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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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KB

Jun 12, 2025

The instructor provided easily understandable materials, and the quizzes truly helped me learned comprehensively without fearing for grades.

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By Maryam R

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Jun 11, 2025

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By Karen M

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Jul 16, 2025

Quite difficult to complete exams towards the end of the course. I gain some good Accounting knowledge, even though I didn't manage to finish.

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

By Briana R

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May 25, 2025

worst teacher ever