: Activities, Resources, and Takeaways from AAA's Intensive Data and Analytics Summer Workshop
Presenter: Wendy Tietz, Kent State University
Accounting students need to be equipped with stronger IT skills, an analytics mindset, and a working knowledge of data analytics tools and techniques. In this session, you will be provided with ready to use data analytics assignments as well as a variety of analytics resources and data sources.

3:55 pm - 5:35 pm
Session 3.02: Emerging Issues Forum: Highlights from AAA's Blockchain Technology Conference
Presenter: Susan V. Crosson, American Accounting Association

Learn the fundamentals of blockchain technology and consider its disruptive impact through a variety of use cases. How will blockchain technology challenge the accounting curriculum?

April 6, 2019

9:05 am - 10:45 am
Session 4.02: Microsoft's Power BI Basics Part 1 (PC bring your PC pre-loaded with Power BI, free, easy-to install; instructions will be provided in advance)
Presenters: Guido L. Geerts, University of Delaware, Gail Hoover King, Washburn University
Most big data projects go through a prototypical sequence of steps: discovering data, organizing data (extracting, profiling, transforming), enhancing data (information modeling), and analyzing data. Each of the different steps requires a different set of skills. This workshop first (Part I) discusses how Power BI supports the different steps followed by an in-depth discussion of how to build powerful, interactive dashboards with Power BI for analyzing data.

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session 5.02: Microsoft's Power BI Basics Part 2
Presenters: Guido L. Geerts, University of Delaware, Gail Hoover King, Washburn University
You will learn the core principles of designing dashboards by working on a number of exercises. We will start from scratch, no previous knowledge regarding designing dashboards or analytics is required and the materials taught are relevant to all accounting disciplines. After taking parts 1 and 2 of this workshop you should be able to teach dashboard design and data analytics in your classes.

Optional Workshop $50
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Microsoft's Power BI Advanced Workshop
Presenters: Guido L. Geerts, University of Delaware, Gail Hoover King, Washburn University
This CPE workshop takes a deeper look at Power BI. Earn credits and receive a certificate.