The Data Explosion and Its Impact on Fraud Detection
FutureLearn
Summary
Overview
Explore the origins of the current data explosion and learn the implications on fraud and fraud detection.
Description
Discover how data is helping detect fraud, and learn how to use data yourself
90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years (IBM). This astonishing increase in data is what’s known as the data, or information, explosion and it has fundamentally transformed every sector of the global economy.
But it’s also transformed another area: fraud.
On this course you will learn about how the data deluge has been harnessed to detect fraud in new ways. Plus you’ll master the skills to harness big data yourself - learning how to use data to tell stories and create powerful presentations.
What topics will you cover?
- Developments that have led to the current ‘Data Explosion’
- Key concepts in fraud and fraud detection
- The ‘Fraud Triangle’ and how to leverage it in spotting fraud
- The science of perception and how to build great data-driven visuals and presentations.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
- Articulate the developments that have fueled the data explosion
- Describe how data has impacted fraud and fraud detection
- Identify the nature of fraud, its victims and its perpetrators
- Apply knowledge to a hands-on experience by identifying potential fraud and building a data-driven presentation to present your findings
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in fraud and data, you don’t need any previous experience. It is ideal for anyone considering postgraduate study in the field, such as the online MBA and Masters in Analytics from Kogod.
Career path
It is ideal for anyone considering postgraduate study in the field, such as the online MBA and Masters in Analytics from Kogod.
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