Instructions to complete this course:

1. Complete each module in sequence. Each module will require watching and/or completing a related activity. The modules must be completed in order to complete the course.
2. Once the modules are completed, then you will have access to the qualified assessment section (multiple choice questions).
3. If you are successful on the qualified assessment, you will then move onto the course evaluation.
4. Complete the course evaluation form. You will have then have access to a downloadable course completion certificate for your records.

Learning objectives:

Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that our society is interacting with frequently and, in many cases, unknowingly.

Our awareness of machine learning is often obscured by other more dramatic branches of AI, including strong AI (robots with human intelligence), which we often see in television and film, such as HAL 900 in Stanely Kubrick's class film 2001 A Space Oddessy.

It is machine learning that is significantly impacting our personal and professional lives. From relatively harmless examples such as our streaming services recommending a new film to high stakes decisions involving our social networks, machine learning is moving to the front and center of how we make decisions.

As CPAs, we are also interacting and using machine learning applications in our professional services include assurance, tax and controllership roles. CPAs must understand what machine learning is and the increasing role it will play in the services we provide. This on-demand course will take us through an introductory knowledge of machine learning and the implications of machine learning for the profession.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

After completion of this course, the professional competence that can be achieved by participants:

1. Understanding the branches of artificial intelligence
2. Defining machine learning
3. Identifying practical examples of machine learning
4. The impact of machine learning on the CPA Profession
5. Understanding the ethical implications of machine learning

For any questions that may arise in the completion of the program, please email [email protected]. You will receive a reply within 24 hours of receipt of your inquiry.