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Basic Accounting Courses

Basic accounting courses can help you learn financial statements, bookkeeping, budgeting, and tax preparation. You can build skills in analyzing financial data, managing cash flow, and understanding regulatory compliance. Many courses introduce tools like spreadsheets and accounting software, that support tracking expenses, generating reports, and ensuring accuracy in financial records.


Popular Basic Accounting Courses and Certifications


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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Research Methodologies, Social Sciences, Research, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Higher Education, Sample Size Determination, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Academic Advising, Probability & Statistics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Tool Calling, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Generative AI Agents

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Responsible AI, Application Deployment, Application Development, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Open Source Technology, Application Security, Continuous Monitoring

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    MedCerts

    Nursing Assistant Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Patient-centered Care, Informed Consent, Basic Patient Care, Patient Communication, Nursing Basics, Toileting, Dignity in Care, Medical Privacy, Oral Hygiene, Home Health Care, Nursing Homes, Personal Care, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Calculus through Data & Modelling: Integration Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Integral Calculus, Calculus, Geometry, Applied Mathematics, Mechanics, Engineering Calculations, Mathematical Modeling, Physics

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    Rice University

    Anatomy & Physiology: Filtration and Reproduction

    Skills you'll gain: Obstetrics And Gynecology, Urology, Urinalysis, Anatomy, Nephrology, Gynecology, Physiology, Pathology, Biology

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    KodeKloud

    Terraform for the Absolute Beginner with Hands-on Labs

    Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, DevOps, Configuration Management, Command-Line Interface, Version Control

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    Coursera

    YouTube Content Creation Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Video Editing, Storyboarding, Videography, Post-Production, Media Production, Photo Editing, Content Creation, Editing, Writing, Scripting, Social Media Content, Social Media

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    Board Infinity

    Crafting User Interface - End to End Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), React.js, Back-End Web Development, Semantic Web

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    AI Workflow: Feature Engineering and Bias Detection

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Ethics, Unsupervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Responsible AI, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Data Transformation, Data Wrangling, Anomaly Detection, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Science, Quality Assurance, Data Validation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Python Programming

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    Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Sistemas difusos

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Software Systems, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, System Design and Implementation, Programming Principles, Logical Reasoning, Arithmetic, Algorithms

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    MathWorks

    Automating Image Processing

    Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Matlab, Computer Vision, Automation, Anomaly Detection, Engineering Practices, Data Analysis Software

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic accounting courses

  • Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 2: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): Coursera
  • Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models: Coursera
  • Nursing Assistant Essentials: MedCerts
  • Calculus through Data & Modelling: Integration Applications: Johns Hopkins University
  • Anatomy & Physiology: Filtration and Reproduction: Rice University
  • Terraform for the Absolute Beginner with Hands-on Labs: KodeKloud
  • YouTube Content Creation Essentials: Coursera
  • Crafting User Interface - End to End Web Development: Board Infinity
  • AI Workflow: Feature Engineering and Bias Detection: IBM

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