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This was an excellent course. I felt that the lectures and videos all explained the content very, very well. However, I have to remove one star because as a completely blind user, some of the exercises were inaccessible to me due to graphics, unlabeled fields, and a few procedures that none of our screen-reader software can navigate properly. I had to do some outright guesswork, complete most of the ungraded exercises and even one question on a quiz by deduction and guessing because I couldn't read the information in the pictures, even after I tried Window, Apple, and mobile devices. All the same, I managed to get through it, and though I'd like to see this fixed and would have appreciated doing all the practice work, I do believe that the course was fun and very informative. I also appreciated the humor in some of the videos and scenarios; I think you need a good laugh, even during classwork, and I haven't had so much fun in school since I took creative writing and a few history classes back in college or engaged in some hobby classes.

The course overall was very fun and informative. I took the course to refresh my bookkeeping skills and I actually learned a few things as I was taking this course. The pop quizzes were helpful for testing your knowledge. I appreciated hearing from actual bookkeeping professionals about their professions, how certain accounting principles may be applied, and how to make bookkeeping easier using Quickbooks. Their explanations of bookkeeping concepts were very easy to understand (at least most of the time); I think even someone with no bookkeeping knowledge can understand it. Bianca and Lou were very funny.

There were a couple issues I had and things I didn't like. I wasn't able to work on a few of the exercises because they wouldn't load. I was also very disappointed with the final project; I didn't get to do what I thought I would get to do, so it turned out to be unchallenging along with the final test :(.

The course was still good and it made me excited to do bookkeeping again.

I had to call my accountant about question #3 on the Bookkeeping basics Case Study Quiz. I took the quiz twice and was not able to apply the Journal information correctly. I found the answers by using math I learned in school solving reading problems . After taking the quiz a second time I called my accountant. He went over everything step by step. Pencil and paper is my friend. It appears to him that the correct answer to number 3 is not available on the quiz. Additionally, He suggested that excel could have been set up in a clearer manner that might have allowed me to process the information and better utilize the T model. I am not planning on pursuing bookkeeping. We have a small mom and pop business. My goal was to learn enough to know what questions to ask when I run into problems. My goal was met. I have a lengthy list of things in QBO to go over with my accountant. This review is not about QBO so I will leave my thoughts on that out.

For the most part this certificate class was decent. There are a few things that I wish were different. My number one desire would be to have more video illustrations of the various applications and scenarios of accounting in place of the Bookkeeper Video Clips because those were not very helpful in the scheme of what needed to be learned. Second, I wish there were handouts/worksheets that could be downloaded throughout the modules. The availability of "cheat sheets" were mentioned a couple of times but I never saw a link to anything other than the Excel Workbook that was needed for the final Quiz of the class. I also feel like the discussion questions were pointless. But all in all, I learned a lot. I hope that if I get approved for the FA to take the next course, the applications will become even clearer because I still don't feel fully confident in everything.

I took all four courses and passed the exam on the first try without any problem. But I was disappointed that Intuit's badge is just a green circle that says "Intuit Academy Bookkeeping Exam" instead of the previous badge for passing the exam which said "Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional" and matched the look of the ProAdvisor badges. This course is not about how to use QuickBooks. There are a few examples throughout the series but the real value is understanding accounting principles. The animations were a bit annoying for a professional with limited time who wants the course material without all the cutesy dialogue. But the information will be helpful to anyone pursuing a career in bookkeeping, especially if you interact with CPAs and tax accountants.

I really enjoyed the course and finally started to get it towards the end, but there's a lot of material to process and I wish some concepts were explained better. The most important detail I think is missing is the fact that accounting is completely opposite of traditional banking. If you make a purchase by writing a check, you credit your checking account to reduce the amount of money in there, which logically makes no sense. In regular banking, if somebody wrote you a check and you deposited that check, you would think it was a credit - money added to your account. I'm still having trouble processing why accounting in general works this way, but I'm hoping it's cleared up in the next three courses in this certificate program.

I really felt the course was a great introduction to bookkeeping. I especially thought it did a good job of explaining debits and credits in a way I could understand and retain.

