Financial Accounting Explained
About this course
In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will access and evaluate financial statements of publicly traded companies and learn how financial statement users rely on this information to make lending, regulatory, and investing decisions. You’ll also perform common accounting tasks like creating journal entries and producing financial statements. Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.
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What you'll learn
- interpret and evaluate published financial statements of public companies
- prepare journal entries for typical accounting transactions
- assemble balance sheets, income statements, and cash‑flow statements from source data
Course objectives
- access and analyze financial statements for decision‑making purposes
- perform core accounting tasks such as journal entry creation and statement preparation
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