Data Analytics for Professional Accountants

Wednesday, Monday · 10:30–12:20 · PACCAR 391

Sep 30, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026

MPAcc Autumn Common Final Project

presentation and written materials · team · 40%

Overview

The MPAcc Autumn Common Final Project provides and end of quarter capstone project for students to present what they have learned across the four Autumn Quarter courses.

Description

The Common Final Project is a team based presentation focusing on the use of real-time data to support financial statement analysis for the initiation of a pairs trading strategy (one long position and one short position) for two chosen public companies. Teams select how they will narrow their analysis to two firms through the use of a screening analysis and other preliminary analysis. The project is expected to draw on concepts from all courses. Teams will present in the Thursday MPAcc classes in the final week of the course. All teams are required to attend all presentations.