This case can be completed without covering the overview presentation, although it is not ideal to do so. Select elements of the overview presentation are repeated at a high level and can be reinforced if the presentation has already been covered before beginning the case (definition of RPA; account...

An overview slide presentation provides students initial exposure to RPA and is recommended to cover before asking students to complete any cases. The presentation coverage includes: innovation mindset (definition and importance); RPA foundational concepts (definition, primary uses, evolution, typic...

This case can focus on generative AI and Alteryx as technologies, but the primary focus is the critical thinking involved in thinking about fraudulent data. In Part 1, students take on the role of the client and generate a fake data set. In Part 2, students are asked to design audit tests to determi...

This case has students practice and experiment with different ways to use an LLM to answer relevant tax questions by delving into four different tax scenarios. Students will deepen their understanding of when these LLM tools are useful, but also become aware of their limitations. Students will exper...

Knowing how to work with AI Large Langauge Models( LLMs), called prompt engineering, has become an important emerging technological skill. At its core, prompt engineering is about harnessing the power of language models to perform specific tasks by providing them with clear, concise and effective in...

The Process Mining Event Log Generator (PMELG) tool is a macro-enabled Excel workbook that generates data for the order-to-cash process for use in process mining applications. Process mining uses event logs from an organization's database systems to deeply analyze a process. The PMELG tool allows yo...

This case is Part 2 of a case series that provides an opportunity for students to explore XBRL data from the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. This case provides an opportunity for students to explore Inline XBRL data from the...

For this case, the students will perform tests related to employee authentication logins. Students are asked to analyze data to determine the average number of employee logins, if logins are missing from the authentication log, if terminated employees are still attempting to login, etc. The last pro...

Advances in database systems, data visualization and the understanding of business processes have come together to create an exciting and powerful way for organizations to gain a deep understanding of their data with a technique called process mining. Process mining uses event logs from an organizat...

EY has developed a leading-class analytics platform, EY Helix, for use by its Assurance practice to leverage analytics techniques and technologies to bring more improvements and quality to each audit. EY Helix is a proprietary tool and not available for the classroom. However, the EYARC has develope...

EY has developed a leading-class analytics platform, EY Helix, for use by its Assurance practice to leverage analytics techniques and technologies to bring more improvements and quality to each audit. EY Helix is a proprietary tool and not available for the classroom. However, the EYARC has develope...

EY has developed a leading-class analytics platform, EY Helix, for use by its Assurance practice to leverage analytics techniques and technologies to bring more improvements and quality to each audit. EY Helix is a proprietary tool and not available for the classroom. However, the EYARC has develope...