{"id":34457,"date":"2023-09-24T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T14:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/qdac-essay-purpose-the-purpose-of-this-essay-is-to-apply-the-concepts-of-this-course-to-providing-a-solution-to-a-problem-using-data-analytics\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T14:35:52","slug":"qdac-essay-purpose-the-purpose-of-this-essay-is-to-apply-the-concepts-of-this-course-to-providing-a-solution-to-a-problem-using-data-analytics","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/qdac-essay-purpose-the-purpose-of-this-essay-is-to-apply-the-concepts-of-this-course-to-providing-a-solution-to-a-problem-using-data-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"QDAC ESSAY Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to apply the concepts of this course to providing a solution to a problem using data analytics."},"content":{"rendered":"

Purpose:<\/span> <\/span>The purpose of this essay is to apply the concepts of this course to providing a solution to a<\/span>
problem using data analytics. Remember, this is an IT Audit course so the problem you choose to address<\/span>
should be of an IT Audit nature (the nature of the audit can be financial, operational, and\/or compliance).<\/span>
This is a very open and vague essay. For this essay, you will identify an IT Audit oriented problem that is<\/span>
of interest to you, propose data to collect, analyses to be performed that would help solve this problem,<\/span>
identify your user\/audience of interest and propose how you would communicate your analyses<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n
General Directions:<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>This is an individual project.<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>While you can use AI for this essay, I don\u2019t recommend it as this will need to be an application-<\/span>
based essay with direct implication from your own professional perspective and application of class<\/span>
concepts.<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>Use the QDAC Elements framework below to provide a solution to an IT Audit problem using data<\/span>
analytics. Note that you can either discuss\/present your problem\/solution as either 1) a hypothetical<\/span>
situation (i.e., what you would do), OR 2) you can solve a problem using actual data and something<\/span>
like SQL\/Tableau\/PowerBI, etc. (if you choose this route, be mindful of any data sharing issues).<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>You can either write a formal essay and\/or use the template below to write your answers. Your<\/span>
essay should be about 2-3 pages (this does not include references \u2013 be sure to cite any references,<\/span>
including the use of generative AI tools).<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>I\u2019m looking for a VERY thoughtful, yet concise essay. Your problem\/solution proposal should be<\/span>
supported. Be concise, yet clear in your writing.<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>The instructions for this project are intentionally broad, vague, etc. I\u2019m looking for your ability to<\/span>
CRITICALLY THINK and to formulate an audit data analytics plan. While you can use the questions<\/span>
posed in the QDAC framework to guide your essay, consider these questions in terms of typical<\/span>
audit<\/span> <\/span>steps<\/span> <\/span>(i.e.,<\/span> <\/span>determining<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>subject,<\/span> <\/span>objectives,<\/span> <\/span>scope,<\/span> <\/span>planning,<\/span> <\/span>risks<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>controls,<\/span>
procedures, test steps, etc.).<\/span>
QDAC Elements<\/span>
Q \u2013 Questions<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
Purpose:<\/span> <\/span>Asking<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>right<\/span> <\/span>questions<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span>
stakeholders would be interested in.<\/span>
Considerations:<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>What problem are you trying to solve?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>For which stakeholder group(s)?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>Why is this a problem?<\/span>
D \u2013 Data<\/span>
Purpose: Identify and obtain data, perform<\/span>
ETL<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>confirm<\/span> <\/span>accuracy,<\/span> <\/span>understand<\/span>
relationships between data elements.<\/span>
Considerations:<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>What<\/span> <\/span>data<\/span> <\/span>do<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> <\/span>need<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>obtain<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span>
address the problem(s) identified?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>Where can you get this data?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>Who owns the data?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>How will you verify data integrity, validity,<\/span>
accuracy, etc.?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>What<\/span> <\/span>data<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> <\/span>trying<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>determine<\/span>
relationships between?<\/span>
A \u2013 Analytics\/analyses<\/span>
Purpose: Performing analyses using Excel,<\/span>
Tableau, Power BI, Python, R, etc.<\/span>
Considerations:<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>What specific analyses will you perform to<\/span>
help solve the problem(s) identified?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>What<\/span> <\/span>challenges<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span>
performing your analyses?<\/span>
C \u2013 Communication<\/span>
Purpose: Communicate results by writing a<\/span>
report\/memo, creating a presentation and\/or<\/span>
visualization<\/span>
Considerations:<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>Who<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>your<\/span> <\/span>primary<\/span> <\/span>audience<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span>
communicating results?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>What<\/span> <\/span>forms<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>communication<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span>
utilize?<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> <\/span>What analyses will you present and why?<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n


<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to apply the concepts of this course to providing a solution to aproblem using data analytics. Remember, this is an IT Audit course so the problem you choose to addressshould be of an IT Audit nature (the nature of the audit can be financial, operational, and\/or compliance).This is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[644],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/34457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/34457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=34457"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=34457"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=34457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}