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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Financial Accounting Fundamentals by University of Virginia

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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

JT

Jun 23, 2020

Some transactions need more clarifications. Such as cash flow statement transaction was a little bit complicated to understand. But generally, this course is pretty good for beginners

PB

Jan 7, 2020

This course is really helpful especially for those who are in the Accounting field. This will give more practical view on what we already know. Thank you for the Coursera Team.

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By ROVSHAN J

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Apr 5, 2025

Super and interesting course. Thanks to trainer.

By Lei Z

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Aug 4, 2020

the best financial accounting course on Coursera

By Sunil K K R

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Jun 2, 2020

Excellent course. Simple and easy to understand.

By niazahmed

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Nov 17, 2018

thank you for all this really it was so helpfull

By Tatia K

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May 13, 2018

It was a very informative and interesting course

By Noah R

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Aug 3, 2020

Very simple math goes a long way in accounting!

By Xin W

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Jul 16, 2020

Really clear explanation by Luann, nice course!

By 唐通

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May 13, 2020

It's a great, understandable course. I love it!

By Auricel T

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Jun 3, 2019

very useful for accounting professionals. thank

By Aman S

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Nov 1, 2020

Thank You Very Much For This Skillful Course .

By Nurul A

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Jul 5, 2020

A good understanding of Financial Accounting.

By Charlie O

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May 24, 2020

Excellent instructor. Straightforward course.

By Patricia M

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May 8, 2020

excellent instructor, very pleased, thank you

By Crisanda D

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Aug 31, 2017

Concepts were very well and easily explained.

By Donald W

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Jun 23, 2022

Great fundamentals for accounting principles

By Managam S

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Aug 21, 2021

The best I ever have. Thank you Prof. Luann!

By Brandon G S

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May 7, 2021

learn alot found it very fun and interesting

By Gyeore L

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Jan 13, 2021

The practice test session was very helpful.

By M F

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Oct 12, 2020

Great course for business studies aspirants

By Mary G C

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Jun 29, 2020

Thank you so much for teaching these course

By Zoe C

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Jun 22, 2022

Thank you for the refresher! It was great.

By Prince M Y

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Jun 10, 2022

Required lots of effort but it is worth it

By Rahul R

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Jul 9, 2020

Best course to learn Financial Statements

By GANESH B

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May 23, 2020

Increase Accounting Fundamental Knowledge.