The Financial Reporting Specialization includes multiple projects and practice activities, including analyses of statements and cases, which will be peer-reviewed. In addition, the specialization includes one capstone course, which is comprised of a full case analysis of an actual company’s financial statements.
Financial Reporting & Financial Statement Analysis
Learn financial accounting essentials to create and analyze an organization’s financial statements.
About This Specialization
The Financial Reporting Specialization focuses on the role of financial accounting principles and processes in creating and reporting an organization’s financial statements. Learners who complete this specialization will be able to (1) use financial accounting principles to create and/or process an organization’s financial statements and (2) analyze financial statements to assess an organization’s financial position.
Earn credit toward a master's degree
This specialization is part of the fully-online accredited Master of Science in Accounting (iMSA) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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5 courses
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Projects
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Projects Overview
Courses
- Intermediate Specialization.
- Some related experience required.
COURSE 1
Accounting Analysis I: The Role of Accounting as an Information System
Upcoming session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 8 weeks of study, 6-8 hours/week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
This course is the first course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization that covers the collection, processing, and communication of accounting information (via financial reports) about economic entities to interested parties (i.e., manaYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 2
Accounting Analysis I: Measurement and Disclosure of Assets
Upcoming session: Nov 6- Commitment
- 8 weeks of study, 6-8 hours/week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
**NOTE: You should complete the Accounting Analysis I: The Role of Accounting as an Information System course or be familiar with the concepts taught there before beginning this course.** This course is the second course in a five-course FYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 3
Accounting Analysis II: Measurement and Disclosure of Liabilities
Starts February 2018- Commitment
- 8 weeks of study, 6-8 hours a week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
This course is the third course in the five-course Financial Reporting Specialization. This course begins with a discussion of current liabilities and contingencies and continues with long-term debt and bonds. The course next explores accounting model for leases, both lessees and lessors, and a discussion on deferred tax assets and liabilities. Participants will learn the latest accounting standards including the new accounting model for leases effective for public companies in 2019 and private companies in 2020.You can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 4
Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity
Starts April 2018- Commitment
- 8 weeks of study, 6-8 hours a week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
This course is the fourth course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization. This course focuses on the recognition, measurement and subsequent accounting for equity, pensions, share-based compensation and cash flows utilizing the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and other resources.You can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 5
Accounting Analysis Capstone: Comprehensive Financial Statement Analysis
Starts June 2018- Commitment
- 3 weeks of study, 6-8 hours/week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
The Capstone is the culminating project in the Accounting Analysis Specialization. You will have the opportunity to combine the concepts and techniques obtained through all the courses in this specialization (Accounting Analysis I: The Role of Accounting as an Information System, Accounting Analysis I: Measurement and Disclosure of Assets, Accounting Analysis II: Measurement and Disclosure of Liabilities, and Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity) and apply them to a real world accounting project. The Capstone project will be 3 weeks long. You must take the Capstone project class after taking all the other courses in this Specialization.You can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
Creators
John Hepp
Clinical Assistant Professor of Accountancy
Gregory L. Davis, CPA, CMA, CFM, CCM
Lecturer of Accountancy
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