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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Accounting 1 by University of Lausanne

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About the Course

This is part of a two-class sequence on financial accounting. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I & II, held consecutively, will provide you with a strong foundation to tackle many financial issues. Accounting I covers the basics, while Accounting II deals with more advanced topics. The topics discussed are “general” and apply to accounting practices worldwide – whether in the USA, Europe, Asia, etc. You can take Accounting I on a standalone basis, or, you can take it as part of a two course sequence. Accounting is “the language of business”. It is spoken by managers, employees, investors, financial analysts, internal and external auditors, supervisory boards, management accountants, bankers and other decision-makers with whom managers regularly interact. It is widely agreed that future business leaders need to understand this language in order to interpret and use financial statements and other accounting information for internal management purposes (e.g., planning, directing, controlling) as well as corporate communication purposes (e.g., capital markets, banks, rating agencies). If you want to compete in this arena, it will be useful for you to acquire a working knowledge of accounting. This class is targeted to students having little, if any, background in financial accounting. At the end of the day, numbers are what matter in the business world. You just cannot escape them; hence, you should learn them well. Contrary to what you might believe, you cannot become a successful professional unless you master the numbers of the financial world. This is the class that will teach you how....

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Apr 9, 2025

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GK

Apr 16, 2025

GREAT COURSE FOR STUDYING THE BASICS OF ACCOUNTING ..REALLY GOOD TEACHING AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND

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By Stephanie H

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Apr 26, 2025

The course work was good. Educational and thorough. However, I chose to read the information provided instead of watching the video. The man in the video was great when he stuck to teaching. He tried to add humor, which I found not funny, condescending and not all together appropriate.

By Carlo

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Dec 6, 2024

Material given for explanation and quizzes to train are very good, the deadline part is a bit impractical

By Theo G

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Dec 6, 2024

Very dynamic courses, enjoyed to come every weeks (even if it's on friday)

By Dafina P

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Dec 6, 2024

this course is well explained and interesting !

By Ms. D T

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May 3, 2025

Sexy accounting

By Kyrin E

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Feb 7, 2025

great

By DAKSHINYA M

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Apr 29, 2025

good

By Pavani K

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Apr 24, 2025

The professor is very interactive and passionate. I experienced a lot of technical issues within the first two modules.

By Mahmoud t

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Apr 11, 2025

All the PDA unreadable you cant read it clearly

By Scott B

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Mar 27, 2025

Where the rest?? 33 hrs?.. more like 1 module only. Where are all the other modules of Acct1? Nowhere does it say “free” course is 10% of actual course. Oh boy, and i got a certificate? Stanford is not doing great then?

By Tori T

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Mar 27, 2025

i am locked out and there is not a live person to speak with