This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of financial statements with an emphasis on the income statement. Building on the foundation formed in the first course, you will learn about the third of our three measurement questions and how the income statement helps to answer this final measurement question. Returning to the real business people introduced in the first course, this second course describes the basic content of income statement in a simple yet relevant context. The course ends by summarizing many of the lessons learned in both courses to leave you with a lasting impression about what financial statements are and how accounting can work for you. We all know that accounting is “the language of business”; let’s make learning this language engaging, and perhaps even fun!
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- Income Statement
- Financial Ratio
- Financial Statement
- Balance Sheet
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Course Orientation
Module 1: How Did You Perform? Introducing the Income Statement
Module 2: Finishing Out the Income Statement and Managing Cash
Module 3: Final Elements of Financial Statements
Module 4: Wrapping Up Financial Statements and What Lies Ahead
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- 5 stars76.67%
- 4 stars19.41%
- 3 stars2.93%
- 2 stars0.55%
- 1 star0.41%
TOP REVIEWS FROM UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: COMPANY PERFORMANCE
Prof. Gary Hecht is quite challenging. You wonder whether he uses the testing information for
practise but either way you learn and understand the material he teachs.
Great set of courses for a beginner in the accounting field. Informative and well taught. Thanks to Kevin Jackson for making potentially complicated subject matter simple and easy to relate to.
Great course to learn. We can have simple and easy way to understand the financial statement on company performance.
A perfectly designed, crisp course, covers basics as well as some really technical terms, perfect for MBA freshers without commerce background. Kudos!
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