| Course ID: | ACCT 7655. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Accounting Analytics |
Course
Description: | Introduces students to the fundamentals of fraud investigation
and forensic accounting, with an emphasis on data analytics tools
and techniques. It will be project-based, and students will gain
skills in a variety of data analytics tools and software programs. |
| Oasis Title: | Accounting Analytics |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ACCT 7651 |
| Prerequisite: | (ACCT 5310 or ACCT 5310H) and (ACCT 5200 or ACCT 5200H) |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. To introduce students to fundamentals of fraud detection and
forensic accounting.
2. To learn cutting-edge data analytics techniques used for fraud
investigation and the auditing process.
3. To have hands-on experience with various IT fraud
investigation tools and techniques. |
| Topical Outline: | - Definitions and elements of fraud
- Overview of fraud categories and schemes
- Fraud investigation tools and techniques |
| Honor Code Reference: | "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and
will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." A Culture of
Honesty, the University's policy and procedures for handling
cases of suspected dishonesty, can be found at www.uga.edu/ovpi.
Every course syllabus should include the instructor's
expectations related to academic integrity. |