Accounting Research Center

The School of Accountancy is making great strides to ensure that students have access to state-of-the-art accounting technology and databases.

The KPMG Accounting Research Center (ARC), in BusAd G201, is a state-of-the-art research facility, equipped with over 20 computers. Open to accounting students, faculty, and professionals, the research center provides the necessary environment for conducting meetings, research, workshops, presentations, and other similar events.

The KPMG Accounting Research Center is the first wireless computer lab with its own IEEE 802.11b wireless access point that provides a wireless network to the room. The room’s wireless network allows students to bring their own laptops and connect to the network.

The computers in the lab have DVD-ROM, 3.5" Floppy Drive and 250MB Zip Drive. Software includes:

• Windows 2000/XP
• Microsoft Office 2000 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
• SSH Secure Shell/File Transfer (FTP/Telnet)
• AICPA reSource Library: Professional Standards
• FASB Financial Accounting Research System
• Peachtree Complete Accounting