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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
TR
Jun 27, 2020
The only reason this is not a perfect rating, is based on the duration of the course. There is valuable knowledge and it is well taught. However, it seems rushed to meet the 5 week timeline.
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By Яцкив Л В
•Dec 7, 2019
Очень легкий курс. Также хотелось бы больше примеров по стандартам IFRS.
By Ali B K
•Jul 18, 2025
Too basic and bored
By Mushahid H
•Feb 1, 2022
great
By Guarocuya B
•Mar 28, 2022
Can't unenroll. A financial aid was promised in the course page but it is nowhere to be found!