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Course Purpose

This course provides an understanding of accounting information. It takes the user through the basics of what accounting information is, how it is developed, how it is used, and what it means. It's an excellent course for bookkeepers, accountants, and small business owners.

Course Overview

Financial statements are examined to learn what they do and do not communicate, enhancing the user’s decision-making and problem-solving abilities from a user perspective. Achieving expertise in the preparation of financial statements is not an objective of this course. Instead, we designed the course to assist users of financial information to learn “what the numbers mean” in a clear, concise, and conceptual manner, without focusing on the mechanical aspects of the accounting process.

Course Length

The course is an eleven-week course (one session per week). However, the course is an on-demand, self-study, self-paced course. Therefore, the length of the course is determined by the time you dedicate to the course and your understanding of accounting information.

Important: When you order the course, we email you the course access code and instructions. If you don't receive the email, check your Junk mail. If you order after 5:00 pm MT (4:00 pm PT, 6:00 pm CT, 7:00 pm ET), we email the course access code and instructions the morning of the next business day. We’re closed on weekends and major holidays. The code provides you access to the course for 6 months beginning from the time you access the course. Please don’t access the course until you’re ready to begin the course.

The course is delivered in an e-Learning format. For more information on e-Learning, go to e-Learning.

The course is presented by Accounting Analytics Accounting School. The school is a registered Postsecondary Proprietary School providing post-secondary education for educational, vocational, or professional objectives.

Topics

• Accounting - Present and Past
• Financial Statements and Accounting Concepts/Principle
• Fundamental Interpretations Made from Financial Statement Data
• The Bookkeeping Process and Transaction Analysis
• Accounting for and Presentation of Current Assets
• Accounting for and Presentation of Property, Plant, and Equipment, and Other Noncurrent Assets
• Accounting for and Presentation of Liabilities
• Accounting for and Presentation of Stockholders' Equity
• The Income Statement and the Statement of Cash Flows
• Corporate Governance, Notes to the Financial Statements, and Other Disclosures
• Financial Statement Analysis

Materials

• Learning Management System
• eTextbook (digital)
• Pre-assessment Test
• On-demand Video Instruction
• Quizzes
• Exercises
• Problems
• Case Studies
• Mini-Practice Sets
• Instructor Support
• Post-assessment Test
• 22 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credits

Steps

Step 1: Take Pre-assessment Test  

Step 2: Watch Video  

Step 3: Read Textbook Chapter  

Step 4: Complete Chapter Exercises  

Step 5: Complete Chapter Problems  

Step 6: Review the Case Studies

Step 7: Complete the Mini-Practice Sets

Step 8: Take Chapter Quiz  

Step 9: Request Instructor Support  

Step 10: Take Post-assessment Test

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