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In this course, you will learn foundations of financial accounting information. You will start your journey with a general overview of what financial accounting information is and the main financial statements. You will then learn how to code financial transactions in financial accounting language. In the meantime, you will learn about the most important concept in contemporary financial accounting: accrual accounting. You will then critically analyze how firms recognize revenues. Finally, you will finish the course with an analysis of accounting for short-term assets where you will go into detail on how firms account for accounts receivables and inventories. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: • Understand main financial statements and the financial information they provide • Write a financial transaction in financial accounting language and understand how this impacts main financial statements • Understand how accrual accounting and fundamental accounting concepts work • Understand revenue recognition principles and how they impact main financial statements • Account for accounts receivables and inventories. This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.

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Rating 4.7 based on 343 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week
Starts Oct 31 (77 weeks ago)
Cost $79
From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Instructor Oktay Urcan
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Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Finance

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A very good course. I took some accounting classes many years ago and needed a refresh for a new job. The professor has a very good approach to teaching that makes it easy to understand the principles. The quizzes and modules strengthened my understanding. If you're very serious about accounting, I recommend taking the entire specialization. It's worth the time and definitely worth the money.

Guest says:

Professor Urcan is an excellent teacher. This course is perfect if you need to build a strong foundation to accounting. I have taken accounting courses before and very few others make these topics which can be very dry at times so engaging. The only thing I would say is that the professor does have somewhat of a strong accent, so if English is not your first language - it is not mine- it can be a little difficult sometimes. Otherwise a great introduction!

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Rating 4.7 based on 343 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week
Starts Oct 31 (77 weeks ago)
Cost $79
From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Instructor Oktay Urcan
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Finance

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