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

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2,864 ratings

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

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.

TR

Jun 27, 2020

The only reason this is not a perfect rating, is based on the duration of the course. There is valuable knowledge and it is well taught. However, it seems rushed to meet the 5 week timeline.

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By Mahmoud S S

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Jun 14, 2021

simple explanation thanks.

By ashwini k

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Apr 9, 2021

Awesome teaching style 😀😀

By Deleted A

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Dec 25, 2020

Perfect ratio content/time.

By Erin M M

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Jun 3, 2019

Clear, concise instruction.

By Thai M T P

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Mar 25, 2019

this course is very helpful

By Sherif E

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Sep 1, 2017

Very good and benfit course

By Vignesh B

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Jul 24, 2017

Great primer to Accounting!

By Hathaway, J K

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Jun 17, 2025

Great and efficient course

By Balen J

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Apr 9, 2022

it was unbelievable course

By YU H

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Mar 11, 2021

suitable for the beginners

By Điệp P

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Mar 8, 2021

I really enjoy the course!

By Zoe N

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Aug 21, 2018

Great course for beginner!

By Simone S

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Apr 24, 2018

Extremely clear and useful

By Bahruz B

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Jun 24, 2023

The course is very useful

By Masud P

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Jan 5, 2021

Superb! Learning Platform

By muhammad a n

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Dec 3, 2020

A very informative course

By Sanchita R

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Nov 27, 2020

Fun and something useful.

By Deleted A

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Nov 9, 2020

Great foundational course

By Anna W

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Jan 23, 2020

very clear and practical!

By Jazib s

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Oct 24, 2020

BEST COURSE FOR BEGINNER

By Hossam T

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May 31, 2023

In fact, over excellent

By Erika Y

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Dec 19, 2022

Very, very good class!!

By Joram N

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Sep 17, 2021

Exceptional discussions

By Giuseppe M

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Oct 27, 2020

Perfect for beginners!!

By Hazem h

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Aug 30, 2020

it's very useful course