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Berkeley Global
Focus on the interpretation, analysis and communication of information that is useful to a variety of users outside of the business organization. Examine economic events' and transactions' impacts on basic financial statements. Gain an applications-level understanding of financial accounting concepts, including preparation and analysis of financial statements.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Record, classify and summarize financial information according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Prepare a set of financial statements
- Understand the major financial statement components, including cash, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity
- Understand and apply time value of money concepts
- Use accounting information to perform basic financial statement analysis
What You Learn
- Basic accounting equations
- Transactions
- Revenues
- Expenses
- Balance sheets
- Income statements
- Revenue and expenses
- Liabilities
- Assets
- Equity
- Inventory
- Present and future value concepts
- Depreciation
- Borrowing agreements
- Financial reporting of income tax
- Corporations and shareholders
- Statement of cash flows
- Marketable securities
- Accounts receivable
- Financial statement analysis
How You Learn
- PowerPoint presentations and lectures
- Reading assignments
- Class discussions
- Practice problems
Is This Course Right for Me?
This class is geared for students who have a career interest in marketing, finance, banking, manufacturing and human resources, as well as accounting.
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Spring enrollment opens on October 16!