MSA 651 Advanced Data Analytics
In this course, students will demonstrate the ability to extract, transform, and load data, apply data mining techniques to a data set, and interpret appropriate predictive and prescriptive analysis. The focus will be on the designing and interpretation of the results of a Key Performance Indicators (KPI) dashboard, what-if analysis, and the assumptions about and evaluations of data models for appropriate checks and balances. Students will also be introduced the concepts of audit analysis and the skills needed to extract, manipulate, analyze, and summarize tax data to solve tax problems.