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About the Course

Master the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis, and learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to read the three most common financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. Then you can apply these skills to a real-world business challenge as part of the Wharton Business Foundations Specialization....

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YR

Jun 13, 2022

It is a great course for beginers like me to start to learn about accounting. The concepts are easy to understand, and the examples are very helpful for understanding. I like the virtual students btw.

MM

Feb 3, 2016

I took Brian Bushee's course and found him to be one of the BEST INSTRUCTORS I'VE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. If you've had trouble with accounting courses in the past, HE IS THE INSTRUCTOR FOR YOU!!!

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By Adan

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Mar 13, 2020

Very challenging but very satisfying to take this course. Reviewing the material as a whole is still pretty challenging. I wish they had a master powerpoint of all the slides so that I can easily search for the concepts to review older information.

By Wenjun G

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Aug 21, 2017

It is a really great experience to accomplish this course online. The professor explained all concepts clearly and tried to make the whole course more interesting. It's an exciting start of your accounting journey and do not hesitate to enroll in.

By Sterling H

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Jul 15, 2017

This course was both eye-opening and informative. As a buyer, I took the class to better understand the financial impact of what I buy, and what was taught will help me understand and discuss business more intelligently with my finance department.

By Terika R

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Aug 24, 2022

Excellent course!

Very organized and there is enough practice incorporated to understand the concepts

(My background is IB and I took Training the Street, but never took an accounting course)

The graphics and video quality could use some improvement

By Andrew K

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Sep 20, 2017

This is a great course, and Professor Brian Bushee is organized and skilled at teaching. I enjoyed the virtual students, and learned a lot from the style of introducing the material and doing a variety of examples. Thanks for the helpful course!

By Lucia G V

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Nov 26, 2017

Hello. I really loved this course. All the information and examples are very useful, also the perfect amount of time on each video is excellent. Moreover, the pinch of sense of humor from the teacher makes this course very enjoyable. Thank you.

By Tom S

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Mar 22, 2021

Great course, I think that the last week could be more used to expand on cash flow and income statement construction instead of analysis, I did pretty much skip the last week because of that. Exams were quite challenging. Great course overall!

By Gautam A K

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Feb 3, 2020

Introduction to Financial Accounting is a good course to gain some skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis. Professor Brian J Bushee keeps you engaged with his virtual students and good wits.

By Visweswara R

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Jan 29, 2016

In terms of Value for the Money you Spend by way of Fee, it is the Best Online Course on Financial Accounting. The Professor draws you into the deeper arenas of the subject with ease & comfort and makes you yearn for more and more knowledge.

By Pranav H

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Jul 2, 2024

A wonderful course taught by a brilliant professor, whose efforts to aid and make the learning experience much better were outstanding, which helped me learn and retain these concepts in the best possible manner. Thank you Professor Bushee

By Luciano P G

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May 31, 2018

The content of the course is very well explained and shown. The professor has a very organized and didactic way of explaining the topics. I would recommend this course to everyone i know that want to learn more about financial accounting.

By Varis C

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Dec 25, 2023

Very good introduction to Finance and Accounting for a non-technical person that wants to know the functions and importance of the field. Level of detail is suitable, goes into enough details to see how things work and the difficulties.

By Leon R

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Sep 4, 2020

Great introductory course, which takes plenty of time to explain and discuss some of the more difficult concepts. Really loved the virtual students. They added great variety to the lessons and were used cleverly to expand on some topics.

By Yazeed A A

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Mar 28, 2020

I recommend this course you will learn accounting like piece of cake :) .. What is good about this course is clear explanation and second is you will take at the end revisiting for completed course ,so sure You will get it in your mind .

By Dhananjay L

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Feb 28, 2016

Great course ! The difficulty level increases gradually and Professor Bushee anticipates the possible questions and answers them through the virtual students. The classes are filled with nerdy jokes and humor which makes them engaging.

By yi z

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Jun 10, 2021

a very good introduction in fundemental financial accounting and the professior is funny as well ,it will be wonderful exparence of studying with him and this course work for anyone who wish to learn about how accounting works in USA .

By Anna C

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Nov 12, 2020

Informative, user-friendly, and entertaining. The professor made the topic accessible, even for beginners. I came away with a solid foundation in accounting and an improved ability to interpret financial statements. Highly recommended!

By Domingo R

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Jun 21, 2017

Permite una comprensión sencilla de los aspectos básicos necesarios para la lectura de reportes financieros de empresas. Mediante el empleo de ejemplos prácticos el curso navega a través de los conceptos básicos del balance financiero.

By Washington D J

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Dec 13, 2017

The best course I've had in Coursera so far, and I could say that is one of the best I've had in my life. Great professor Brian Bushee with structured and detailed classes and examples. I feel I really learned a lot from this course.

By Jay P

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Mar 18, 2016

Professor Bushee made the course quite interesting. I think this is an apt course for someone from a science background like me who is new to accounting.

This course was a very helpful in making the basics of accounting quite simple.

By Zack S

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Oct 15, 2024

This was a really great introduction to a subject that isn't intuitive to most people (Me included.) the instructor Brian added just the right amount of fun an humor to keep you engaged and still learning. I really enjoyed the class

By Ahmed B

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Aug 27, 2017

The course is great, excellent. It is the the state of the art. It is also very informative and easy to comprehend. The animated students have made the course more realistic by asking some of the most frequent questions.

Thanks prof.

By LILY D

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Jul 25, 2022

This is the first time i have taken a business course, and it was easy for me to understand. The course is straightforward with a lot of workable examples to make you understand the concepts. I especially love the virtual students.

By Tom M

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Feb 25, 2021

The professor brings the matter in a funny way so that his lectures are engaging. The guide exercises with the professor as well as the practice tests are excellently developed to ensure the right things are understood. I loved it.

By Brandon D S R

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Aug 5, 2019

Excellent course for people who are trying to start a business and want to know where the cash is going, their financial statements and how to report taxes,, and how to read and make balance sheets amongst a lot of other stuff, etc