Introduction to Financial Accounting

Master the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis, and learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to read the three most common financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. Then you can apply these skills to a real-world business challenge as part of the Wharton Business Foundations Specialization

• Master skills to analyze financial statements
• Understand disclosures for financial analysis
• Learn accounting standards impact
• Analyze managerial incentives in reporting
• Apply skills to real business scenarios

• Basic computer and internet skills
• Ability to follow course instructions in English and complete short practice activities