Accounting Analysis - The Role of Accounting as an Information System, Certificate | Part time online | Coursera | United States
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The Accounting Analysis - The Role of Accounting as an Information System course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Illinois is part of the Financial Reporting Specialization.

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Overview

This  Accounting Analysis - The Role of Accounting as an Information System course offered by  Coursera in partnership with University of Illinois is the first course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization that covers the collection, processing, and communication of accounting information (via financial reports) about economic entities to interested parties (i.e., managers and external stakeholders such as stockholders and creditors).  

Specific emphasis is placed on measurement of assets, liabilities, equities and income, as well as disclosure of additional information that may assist users understand the financial reports.  

After a brief introduction to the course, we will spend time understanding the overall financial accounting structure and standards as well as review the fundamental accounting process used to prepare the financial statements, which will establish a framework for the study of the concepts in the remaining courses in the Financial Reporting Specialization. In this course, we will begin our review of key information included in the Balance Sheet and Income Statement and their related financial disclosures. 

The Statement of Cash Flows will be introduced briefly with more discussion to follow in later courses of the Specialization.  

Also, we will provide a cursory review of key concepts involving time value of money as we will finish this course with focus on revenue recognition, including discussion of the new revenue standard.  We will review the general approach for recognizing revenue, special issues affecting revenue recognition including long-term construction contracts. In addition, we will discuss and review common ratios used in profitability analysis. 

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, consistently ranked as one of the nation's top three accounting programs, now offers a master’s in accounting at a very affordable tuition rate and is completely online.

The iMSA is a full Master of Accountancy program and students graduate with an MS that is highly recognized. Try an open course or two, then apply for admission into the credit-bearing version as you may be eligible to take credit-bearing courses during the application process. If you are missing any prerequisites for the full degree, you can complete Coursera courses to demonstrate readiness and strengthen your application for the iMSA. 

Programme Structure

Courses included:

  • Course Orientation
  • Financial Accounting Structure/Environment
  • Review of Accounting Process
  • Balance Sheet & Financial Disclosures
  • Income Statement and Accounting Changes
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Revenue & Ratio Analysis
  • Course Wrap-Up & Case Study

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 2 days

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • Intermediate level
  • Some related experience required

Tuition Fee

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Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.

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