In this course, students will learn the tools and skills necessary to successfully perform data analytics and provide data-driven insights and recommendations. Students will be exposed to both a Microsoft track (Excel, Power Pivot, and Power BI) and a Tableau track (Tableau Prep and Tableau Desktop). Using multiple tools allows students to learn which tool is best suited for the necessary data analysis, data visualization, and communication of the insights gained. Students should leave this course with the skills necessary to translate accounting and business problems into actionable proposals that they can competently present to internal and external stakeholders.

This course provides an overview of several important topics in investments: securities and markets, asset pricing theory, stock analysis and valuation, fixed income securities, stock options, and applied portfolio management.

Provides coverage of advanced topics from a strategic viewpoint and an understanding of the history and development of taxation, the role taxes play in financial and managerial decisions, and how taxes motivate people and institutions. The major tax issues inherent in business and financial transactions and their consequences are also explored.

The objective of this course is to provide a foundation for the conceptual and practical issues surrounding accounting for governmental entities. Topics include: planning, budgeting, accounting, and internal and external financial reporting for government organizations.