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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Accounting 1 by University of Lausanne

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About the Course

This is part of a two-class sequence on financial accounting. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I & II, held consecutively, will provide you with a strong foundation to tackle many financial issues. Accounting I covers the basics, while Accounting II deals with more advanced topics. The topics discussed are “general” and apply to accounting practices worldwide – whether in the USA, Europe, Asia, etc. You can take Accounting I on a standalone basis, or, you can take it as part of a two course sequence. Accounting is “the language of business”. It is spoken by managers, employees, investors, financial analysts, internal and external auditors, supervisory boards, management accountants, bankers and other decision-makers with whom managers regularly interact. It is widely agreed that future business leaders need to understand this language in order to interpret and use financial statements and other accounting information for internal management purposes (e.g., planning, directing, controlling) as well as corporate communication purposes (e.g., capital markets, banks, rating agencies). If you want to compete in this arena, it will be useful for you to acquire a working knowledge of accounting. This class is targeted to students having little, if any, background in financial accounting. At the end of the day, numbers are what matter in the business world. You just cannot escape them; hence, you should learn them well. Contrary to what you might believe, you cannot become a successful professional unless you master the numbers of the financial world. This is the class that will teach you how....

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By Nans G

Dec 6, 2024

Excellent! The teacher provided us with solid accounting concepts. I really like this course, its structure, and the way he taught it to us.

By Valentin B

Dec 6, 2024

Excellent course, there's nothing to improve. The teacher love his work and his students and do every thing to help them. It is wonderful

By Leo C

Dec 6, 2024

I had the opportunity to take the train with Prof. Dr. Markarian. Very great moment. 5/5

By Valentin L

Dec 6, 2024

Great teacher, interesting lessons with a lot of exercices, nothing to change

By Kleymenova E

Dec 6, 2024

Coursera class is very useful for understanding on more of the normal class

By Tom M

Nov 3, 2024

very clear very nice very lovely, accouting is fun, accouting is sexy

By Nour K

Dec 6, 2024

The explanations are clear and the practice quizzes are helpful.

By Mikail Y

Dec 6, 2024

Thank you for all Garen, you are an amazing teacher

By Julien C

Nov 27, 2024

Very good course with a very good teacher !

By Hamza K

Dec 6, 2024

Accounting is fun, Accounting is sexy !

By Gauthier A

Dec 6, 2024

Really great course, thank you Garen !

By Vladislav C

Dec 6, 2024

Best teacher ever. Лучший, красавчик!

By Baptiste F

Dec 6, 2024

Well documented and good examples

By Illia S

Dec 6, 2024

pretty simple, easy going course

By Soetjipto

Nov 29, 2024

Easy to understand. Thank you!

By Vincent D

Dec 6, 2024

Well documented but some bugs

By Phan H T

Dec 6, 2024

Good course for accounting

By Hugo D

Dec 6, 2024

a lot of useful topics

By Nikola I

Dec 6, 2024

Great course

By Vasco B

Dec 6, 2024

Incredible!

By Zhang Z

Dec 6, 2024

so good

By Muneer H H

Dec 4, 2024

جيد

By Carlo

Dec 6, 2024

Material given for explanation and quizzes to train are very good, the deadline part is a bit impractical

By Theo G

Dec 6, 2024

Very dynamic courses, enjoyed to come every weeks (even if it's on friday)

By Dafina P

Dec 6, 2024

this course is well explained and interesting !