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About the Course

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of financial statements with an emphasis on the income statement. Building on the foundation formed in the first course, you will learn about the third of our three measurement questions and how the income statement helps to answer this final measurement question. Returning to the real business people introduced in the first course, this second course describes the basic content of income statement in a simple yet relevant context. The course ends by summarizing many of the lessons learned in both courses to leave you with a lasting impression about what financial statements are and how accounting can work for you. We all know that accounting is “the language of business”; let’s make learning this language engaging, and perhaps even fun! Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: • Describe the purpose of an income statement. • Define the basic components of an income statement. • Recognize and understand the meaning of several items typically presented on an income statement. • Explain the broader purpose of financial statements and the role of accounting in producing the financial statements. • Read and, to some extent, interpret real-world income statements. If you enjoy this business course and are interested in an MBA, consider applying to the iMBA, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price offered by the University of Illinois. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu....

Top reviews

TB

Feb 26, 2017

Great set of courses for a beginner in the accounting field. Informative and well taught. Thanks to Kevin Jackson for making potentially complicated subject matter simple and easy to relate to.

SZ

Apr 28, 2020

Subject and content was good and very easy to understand. Videos given was a brilliant ideas to explain more about the topic. I also love how Coursera give me the certificate of completion.

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By NURUL N B Z

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Apr 20, 2020

Good

By FAIZ B A M

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Apr 18, 2020

good

By MOHD I B R

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Apr 17, 2020

good

By CHAI M H

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Apr 17, 2020

good

By CHEONG J C

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Apr 17, 2020

Good

By Mohammed N H B

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Jun 8, 2017

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By marguerite b

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Mar 7, 2020

Overall the course was good but my frustration lies in the fact that I am now unable to clear the clutter of these courses from my screen because I only audited the course. Why is this the case?

By Margaret M P

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Dec 29, 2020

Prof. Gary Hecht is quite challenging. You wonder whether he uses the testing information for

practise but either way you learn and understand the material he teachs.

By Francisco L

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Jan 13, 2021

The course explains very well how to understand better the performance of a company. It's for begginers but with some pills also for more advanced one

By Koo L W

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Apr 22, 2020

The course has enhanced my knowledge and provideded me better understanding in analysing a company's financial performance.

By Yusuf Y

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Sep 21, 2020

Very easy to follow the course, but I think that you should consider adding more exercises to practice

By Megha B

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Mar 9, 2017

It was a great experience. This course help me understand the components of financial statements

By NG L T

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Apr 28, 2020

The course is easy to understand and the knowledge is very useful to me. Thank you.

By LAI J S

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Apr 27, 2020

Overall good study material for beginner to under financial statement

By José M

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Aug 1, 2019

Es un muy buen curso. Muy buenas las explicaciones y los ejemplos.

By ANG C X

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Apr 28, 2020

The course is very interesting and helpful in career.

By LOW C Y

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Apr 28, 2020

This assessment is useful and interesting.

By naomi p

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Nov 24, 2020

i love the way the lesson are structured

By NG Z Y

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Apr 19, 2020

GOOD and there is space for improvement

By Hazem M Y M

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Feb 27, 2019

Excellent course for non

By MD A H B M J

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Apr 23, 2020

Good and helpful course

By chika e

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Jun 28, 2017

quite enlightening

By HARSH M

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Oct 28, 2024

Good experience

By Chong L C

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Apr 18, 2020

great course

By CHONG C Y

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Apr 21, 2020

Good Course