Earlier today, I shared a new blog post (How does Amazon’s stock split impact its stockholders’ equity? link.) In this blog post, I experimented with a new blog post format. I started with the story about Amazon’s stock split as I have done in the past. Next, however, I included a short explanatory video about […]
Continue readingNew! Beginning Data Cleaning (ETL) & Analytics Project for Excel: KAT Concession Supply
Just posted this project on the other blog I co-author, Accounting Is Analytics. I am really excited about this project – it introduces accounting students to basic data cleaning and analytics concepts using Excel. Read on for how to request this first beginning level project that uses Excel for data cleaning and analytics. A key […]
Continue readingJoin me for an AICPA Faculty Hour webinar on January 29, 2021: CPA Update & Excel Dashboards
Join Vikki Nunn, CPA, CITP, and me on Friday, January 29, from 2-3:30PM ET for a free webcast presented by the AICPA. Vikki and I are part of the CPA Evolution Core Curriculum team and during the first part of this webinar, we’ll provide an update on the status of the CPA Evolution Initiative and […]
Continue readingNew! Prebuilt Interactive Excel Dashboard project for introductory financial accounting available
This new case has students use a prebuilt interactive Excel dashboard to analyze sales transactions. This dashboard is ready for students to use; students will view a tutorial video about the case, read the instructions, and use the Excel dashboard to answer the case questions. The case will take, on average, 15 – 20 minutes […]
Continue readingWhat information is provided in Chipotle’s basic financial statements?
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CGM) is a publicly held corporation with more than $5 billion in assets. To follow are Chipotle’s four basic financial statements for its most recent year, the year ending December 31, 2019. Please note that all statements have been adapted and condensed for educational use and should not be used […]
Continue readingNew! Google Sheets data analytics case for introductory financial accounting available – Kent Cabinet Hardware
This new case is designed to be completed using Google Sheets. The case can be completed by students using Chromebooks. I am really excited to be able to share this case – it is the first one I have created that uses Google Sheets as the software. Read on for details…. Data set background This […]
Continue readingAICPA webinar on how to introduce data analytics in your course when your students have Chromebooks
Join Kimberly Swanson Church, PhD, Missouri State University, and me as we walk through how to introduce data analytics in your introductory accounting courses using Google Sheets in an AICPA webinar on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, from 4 – 5 pm Eastern. The discussion will include what data analytics is, the impact of analytics on […]
Continue readingNew webinars added for the next two weeks
We have just scheduled another series of webinars for the next two weeks to help with converting to remote teaching (Tracie Miller-Nobles, Jennifer Cainas, and me.) Most of these webinars are just 30 minutes. Go ahead and register even if you have a time conflict; we will be emailing out links to the recordings and […]
Continue readingTwo more online teaching webinars this week
We (Jennifer Cainas, Tracie Miller-Nobles, and I) have two more 30-minute online teaching webinars this week: Polling options for online classes, Thursday, March 19, 3 – 3:30 pm Eastern Options for writing on your screen, Friday, March 20, 11 – 11:30 am Eastern Register for the webinars at our Accounting Is Analytics website at https://accountingisanalytics.com/webinars/ […]
Continue readingWebinar on Friday! Strategies for giving exams and quizzes online
Has your university or college suddenly converted all in-person classes to be online? Wondering how you can give exams online and maintain some sort of integrity? We (Wendy Tietz and Jennifer Cainas) are hosting a webinar on Friday, March 13, 2020, from 3:30 – 4:30 pm Eastern. Register at this link. In this webinar, we […]
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