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About the Course

Master the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis, and learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to read the three most common financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. Then you can apply these skills to a real-world business challenge as part of the Wharton Business Foundations Specialization....

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EY

Sep 19, 2019

The course is very easy to understand, and most importantly it is fun to learn accounting! I find this course covers basic yet comprehensive contents compared to other basic accounting online courses.

YR

Jun 13, 2022

It is a great course for beginers like me to start to learn about accounting. The concepts are easy to understand, and the examples are very helpful for understanding. I like the virtual students btw.

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By Shanti R L

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Mar 4, 2016

Professor Bushee is very funny and course materials are really well-organized and well-explained. The process is full of fun. Also it's a cool idea to add some virtual students. Thanks a lot for this wonderful course!

By Nghi T

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Sep 4, 2021

Excellent. The professor is humorous, and understands which questions students may ask and answer these questions right away in the video. I totally love the course. It inspired me to study finances in depth. Thanks!

By MINA P

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Sep 26, 2021

You do need to do extra reading/work from a real textbook. The Final Exam is difficult, so you have to keep on top of all the material. Professor Bushee is very good at explaining the concepts and giving examples.

By Edward H

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Jul 31, 2021

Really a great course. There is a ton of information, but it is presented well. The quizzes and exams are difficult, and really test whether you can apply the lessons learned and also use critical thinking skills.

By KARTIKA N

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May 2, 2020

This course is good even for beginners. But you might need to take reference of other videos too for standards of your own specific countries and practice a little more before giving the tests. Overall great course.

By JC T

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Apr 27, 2022

Loved this course! Prof. Brian is thorough in his explanations and I really appreciated his sense of humor and the cartoon class. I learned so much! Looking forward to taking the next course in the series with him.

By Lennart G

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Mar 22, 2023

I liked the course, especially because of the excellent professor Brian Bushee. He made the learning videos funny but informative as well and therefore I had a lot of pleasure getting to know Financial Accounting.

By Maria H

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Jan 16, 2016

Just started the course but he is good and straight to the points. You must know the basics on accounting to take this course. But it all makes sense and he has the PDF for each class. It will be work my money.

By Cidália E

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Dec 13, 2022

I never though accounting could me so much fun. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn the basics of accounting. The professor make the session engaging and quiz are challenging and exciting.

By John S

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May 7, 2020

Excellent and extremely informative course. The only criticism is that some of the quiz answers could be addressed specifically in a video which would be beneficial. Overall, enjoyed the course and learned a lot.

By Barbara K

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Mar 22, 2020

Thank you so much, comprehesive material taught in an accessible way. I'm 17 years old, didn't have any previous experience with accounting, am not a native English speaker and completed this course successfully.

By Hadassah N

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Dec 19, 2015

Prof Brian is pretty hilarious and breaks down the concepts very well. For anyone who likes to learn accounting (which is truly one of the most boring topics in the world with a silly sense of humor)- this is it.

By Zannatul F

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Nov 18, 2021

WOW, I can't still believe in my success. This is so awesome and great to increase the ability that everyone can utilize by this course. Thank you Coursera for providing such opportunity. I really appreciate it.

By Alli M

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May 13, 2021

Loved Professor Bushee. His animated students were RIDICULOUS but he successfully made this course bearable for someone with no interest in financial accounting (I promise that's a compliment). Thanks Professor!

By Elizabeth P

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Jun 3, 2020

This was an excellent introduction into finance at the corporate level and will be of great value to me in my current tasks for my employer. Very well explained, with great examples to help clarify the content.

By Masoom P

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Apr 27, 2020

The virtual students were the best! It can be rigorous if it's your first time, but worth it. You need to take notes and listen to each video in order to do the quiz. In short, a must-do course for any beginner.

By Amanda J

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Jan 1, 2017

I really enjoyed this course. It was taught in a manner that worked well for me, and I feel that I gained a lot of knowledge from it. I will be taking the second part of this financial accounting course as well.

By Emmanuel M

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Oct 30, 2016

Very dry topic for me coming from the Engineering world. However Brian was able to make it funny and looking like a game sometimes. The exercises were great and the questions from the virtual students excellent.

By Soh S N

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Mar 18, 2023

Very interesting and entertaining course. Professor put in a lot of effort to teach important financing concepts in a fun way. Highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn the basics of accounting.

By Brendan N

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Sep 21, 2020

Professor did an excellent job of understanding where the learner is coming from and making sure that the content was appropriately explained. I appreciated the effort he put into making the class entertaining.

By Pavel M

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Jun 7, 2020

Very good introduction course, allowing to understand the fundamentals of accounting in a very pragmatic and easy way, progressively advancing from basics to more complex topics. I highly recommend this course.

By Matteo C

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Apr 5, 2020

This course is great. The material is dense. Each spoken word by the professor counts(!!) for the exams. It is challenging and fun. I come from an engineering background, so it was even more challenging for me!

By Arvind K S

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Nov 26, 2022

I did not have a background of financial accounting before taking this course. I think it is an excellent basic course in this subject area. Professor Brian Bushee has prepared and taught the course very well.

By Austin M

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May 18, 2020

Professor Bushee packs a ton of information into this class in a short time but makes it funny and interesting enough to keep you coming back for more. I will definitely be taking the next class in the series!

By Judi H

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Jan 19, 2019

Great class. Quick videos make it fun and easy to get through. Teacher is great and his sense of humor really makes the class fun. I love the witty nature of the virtual students and think it add to the class.