Instruction
Select a technology (see list below). Create an infographic that includes the following: (1) a brief summary about the topic and (2) explain how the technology affects, or could affect business and accounting. (3) Briefly explain how the technology affects/may affect the analytics mindset – asking the right questions, extracting/transforming/loading relevant data, applying appropriate data analytic techniques, and interpreting and sharing the results with stakeholders.
Sample List of Technologies
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants data standards
Artificial intelligence (software of robots)
Augmented reality and virtual reality
storaBig data ethics (including data privacy)
Big datage (e.g. data lakes)
Blockchain (internet of value) and cryptocurrencies (bitcoin)
Cloud computing
Cognitive computing
Continuous auditing and monitoring
Cybersecurity
Dark data and dark analytics
Drones
Internet of Things (IOT), Internet of People and sensors
Machine learning
Natural language generation
Neural networks, deep neural networks and deep learning
Robotic process automation (RPA)