Robotic Process Automation 101: A Quick Introduction for Integrating RPA in Your Course
Learn to incorporate Robotic Process Automation (RPA) into lessons and how it’s impacting the business profession from Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Ph.D., CPA & Wendy Tietz, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CSCA, CGMA
Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Ph.D., CPA, Faculty, Austin Community College
Wendy Tietz, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CSCA, CGMA, Faculty, Kent State University
This 30-minute webinar will introduce Robotic Process Automation (RPA). The session will cover the basics of RPA, including what it is, how it is impacting the business profession, why it's important to include in the curriculum, and how it can be integrated into a course. The webinar will also include information about how you can obtain and use an RPA project that introduces RPA to your students. Attendees will gain a better understanding of RPA and how it can be incorporated into their teaching.
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About the speakers
Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Ph.D., CPA, Faculty, Austin Community College
Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, CPA, is an Associate Professor at Austin Community College. Previously she was a Senior Lecturer at Texas State University and has taught as an adjunct at University of Texas-Austin. She has public accounting experience with Deloitte Tax LLP. Tracie is a recipient of the American Accounting Association (AAA) J. Michael and Mary Ann Cook award, Texas Society of CPAs Rising Star award, and TSCPAs Outstanding Accounting Educator award. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges and has served in leadership roles with both the AICPA and AAA.
Wendy Tietz, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CSCA, CGMA, Faculty, Kent State University
Wendy Tietz is currently a faculty member in the Department of Accounting in the College of Business Administration at Kent State University, where she has taught since 2000. She teaches in a variety of formats, including large sections, small sections, and web-based sections. Tietz is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Management Accountant, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. She's received the Michael and Mary Ann Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize for Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching, awarded by the American Accounting Association.
Tietz is a member of the American Accounting Association, the Institute of Management Accountants, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She has published in Issues in Accounting Education and in Accounting Education: An International Journal and regularly presents at AAA regional and national meetings. Tietz is also a co-author of an accounting textbook, Managerial Accounting, by Braun & Tietz, 6th edition, Pearson Publishing, 2020, and Financial Accounting, by Thomas, Tietz & Harrison, 13th edition, Pearson Publishing, 2021.
Tietz received her Ph.D. from Kent State University. She received both her M.B.A. and B.S.A from The University of Akron. She worked in industry for several years, both as a controller for a financial institution and as the operations manager and controller for a recycled plastics manufacturer.