AAA Spark Meeting of the Regions

Creating Unique Risk Assessment Data Sets

• In Event: Roundtable Session III

Abstract

We have students develop risk assessment techniques for a sample company. Students first use Excel and RPA software to create their own unique data set of 10 public comparison firms. They then extract the MD&A text for use in textual analysis software. Finally, students develop a set of risk topics using the textual analysis software. The skills are flexible enough to teach students to adapt the case activity to other questions, data sources, and software.

Authors

• Janet Lynn Souza, Saint Joseph's University

• Veronica Paz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania