APPLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE BEING USED TO INCLUDE DATA ANALYTICS IN THE ACCOUNTING CURRICULUM: AN EXPLORATORY SURVEY.

The inclusion of data analytics in the accounting curriculum is an important task that has been recommended by professional and academic accounting bodies as well as accrediting agencies. This research paper is part of a survey which investigated how data analytics is being included in the accounting curriculum. This paper is an exploratory survey of the applications and software instructors are using in various accounting courses. The survey was sent by email to approximately 4,800 accounting instructors in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]