My only frustration was with the final case study. I would have liked to be able to see a completed spreadsheet the way it was supposed to be done. No matter what I did, I could not come up with a trial debit balance that matched the four options on the quiz. I was able to guess the answer, but I really want to know what I was doing improperly because I honestly thought I was doing it right. I double checked several times . . .and my income statement was correct. So, I am left uncertain about where I went wrong despite scoring well on the final quiz.

Very helpful and relatively quick overview of bookkeeping basics. The lessons are well organized to cover the topics in an appropriate way. A lot of time and creativity went into the animated, "Reality Show" structure of the course. However, I'm unsure if some information might have needed additional detail. Prior to taking this course, I took a more "intensive" one on fundamentals of financing accounting. Much of the Bookkeeping Basics felt like a review of the concepts I learned in the accounting class. I wonder if I hadn't taken the other class, if some of the concepts covered here would have made sense (Debits vs. Credits basically being t-accounts, etc.). Still, a good course overall!

This course was interesting, fun and comprehensive. I thoroughly enjoyed it and believe it has giving me an understanding of the basics of bookkeeping and has prepared me for the next course. I especially liked the mix between videos, quizzes, discussion topics and exercises which culminated in a case study at the end.

My only issues with the course are minor and in reference to some glitches and issues with video quality. For example, some things have to be "marked as completed" twice and there are audio differences between the animated videos and the videos of experts explaining the topic.

I would rate this course 3 1/2 stars. By the end I found it informative and useful, but there were some complex concepts that I felt were light on detailed explanation. Personally, I didn't care for the animated format and commentary, but I was able to overlook it for the most part. I would have liked to be able to ask a few pertinent questions. For example, on the final quiz, I am still unsure how one value was reached, and though I was able to get the correct answer on the quiz, I am left scratching my head.

I do plan on completing all four segments of this course, nonetheless.

The little exercise with the Excel Spreadsheet at the end of Week 4 is very confusing. During the whole class they show you how to do everything on Quickbooks. Then when it is time to do this assignment, an Excel spreadsheet comes up. The spreadsheet is not divided into sections by accounts and it is very hard to visualize how everything is supposed to fit into place. As someone who has never seen bookkeeping before, this was very daunting. It took me more than 5 hours to get this spreadsheet to where I could make any sense of it.

Pretty good in terms of material coverage. I wish there was more instruction in Quickbooks/QBO, and that the final case study involved Quickbooks Online and not Excel. As of 8/9, there's an incorrect answer on the case study quiz. It won't prevent you from scoring 100% if you simply choose the figure closest to what your spreadsheet shows, but it doesn't take into account numbers prepopulated into the Excel template as part of the case study. But otherwise, I'm rather satisfied with the presentation of "Bookkeeping Basics."

It was hard to follow some of the quickbooks screens with the screen being so small and the instructor maneuvering around the screen so fast. The sound quality was not very good for some of the videos. I wish I knew why some of my answers were wrong on the final test. I don't know where I went wrong but I was $1,000 off on the trial balance debit total and on the net income question. That all being said I do appreciate the oportunity to learn more about Quickbooks and refresh my bookeeping skills. Thank you!

I found this Bookkeeping course to be cute and interesting, while at the same time educational… bringing real life bookkeeping examples to life. I really liked Bianca, she added a lot of flavor. I also  found it helpful that the course has a variety of live bookkeepers who shared their professional knowledge and insights.

However, I found the Case Study at the end of the course to be a bit confusing at first. Plus, there were a couple of typos in the Case Study… which made things worse.

The content is fantastic - Bianca does a great job of explaining complicated concepts. The course is glitchy though - sometimes I couldn't finish an activity because the continue button either didn't appear or nothing happened when I clicked it. I had to search for answers on Google at least 3 times. I doubt I would have needed to if I could have gotten the continue button to work. I tried multiple browsers, and even the app on my phone. Still didn't work. Super frustrating.

This was such a lovely course! It's completely flexible and manages to explain key theoretical concepts very clearly. However, it would've been much better if there was more hands-on activities for practical skills and have a present teacher be able to review the work. It was all-in-all such a FUN way to learn about Bookkeeping and the scenarios were very intriguing! I was invested in the course the entire time without getting bored so often!