A Brief Introduction to Computing Technologies: Crypto, Al, Quantum

Course Code

ACC 651

Hours

.5 hours

Type

Elective

Offered

W25(A)

Prerequisites

Ross Graduate Student

A Brief Introduction to Computing Technologies: Crypto, Al, Quantum --- Most discussions of modern tech are either vague pie-in-the-sky ballads or insanely technical. What MBAs need is a sound mathematical and intuitive understanding of modern tech, not so that they can become coders, but so that they can interact with coders and noncoders alike with confidence. The course will involve nothing more than grade school level math, for that is sufficient to deeply understand modern tech and accurately assess business opportunities. The course will last for two weeks and have four sessions, for that is all that is needed to get there.

Venky Nagar

KPMG Professor of Accounting

Teitelbaum Research Scholar

Nagar studies how management can use accounting data to understand and improve the performance of their organizations. His research is cited as an...