Financial Accounting: How to Prepare Financial Statements
Netherlands, Maastricht
| Study location | Netherlands, Online |
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| Type | Online Summer Courses, Distance Learning |
| Nominal duration | 1 week (2 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Tuition fee | €549 one-time |
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| Entry qualification | Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma This course is suitable for: The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class. |
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Overview
Course Description
This course will teach you how to record business transactions following double entry system and how to prepare financial statements—income statements and Balance Sheets similar to the ones reported by famous corporations such as Apple, Google, Microsoft available in www.finance.yahoo.com
After finishing this course, you will never have problems in determining debits & credits and understanding financial statements of big corporations such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, McDonalds etc.
Goals
• How to record financial transactions.
• How to prepare a Trial Balance.
• How to Prepare Income Statements.
• How to Prepare Balance Sheets.
• How to analyse financial statements.
Recommended Literature
No textbook is required; everything will be provided.
Optional reference material: Weygandt, Kimmel, and Kieso: Financial Accounting IFRS Ed. By Wiley.
Teaching methods
Assignments, Lectures, PBL, Presentation, Work in subgroups
Problem-Based Learning (PBL). In every class, problems will be provided to work in-class and at home.
Assessment methods
Assignment. Participation. Presentation
Course Coordinator
Dr. Golam Robbani