# Pointing to the changing landscape in the accounting profession, Professor Alex Dontoh highlights Stern's new course offerings in statistical and data analysis

1 Faculty News October 12, 2015 ![BusinessBecause logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/BusinessBecause_logo.jpg?itok=HoBjU3u5)>

Excerpt from [BusinessBecause](http://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-careers/3521/mba-careers-cloud-and-data-transform-accounting) -- "At NYU Stern School of Business for example, the accounting department is developing new courses in statistical and data analysis, says [Alex Dontoh](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/alex-dontoh), professor of accounting and deputy chair of the department. He says there is a 'need for students to develop technical skills in data analytics and information technology, in order to stay relevant in the professional accounting marketplace'."

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