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1. A 2017 PwC report describing IT workforce trends states that there is a chronic shortage of job candidates with data science and analytics skills, and this will likely expand in the future. Of employers surveyed, 59% stated that data science and analytics skills will be required by all managers by 2020. However, only 23% of university leaders report that their graduates will have these skills. The Pwc report recommends all accounting programs include foundational knowledge of data analytics and the data science process. This growing demand for professional accountants to have advanced IT knowledge and skills is well acknowledged by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It is imperative that accounting degree programs integrate current and emerging accounting aind business statistical techniques, data management, data analytics, and information technologies in the curricula.