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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Data Analytics for Accounting and Audit, lv 2023-2024

Open university
smart for good
Credits:
6 ECTS credits
Location:
-
Continuous learning category:
Business and international collaboration
Teaching format:
Blended teaching, Independent learning
Price:
90 € (VAT 0%)
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The course covers the fundamental understanding of accounting and auditing data analytics. Defines and explains the impact of data analytics on the business and accounting profession. In addition, it develops an analytical mindset supported with a provided toolkit to extract, transform, validate, and visualize the data. The course includes various models and techniques used for data analytics as an increasingly important skill for accountants. All the techniques are supported by accounting-specific examples and cases.

Online lecture (27 hours)
Pre-study assignments (33 h), group work (40 hours)
Independent and collaborative learning (60 h)

The course covers the fundamental understanding of accounting and auditing data analytics. Defines and explains the impact of data analytics on the business and accounting profession. In addition, it develops an analytical mindset supported with a provided toolkit to extract, transform, validate, and visualize the data. The course includes various models and techniques used for data analytics as an increasingly important skill for accountants. All the techniques are supported by accounting-specific examples and cases.

Learning materials and recommended literature

  • Richarson, V., K. Terrell and R. Teeter (2018). Data analytics for Accounting. (1st ed.)
  • Article package and other material provided by the lecturer

Study methods

Classroom meetings (27 hours) 18.3.-24.4.2024 (online)
Pre-study assignments (33 h), group work (40 hours)
Independent and collaborative learning (60 h)

See Peppi guide

Evaluation 0-5

Prerequisites Basics of accounting

Teaching Language: English

Learning outcomes:
Student can
• Identify questions, access to necessary data, clean and verify, work with various analytics models
• Visualize, interpret and communicate findings
• Conduct a full cycle of data analytics by setting the business problem, getting the data, analyzing and presenting the results, compare them with theoretical knowledge, and create an essay collaboratively with peer students

Study units cost 15 e / credit. This price holds for the academic year 2023–2024.

For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi).

The length of a study right is determined by the length of the study unit so that it covers all teaching and exams. If the study unit has continuous registration, the study right is from 1.8. to 30.7.

Literature acquisition costs and borrowing fees are not included in the tuition fee.

If your employer would pay your tuition fee, please contact our training secretary. Their contact details are below.

English-language courses are free for the 2023-2024 academic year for those with the status of temporary protection from Migri.

https://migri.fi/tilapainen-suojelu (in Finnish)

https://migri.fi/en/temporary-protection (in English)

https://migri.fi/uk/timcasovij-zahist (in Ukrainian)

See more on studying at UEF while under temporary protection here:

https://www.uef.fi/en/open-university-for-ukrainians

Day time teaching
Irrespective of time

Registration for the study unit ends on 20 March 2023 at 15:00. Lectures 18.3. - 24.4.2024, Peppi Study Guide

English

Register for studies

I Click the registration button on this page. You will be directed to our registration service with the study unit already selected. You can add several study units to your study cart before you continue. 

II Proceed to identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service, fill in your personal information to the registration form, confirm your registration and pay the study fees. If you cannot use the Suomi.fi service, please contact our training secretary, their information can be found below. 

Please note that the registration is binding. For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi). 

III Your registration will typically be processed in 2-5 working days. During peak registration periods, this may take up to 10 days. After this period, you will get an automatic message which includes a link to the starting instructions. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.  

 

If you do not have a UEF username, you will also get instructions for activating one. Access rights will be added to your username when your study right begins.   

If you can’t find these messages, remember to check your email’s trash folder, and contact the open university staff if needed.  

If your employer will pay your tuition fee, please contact our training secretary. Their contact information can be found below. 

If you’re having trouble making the registration in English, please contact our training secretary Jasmin Sokkanen (jasmin.sokkanen@uef.fi) for further information.

Registration starts:
2023-12-15 09:00
Registration ends:
2024-03-17 23:45
Registration

More information about education

Sokkanen, Jasmin

Academic Affairs Secretary

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358505214913

Raunio, Anne

Academic Affairs Secretary

Centre for Continuous Learning