The Financial Reporting Specialization emphasizes the application of financial accounting principles and processes used to prepare an organization’s financial statements. The specialization addresses the measurement of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, expenses, gains, losses, and the disclosure of additional information that allows users to understand the financial reports. We will discuss the financial accounting structure and review the fundamental accounting process used to prepare the financial statements and analyze them in the decision-making process.
Applied Learning Project
Courses in this specialization include a mix of practice quizzes to self-assess understanding, graded quizzes to validate knowledge of the lecture materials, and peer review assignment to apply course concepts into real-word scenarios. These learning experiences build towards a cumulative learning outcome of developing the skills to fully analyze and evaluate an organization's financial statements.