220789 Financial Analytics

6cp
Requisite(s): (260776 Foundation of Business Analytics AND 260777 Data Processing Using SAS AND 570100 Data Ethics and Regulation AND 12 credit points of completed study in spk(s): CBK91894 12cp Foundation Option (Business Analytics)) OR (220800 Accounting for Decision Makers AND 220700 Data Driven Decision Making)
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Anti-requisite(s): 22789 Accounting Analytics
Postgraduate

Description

Financial analytics develops new insights and understanding of financial and non-financial performance by continuous iterative examination of large data sets pertaining to past financial and non-financial information and events. This subject also explores the many areas in which financial accounting data provides insight into other business areas including consumer behaviour predictions, corporate strategy, risk management, optimisation, and more. Students are provided with skills to analyse financial accounting data to address financial accounting-related and other business problems. Students are expected to obtain an understanding of different types of data analytics methods, and how to apply these methods to analyse financial accounting-related problems.

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