Chevron Left
Back to Introduction to Financial Accounting

Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Financial Accounting by University of Pennsylvania

4.7
stars
8,215 ratings

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....

Top reviews

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!!!

Filter by:

1701 - 1725 of 1,923 Reviews for Introduction to Financial Accounting

By Seth B

•

Oct 8, 2018

Great course and relatively easy to follow. Some quizzes and tests really challenge you by framing the questions in formats that weren't previously utilized, which can be frustrating, but it forces you to earn the course completion.

By Charu L S

•

Nov 4, 2015

i've just started this course again. Hopefully, I'll finish it this time. I love the way professor is going abot the accounting. I always found the subject very boring but the professor makes me like and learn these bland numbers.

By Mustafa S

•

Mar 27, 2020

Very difficult course. I did it since it is required in order to complete the Specialization.

However, if you want to learn details of financial accounting and how to prepare financial statements then this course will be useful.

By Kai S

•

Mar 26, 2023

The professor's explanations are all perfect. However, I think the multiple choice exam doesn't resonate much with the content. Perhaps just by fixing the wording could enhance the one's understanding of the course's content.

By Sergio C

•

Apr 27, 2022

Pretty comprehensive but very demanding for people without any experience in Accounting - I understand this isn't an easy topic and probably it is fair to be that way.

In all honesty I feel I learnt a lot - very good course!

By Jeffrey H

•

Mar 20, 2016

Good introduction to the world of accounting, however, this is an especially difficult topic to learn via an online course. My recommendation would be to supplement the course with an intro workbook and practice problems.

By Derek E

•

Apr 13, 2017

Really nice overview of basic accounting concepts. Sometimes I felt the lectures didn't walk through things too quickly, but the videos were entertaining and the course covered a fair amount of ground in a short time.

By Emily L

•

Sep 8, 2022

It was hard but good knowledge to be learned for someone who does not have a background in accounting. I enjoyed having copies of the slides and the animation in the lesson to keep the lessons from not being boring.

By Nolan S

•

Jun 27, 2020

Pretty clear but a big boring sometimes. Great examples. Can go through it pretty quickly. I did all 4 weeks in about 10 days and did another course in that time frame also...so only took me about 5 days to complete.

By Daiki Y

•

Dec 25, 2017

I doubt whether it is an introductory course because this course surely needs supplementary materials to fully understand the materials. Anyway, I loved the professor and glad that I had a chance to take this course!

By Giennadij A

•

Jul 8, 2017

+ the subject is well explained; + the teacher is trying to put some entertainment into the course, to make it less boring.

'- it is still not clear why the financial accounting is not simplified since ancient time.

By Maria d C R S

•

Apr 24, 2020

Curso introductorio a las finanzas para tener los conceptos teóricos básicos y la información más esencial para entender un informe financiero. El profesor lo hizo muy fácil y me gustó bastante. Muchas gracias.

By Terry P

•

Oct 25, 2021

Wish some of the definitions and formulas were a little more drawn out for better understanding and memorization. Thankful slides were printable and can use as a refresher reference along with other material.

By Jennifer F

•

May 25, 2020

I enjoyed the course and found the examples helpful. But the amount of content was too much for the time given - I often felt rushed and spent much more time on the course than I would have expected per week.

By Pranay N A

•

Jun 12, 2016

Course is very well organized. It is a great course for someone who is from a Non-Finance background and want to dwell deep in Finance and accounting Domain.

It surely had motivated me to take further courses.

By Ante

•

Apr 13, 2024

Pretty dry and boring but the instructor was clear and provided lots of insight into specifics. Some clarification on terminology would have been nice, but overall, not bad. I think it is useful knowledge

By K. D S

•

Apr 8, 2020

I enjoyed this course. and learnt a lot. The professor kept material interesting and had relevant examples for the material. The fun tone for what can be at times dray material was very much appreciated.

By John M

•

May 5, 2020

The course was very educational and taught me the fundamentals so I can think about a career in accounting. The learning style isn't boring and provides good information about real world problems.

By Sergio A

•

Aug 3, 2024

Professor speeds through and doesn't give much explanation as to why some things are the way they are. Had to practice with Youtube videos in roder to fully understand the material that was given.

By Rahul N

•

Apr 18, 2016

I love Prof Brian Bushee's teaching methods.... He tries hard to bring a bit of entertainment (however geeky) to a very dry and tough subject. The course is clearly laid out with examples....

By Miguel R

•

Jun 10, 2018

Very nice. I found the lectures long and kept struggling to come back to them. Not sure why. I liked the method, professor was good. Maybe it wast to heavy for me because everything was new

By Nicholas P

•

Aug 25, 2017

Prof. Bushee makes accounting preeetty engaging. Some of the later exams seemed to still be a bit out of my reach and would take a few revisions of the course material to get full marks.

By Christy T

•

May 28, 2022

Some of the quiz questions were confusing without adequate information to help you understand. Would also have liked to see the correct answers on the final after attempts were finshed.

By Wallace P C J

•

May 24, 2020

Prof is really good and very in depth. I am not sure but the emphasis is alot of Statement of Cash Flows (whole of Weeks 3). Not much on Income Statement. Exam is really tough too.

By Anshuman S

•

Dec 17, 2018

Great course and Brian J Bushee is excellent. I believe there should be a small booklet with all definitions of accounting terms like accrual account, permanent account, and etc..