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About the Course

In this course, you will learn the 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 receivable and inventories. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: • Understand the main financial statements and the financial information • Write a financial transaction in financial accounting language and understand how this impacts the main financial statements • Understand how accrual accounting and fundamental accounting concepts work • Understand revenue recognition principles and how they impact the main financial statements • Account for accounts receivable 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 go to onlinemba.illinois.edu....

Top reviews

HB

May 19, 2020

Thanks again Coursera for this course. I have learned a lot. Thanks to the Professor. But can you send me a Certificate of Completion as proof that I am done with this course. Thank you.

SH

May 14, 2020

I suggest this specialization courses for those who love to learn about Financial Accounting more professionally. Thanks for the Coursera team to provide such valuable courses for us.

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Aug 2, 2020

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Jul 17, 2017

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Sep 13, 2016

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Jan 15, 2022

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May 12, 2021

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Nov 27, 2020

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Nov 7, 2020

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Apr 20, 2020

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Oct 16, 2019

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Jul 31, 2018

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Feb 16, 2018

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Mar 24, 2017

Exceptional!

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May 28, 2025

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Oct 10, 2023

دورة ممتازة

By Kurt L B

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Jul 26, 2023

nice course

By Yohannes M

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Oct 29, 2022

Excellent!