K2's Emerging Technologies For Accountants, Including Blockchain And Cryptocurrencies

Overview

You could pay $0 for this course!
This qualifies for reimbursement through the State Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 100 staff will receive 100% reimbusement, and firms/companies with over 100 staff will receive 50% reimbursement. You must register for this course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website three weeks in advance to be eligible. The course code for this program is 1136770. To learn more click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@mscpaonline.org.

Unlike technologies we use every day, many currently emerging technologies can change how we work in the future. This session covers various technologies nearing mainstream adoption and helps you understand what they do, how they work, and some of the potential risks and rewards they offer. Attend this course and learn the basics of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, as well as some of the uses, benefits, risks, and threats these innovative yet disruptive platforms pose to legacy businesses.

Highlights

Understanding many of today's emerging technologies and their role in business environments
Applied examples of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Risks associated with emerging technologies

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of technology strategy and standards

Designed For

Practitioners and business executives who need to know more about emerging technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrencies

Objectives

Define blockchain, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, Big Data, and machine learning
Identify significant similarities and differences between Big Data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
List examples of potential use cases for each of the technologies discussed in this session and how their use differs from current practices

Preparation

None

Fees

Credits

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Fields of Study

Leader(s):

Steve Yoss, K2 Enterprises

Leader Bios

Steve Yoss, K2 Enterprises

Stephen M. Yoss, Jr., CPA, MS is a certified public accountant, the partner, and principal of Devmatics, LLC, a continuing education instructor for financial professionals, and a licensed pyrotechnician. While his interests and skills are varied, they all share a common thread—his love for and skill in finding technology-based solutions.

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