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Description
One of Our Most Popular Accounting and Bookkeeping Courses
This is one of the best accounting and bookkeeping courses available for those looking to broaden their understanding of basic accounting and bookkeeping procedures. It is also ideal for anyone who would like to work in a bookkeeping / accounting department.
The Accounting and Bookkeeping Studies Program is particularly well suited for individuals who have recently taken on bookkeeping and/or accounting responsibilities.
Anyone who works in business and wants a solid foundation in bookkeeping and/or accounting will also find this course valuable as will those who want to have a better understanding of the basic principles of accounting and bookkeeping.
Our accounting and bookkeeping course are composed of the following modules:
Intro to Accounting and Bookkeeping: The Accounting Cycle
This learning module introduces you to basic accounting terminology and also explores the fundamental principles of accounting with an emphasis on the accounting cycle.
Accounting Worksheets, Journals and Ledgers
In this learning module students develop the essential skills they need in order to record transactions chronologically, using journals, and how to categorize them by account using ledgers.
Financial and Accounting Management
This learning module gives students a firm understanding of how business transactions that have been recorded in journals and ledgers are summarized into financial statements.
Students also learn how to interpret financial statements, and how to use them to determine profitability and measure cash flow.
Payroll Bookkeeping
In this section, students are introduced to the basic requirements of the payroll process. The module also covers payroll expenses, liabilities, taxes, forms, laws, and regulations along with a wide variety of other payroll functions.
Accounts Payable
This module introduces students to the proper accounting and bookkeeping procedures for working with a variety of accounts payable.
Accounts Receivable
Over the course of this learning module, students learn proper accounting procedures to use when working with accounts receivable.
Budgeting
Students are introduced to the basics of the budgeting process, including how to prepare a budget and manage it within the context of a hierarchical organisational structure.
Students are also exposed to the various budget components and are given an understanding of how they work together. Students also learn how to prepare, organize, and structure their budgets using basic financial accounting and bookkeeping statements.
Microsoft Excel for Accounting
This module will teach students how to use Excel as a tool for scheduling, listing, and formulating data. You will learn how to utilize the spreadsheet for a variety of uses within bookkeeping and accounting functions as well as for organizing or collecting information within a business environment.
QuickBooks Accounting and Bookkeeping Software
Although most small businesses use some type of accounting software, many use only a small portion of its functionality. Over the course of this learning module students learn the basic functions of one of the most popular accounting and bookkeeping programs on the market today - QuickBooks.
The QuickBooks module will teach you how to use this powerful accounting software to establish a general ledger, how to enter the appropriate data in the correct fields, and how to generate basic bookkeeping reports.
Financial Statements
Every business owner should understand how to interpret the fiscal condition of his or her business. This learning module covers the fundamentals of financial statements for purposes of obtaining financing.
This is one of our most popular accounting and bookkeeping courses and allows students to learn at their own pace, from the comfort of their own homes. All you need is a computer, Internet access and the desire to learn! Enrol today using our easy, and 100% secure online registration process.
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Outline
- An Introduction to Accounting: The Accounting Cycle
- Journals, Ledgers and Worksheets
- Financial/Accounting Management
- Payroll Accounting
- Accounting for Accounts Payable
- Accounting for Accounts Receivable
- Budgeting Essentials
- QuickBooks
- Excel
- Understanding Financial Statements
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 300.00 hours
- Duration of Access
Students are given 6 months to complete the program.
- Instructor
Katherine Pang, PhD, JD, LLM, MBA, MEd, MS
Dr. Pang has instructed, facilitated, and led numerous business skill courses including team building, building effective groups, and similar courses for several manufacturing companies including Weir SPM, Turbomeca, as well as the City of Arlington along with numerous top 100 law firms.
Dr. Pang served as a faculty member at the University of Texas at Tyler and has been an adjunct faculty member in the law and business/ schools of many universities including the Stern School of Business at New York University, the Graduate School of Management at the University of Texas, Dallas, Pepperdine University, USC, Golden Gate University, the University of California, Irvine, Regent University, and Northeastern University. Dr. Pang received her B.A. from Clark University, her J.D. from the University of Dayton Law School, her LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School, her M.Ed from the University of Texas, her MBA, MS (Psychology), and her Ph.D in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M – Commerce. Dr. Pang also has two theology degrees.
Dr. Pang has over 20 years of entrepreneurial and operational experience in professional services, manufacturing and education oriented companies. Dr. Pang has served as founder, president, CEO, COO and CFO of several companies over the last 15 years. Prior to forming Corporate Growth Strategists, Dr. Pang was recruited to serve initially as COO/CFO and General Counsel for a Dallas-based CNC precision and assembly manufacturing company to effectuate a restructure of corporate obligations and operations. The successful reduction in corporate indebtedness and the substantial increase in cash-flow flowing from operational and financial changes resulted in Dr. Pang’s promotion to interim CEO and General Counsel for a period of 12-months. Dr. Pang has also served as COO and General Counsel for Technology Training Services Corporation a technology training company delivering services in Europe under Unites States Government contracts. Dr. Pang was also the Manager, Firmwide Practice Section Development, Training and Forms for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Pang has over 20 years of experience in the design, development and delivery of educational courses and professional development and training content. She has been the CEO and Founder of three companies in the field of applied skills, active learning both in an ILT, CBT and Web-Based environment. Dr. Pang has served as an SME for over 65 business and law-related courses. In addition, Dr. Pang serves in a consulting capacity for various institutions and organizations in designing and developing curricula, adopting new technologies, integrating technology with instruction and implementing training and professional education programs. Dr. Pang has served as an SME for over 100 business and law-related courses. In addition, she has served in a consulting capacity for various institutions and organizations in designing and developing curricula, adopting new technologies, integrating technology with instruction and implementing training and professional education programs.
Dr. Pang has been a speaker at numerous e-learning conferences, including the MEC 2001 Conference sponsored by Arizona State University, the 2001 Conference on Training and Knowledge Management sponsored by Generation 21 Learning Management Systems; E-Learn 2005 and Online Educa Berlin 2005, AACE/ED Media 2006, E-Learn 2006, E-Learning Guild 2006, CELDA 2007, Learning Conference 2008 at University of Illinois, Chicago, EduComm 2008 in Las Vegas, DevLearn 2008 in San Jose, among numerous other professional conferences.
- Prerequisites/Audience
The Accounting and Bookkeeping Studies Program is for anyone who desires to have a better understanding of basic accounting and bookkeeping procedures or who desires to work in a bookkeeping/ accounting department. This program is particularly well suited for anyone who has recently assumed some bookkeeping and/or accounting responsibilities; anyone who works in business and wants a foundation in bookkeeping and/or accounting, or anyone who wants better understanding of the principles of bookkeeping and/or accounting.
- Requirements/Materials Included
This program must be taken on a PC. There are no specific computer requirements other than an Internet connection (a high-speed or broadband Internet connection is highly recommended). In addition, you'll need to have Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, Flash Plug-in, and a QuickTime plug-in on your computer (all are available through free downloads).
The following textbooks will be provided to each student upon registration:
- Accounting for Managers
- Managing by the Numbers: A Complete Guide to Understanding and using your Company’s Financials
- Payroll Management
- Keeping the Books: Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for the Successful Small Business
- Budgeting for Managers
- How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers
