Data Analytics Mindset (Infographic)

Students will create a 2 – 3-page infographic summarizing the effects of an emerging technology on business and accounting.
The objective of this assignment is to familiarize yourself with a variety of emerging data and technology topics and their importance to accounting.

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.

List of Technologies
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants data standards
Artificial intelligence (software of robots)
Augmented reality and virtual reality
Big data ethics (including data privacy)
Big data storage (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