Curriculum

This course studies advanced accounting topics. Accounting for derivatives and cash flow/fair value hedge accounting will be covered. Foreign currency transactions and currency hedging will be covered. Translation of foreign currency financial statements and partnership accounting will be studied. Additional advanced or intermediate topics such as accounting for income taxes, pensions, leases, and accounting changes may also be covered. 

Credit: 3 hours

Study of the accounting for business combinations and consolidated financial statements. Accounting for governmental and non-for-profit entities will also be covered. 

Credit: 3 hours

This course studies advanced issues of federal taxation for individuals and business entities. A significant learning goal will be modeling key tax relationships for tax planning and tax compliance. 

Credit: 3 hours 

This course studies federal income taxation of corporations, partnerships, and S corporations related to formation, operation, distributions and liquidation. Additional topics from income taxation of property will be covered and selected other topics from tax compliance and tax research may also be covered. 

Credit: 3 hours

 
Study of advanced auditing issues including legal liability, professional ethics, attest function, assurance and other accounting services, licensing and disciplinary actions, internal controls, sufficient and competent audit evidence, and information systems. 

Credit: 3 hours

This course will provide the students an opportunity to develop deeper technical skill sets related to the inner workings of accounting information systems. Students will focus on transaction cycles, automated controls related to key transaction cycles, and the processing of these cycles through the accounting information systems. Students will examine processes related to collecting, organizing, and analyzing accounting reports produced via the system. Information Technology (IT) Risks and Controls is a study of how business strategies use IT as an efficient enabler of redesigned core business processes. Students will focus on how the use of IT affects risk management by eliminating certain risks and introducing others. Students will examine the key IT domains of governance, user/information security, program change control, and operations among others.

Credit: 3 hours

Study of concepts and techniques impacting the business and regulatory environment. Topics include internal control and enterprise risk management; cost measurements and performance techniques for special situations; project management; ethics, professional, and legal responsibilities; and risks and controls related to accounting information systems and communications. 

Credit: 3 hours

This course will expose students to advanced quantitative and analytical skills designed to help candidates make well-informed, data-driven decisions while considering key objectives, alternatives, constraints, and uncertainty or risk. Students successfully completing this course will be better equipped to scope quantitative problem sets and be able to recognize when and where quantitative methods should be included in the decision-making process. Topics will come from both deterministic and stochastic areas. Students will utilize software to analyze and report complex data solutions that can be applied to executive decision-making.

Credit: 3 hours

This course focuses on recognizing and exploring financial statement concepts, as well as applying appropriate analysis techniques to financial statements. This course serves as a capstone course as it integrates skills and techniques mastered in other courses in the program. This course serves the very important role of ensuring students leave the program with a practical understanding of financial statements, their key concepts, and the abilities to effectively interpret and examine them.

Credit: 3 hours

This course focuses on developing the necessary research skills for today’s professional accounting environments. Research skills are in demand in both accounting (which includes audit) and tax-based environments. This course provides foundational research concepts and techniques for students to understand the research process. This course then provides practical scenarios and situations to which students will apply the research process and produce analysis and information that could be used in real-world settings.

Credit: 3 hours

During this 16 hour, two-day course, attendees will gain the knowledge necessary to lead a Lean-Agile enterprise by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) and its underlying principles derived from Lean, systems thinking, Agile development, product development flow, and DevOps. Attendees will discuss the five competencies needed to become a Lean Enterprise and will learn and practice the skills for supporting and executing PI Planning events and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

Attendees will also gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset, why it’s so effective in today’s adapt-or-die marketplace, and what it means to lead a Lean-Agile transformation.

In addition, attendees will:

• Learn how to build and support Agile teams and programs;
• Empower a Lean Portfolio;
• Build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture and coordinate large solutions;
• Develop a skill-set that is in demand worldwide, and will empower their enterprises to succeed in a disruptive marketplace

Attending and completing this class prepares individuals to take the exam needed to become a
certified SAFe® Agilist (SA).

Course Cost: $995 per person – 2 day course
Cost includes course materials along with one SAFe® Agilist (SA) certification exam attempt if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion.

During this 16-hour two day course, attendees will develop the skill-sets to guide the delivery of value in a Lean enterprise and learn about the activities, tools, and mechanics used to manage backlogs and programs. Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Release Train (ART), how it delivers value, and what they can do to effectively perform their role.

In addition, attendees will:

• Learn how to apply Lean thinking to write Epics, break them down into Features and Stories, plan and execute Iterations, and plan Program Increments;
• Attendees will learn about the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture, how to effectively integrate as Product Owners and Product Managers, and what it takes to relentlessly improve the ART

Attending and completing this class prepares individuals to take the exam needed to become a certified SAFe® 4 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).

Course Cost: $995 per person – 2 day course
Cost includes course materials along with one SAFe® 4 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification exam attempt if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion.

In this 16-hour two-day course, attendees will gain an understanding of the role of a Scrum Master in a SAFe enterprise. Unlike traditional Scrum Master training that focuses on the fundamentals of team-level Scrum, the SAFe Scrum Master course explores the role of the Scrum Master in the context of the entire enterprise, and prepares attendees to successfully plan and execute the Program Increment (PI), the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization. This includes learning the key components of Agile at scale development, how Scrum is facilitated throughout the enterprise, and how to execute Iteration Planning.

In addition, attendees will discover how to build high performing Agile teams by becoming a servant leader and coach, and how to coach teams to deliver the maximum business value at scale.

SAFe 4 Scrum Master (SSM) certification signifies that people are prepared to perform the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe environment, increasing their value to teams and organizations that are implementing SAFe.

Attending and completing this class prepares individuals to take the exam needed to become a certified Scrum Master with SAFe® 4.6.1 Scrum Master Certification.

Course Cost: $995 per person – 2 day course
Cost includes course materials along with one Scrum Master with SAFe® 4.6.1 Scrum Master Certification exam attempt if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion.

This course is a lead-in for individuals considering pursuing PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification and can be applied toward the 21 hours of education in the specialized area of Agile Project Management set forth by PMI and required for all (PMI-ACP)® credential candidates. The course also offers 14 Scrum Alliance SEUs (Scrum Education Units) in category C.

Course Cost: $1495 per person – 3 day course

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Prerequisites: none
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Course Cost: $995 per person

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