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About the Course

This is the first course in a series of four that will give you the skills needed to start your career in bookkeeping. If you have a passion for helping clients solve problems, this course is for you. In this course, you will be introduced to the role of a bookkeeper and learn what bookkeeping professionals do every day. You will dive into the accounting concepts and terms that will provide the foundation for the next three courses. You will learn how to work your way through the accounting cycle and be able to read and produce key financial statements. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Define accounting and the concepts of accounting measurement -Explain the role of a bookkeeper and common bookkeeping tasks and responsibilities -Summarize the double entry accounting method -Explain the ethical and social responsibilities of bookkeepers in ensuring the integrity of financial information. No previous bookkeeping or accounting experience required....

Top reviews

CS

Jul 30, 2023

After taking this course, I can see where & how I can apply my skills and love for numbers. I am confident in my decision and cant wait to put all the pieces together.

Thank you, Coursera & Intuit!

JS

Jun 2, 2022

This course is so GOOD! I needed to brush up on my Bookkeeping Skills, and I am glad that I chose Coursera to help me do this. I love the Step by Step Lessons and the videos are AWESOME! Thank you!

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By Travis R W

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Aug 2, 2021

Very insightful course for anybody trying to gain a basic understanding of accounting. I didn't come out a top tier book keeper but learned of a few concepts and accounting practices I had no knowledge of prior to his course.

By Cassandra R

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Feb 8, 2024

I wish there was a little more practice entering credits and debits in dual entry, and a couple more of the complete case studies at the end. Great course, good information, I just would be more confident with more practice.

By Aneka E

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Apr 28, 2023

The lessons were clear and easy to understand. Very good course however I would have liked to have more practice I learn better by doing , so for me it would have been nice to have more practice but overall it was very good.

By Amberley D

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Sep 13, 2021

The hands-on exercises, especially the case study workbook, could use a little more detailed guidance for the student so they can feel a little more confident that they are going in the right direction with each section.

By Kara S

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May 21, 2024

There needs to be more hands on lessons, inputting numbers into spreadsheets. Maybe using Quickbooks would be more beneficial like a trial version in the course that you can directly learn from and work with Quickbooks.

By Sam M

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Sep 26, 2022

I really liked the class! I felt like it was a good high-level overview of what bookkeeping is and key concepts. The only complaint I have is that it didn't entirely prepare me for the Intuit Bookkeeping Certification.

By Rachel F

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Aug 2, 2022

This was informative; however, it was a little confusing when most of the lectures were about how to use Quickbooks, but the final was on a spreadsheet using techniques that were mentioned but not discussed in detail.

By Makiba S

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Mar 29, 2022

Love the course and the detailed steps to understand the concepts. It is so important to build a foundation when it comes to accounting and bookkeeping to apply to your learning to succeed in this career. Love it!

By Sandra H

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Mar 27, 2022

The fictional characters are kind of annoying and there's a lot of time spent on empty fluff but the course had a lot of great, easily accessible content. I like the practice modules interspersed with the videos.

By Jill W

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May 19, 2022

Overall a good bootcamp course. The expert videos were a little hard to see and follow at times. Also, the expert viedos seemed like they were not created for this lesson but clips taken out of another video.

By Audrey C

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Nov 5, 2022

Overall a very straightforward class, but could use a little more concentration in the chapter on creating the unadjusted trail balance and the adjusted trial balance. I go a little confused at that point.

By TINA L

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Aug 19, 2021

Over all very good course. However, there were some items that needed a little better explanation in the course. Also, some test questions needed better wording to properly determine what you were asking.

By Erica P

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May 24, 2022

This course gave some vital information to get started in bookkeeping. I've had some accounting and business courses and this refreshed my memory for sure. Posting and creating financial reports was fun.

By Shelby R

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Feb 18, 2023

Very instructional, especially for a beginner! Sometimes it would be hard to follow- the screen a bit fuzzy, and some people's voices were a lot quieter than others. Good information- okay format.

By Sally P B

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Mar 18, 2022

Very basic but well done course for an introduction to bookkeeping concepts. It is not a hands-on how-to course but does provide a basic overview of the bookkeeper position and some terminology.

By leslie l

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Jun 11, 2022

The course was set up very well but, I would have just preferred to have some sort of workbook that allowed us practice with every aspect of documentation. Repetition makes me better.

Thank you.

By Donna N

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Dec 8, 2021

Some language is not clear and some details regarding debits and credits were not covered thoroughly enough for me, a beginner. Otherwise it's a good coure presented in a very user friendly way!

By John

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Jul 18, 2024

The animated narrator was overly jokey and had an irritating voice. The character should talk less and be more serious. It was better when the accountants/bookkeepers were talking, more useful.

By Alicia

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Oct 28, 2023

I have learned a great deal of basic bookkeeping in this course but have limited knowledge on how to actually perform all of the duties. This first course set a solid foundation to build upon.

By Christian C

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Nov 8, 2022

This is a preparation course, good information but you will still have to take the exam which cost $150. It would of been nice to coursera to explain this from the start. Do better coursera.

By BJ . Q

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May 29, 2022

I got stuck at the end. When adding all of the debits I had to choose the multiple choice that was closest rounding down. all of my ither answers were correct based off of my journal entry.

By Melissa O

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May 14, 2022

The lessons were too basic to develop the understanding needed for the final project. I would've appreciated more small assignmnets throughout the course that were a little more challenging.

By Della D

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Oct 9, 2022

very good introductory course. It really helped me understand the basics of bookkeeping. I wish there were more examples and practice questions (with more detailed explanation on the case)

By Martika S

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Aug 10, 2022

I enjoyed learning from this course Bookkeeping Basics. Having had zero knowledge about Bookkeeping and limited knowledge about Finance. Content and practice videos were easy to follow.