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Financial Accounting: Foundations
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16 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Course Orientation
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course. - Week 1 - Module 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting
Accounting is the language of business. Managers communicate the results of operations within a firm through accounting to various financial information users including investors and creditors. In this module, you will explore various users of accounting infor... - Week 2 - Module 2: Recording Transactions and Financial Statement Preparation
The starting point of financial statements is individual financial transactions. In this module, you will learn how to code financial transactions in accounting language and how to build main financial statements from these coded financial transactions. This b... - Week 3 - Module 3: Fundamental Accounting Concepts and Revenue Recognition
Fundamental accounting concepts and revenue recognition principles are at the heart of coding financial transactions in accounting language as well as preparation of financial statements from these coded financial transactions. Real life transactions are refle... - Week 4 - Module 4: Short-Term Assets
One of the major components of a balance sheet is short-term assets, which are assets that can be converted into cash within a year. Accounts receivables and inventories constitute a major part of short-term assets. Understanding accounting for these accounts ...
Prerequisite
None
Instructors
Oktay Urcan
Associate Professor of Accountancy
Department of Accountancy, College of Business
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