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About the Course

This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, will teach you the tools you'll need to understand the fundamentals of financial accounting. Concise videos, the financial records of a small business, and "your turn" activities guide you through the three most commonly used financial statements: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. Beyond recording transactions, you'll learn how to prepare these financial statements, and read and analyze them to draw basic conclusions about a company's financial health. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Use journal entries to record transactions - Prepare and use t-accounts to summarize transactions recorded during an accounting period - Describe the three most commonly used financial statements and how they fit together - Prepare these financial statements based on transactions recorded during an accounting period - Draw basic conclusions about a company's financial health...

Top reviews

RM

Dec 22, 2019

I recommend this course to all beginners in understanding accounting , this course completely put you into your first step of the world of financial accounting , and professor luann is really amazing

JR

Sep 4, 2020

The concepts learned during this course made possible for me to present the project financials in a better way to the director. This course should be a must for all of us in the project management.

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By Raphael A

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Mar 9, 2023

Great course by all standards, the flair, and tact with which Professor Lynch presents the content of accounting is concise and down to earth and for me is a great mark of class.

By Enrique B M

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Jul 7, 2018

Excellent course. Good content and easy to understand. You will have the opportunity to do accounting for a company during two periods and make the comparison. Very instructive.

By Prajwal B

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Jan 8, 2020

This course is really helpful especially for those who are in the Accounting field. This will give more practical view on what we already know. Thank you for the Coursera Team.

By Junjie G

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May 3, 2020

Short and complete coverage on key aspects of financial statements. Excellent course. You would surprise how well you could understand financial statements after this course.

By Aurora M

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Nov 26, 2020

Great lectures! My only feedback is that I think I would've really benefitted from some study alone worksheets personally as an appendices to the course so I could practice.

By Masrisetyo A

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Jun 15, 2020

Really great course, has given me better & clear understanding in constructing all financial aspect of my business. Can't wait to apply for company profiling for investment.

By Lorraine M

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Apr 12, 2018

Really enjoyed the course - was really dreading learning about accounting but the instructor was able to break it down and make it both fun and interesting for me to learn!

By sara k

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Apr 8, 2022

I needed a refresher in Financial Accounting, and I actually learned much more taking this course online than I did when I took an entire simester in college 17 years ago.

By Subakaran R

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Apr 4, 2020

The lecturer is one of the best I have ever seen. The load of the course is sufficient. It helped me in a lot of ways to take decisions in my career and higher studies.

By EVITA

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Oct 3, 2021

Thank you for the topics that have been provided and the discussions that are conveyed well through videos and explanations.Success always for all parties and coursera.

By Mustafa G

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Jul 1, 2020

This course was really helpful and learned financial statement journal entry income statement cash flow

but i need more practice to learn the accounting on a proper way

By Matthew B

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May 28, 2019

Solid program at a good pace. I enjoyed the structure and presentation. Specifically for accounting, having a clean, white background helped to simplifiy the content.

By sanghmitra

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Jan 9, 2018

I did many online courses ,but dis one made me ready for journal entry, income statement all sort , with lots of practice questions.

I am very thankful to instructor .

By João V

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Feb 19, 2024

Gostei muito do Curso oferecido. Tive dificuldade em alguns temas um pouco mais complexos, o que é totalmente esperado, e consegui ampliar minha visão sobre o tema.

By Bhupesh G

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Jan 8, 2022

This Course is very helpful for upgrade my knowledge and skills. Each of steps in module , are clearly explained with effective examples. Thanks to Coursera and AL.

By Cindy Y A S

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Dec 27, 2021

I learned a lot from this course. I accomplished all my goals to get a better understanding of financial statements and how to record transactions from a business.

By Khadija

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Mar 15, 2021

It is a great Crouse . In it you learn how to record business transactions through financial statement, income statement, statement of cash flows and balance sheet.

By Hannah S

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Sep 11, 2020

Excellent teacher. Luann demystifies the daunting lines and numbers behind balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow. Well-organized course!

By 山田志文

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Dec 24, 2020

I was very happy to finish this course which helped me learn about bookkeeping and accounting basics. I hope I can pass the test of BATIC thanks to this course!

By Bernadeti A M W

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Jun 25, 2021

Good and thorough introductions to students who had no prior accounting background. Explanation is crystal clear and tutor is very fun! Very recommended course

By Trinity M

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Aug 24, 2020

I loved taking this course and I learned so much especially being someone who didn't know anything about accounting going into this. The instructor was great!

By Zebulon M

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Jun 18, 2020

This course is perfect for those beginning to understand and finance accounting. The course is well constructed, and has plenty of support should you need it.

By JAMES S

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Jul 27, 2020

Prof. Lynch was very clear and I like her enthusiasm. The examples were useful and the quiz questions reinforced the lessons. I highly recommend this course.

By Argyris F

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Oct 8, 2019

This is a well structured course with easy to follow videos and practice quizzes! I recommend it to anyone who needs an introduction to financial accounting!

By Jerry M P J

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Jan 30, 2023

Absolutely excellent. I studied Accounting and worked for over 20 years as a Staff Accountant. Until having taken this course, did I understand. Thank you.