Learner Reviews & Feedback for Financial Accounting Fundamentals by University of Virginia
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DY
Nov 17, 2021
Finally passed this course. Really recommended course for you started to learn about financial and accounting. The instructor was delivered knowladge easily to understand and attention to detail.
RA
Mar 8, 2023
Great course by all standards, the flair, and tact with which Professor Lynch presents the content of accounting is concise and down to earth and for me is a great mark of class.
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By souvik s
•Aug 18, 2017
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•Jan 9, 2024
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By Pawan S D
•Sep 16, 2023
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•Sep 23, 2022
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•Nov 22, 2024
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By Haeel
•May 8, 2023
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By Elizabeth K
•Mar 12, 2023
I thought this was a great course. It covers a lot of information and by the end of the course you have a much better understanding of the topics than at the beginning. I started an accounting type job and wanted to use this as a basis for understanding more, since I had basically no experience. The only thing that bothered me a bit was some of the test questions. In a real life scenario, a lot of the answers to questions you would have would probably have would be somewhere in your accounting computer software, but in this course you have to do a little more simple math to find the answers. Just not sure how relevant some of the test questions are in comparison to real life work. Otherwise, really great course!
By Petagay S
•Jul 27, 2020
Very comprehensive course, with much flexibility. Good teacher. Course was affordable. Course outline was clear and easily understood. Tests were very manageable. Love that there is the opportunity to do over a test and get a better grade. Overall, it was a great experience and another achievement for me. My knowledge base in a subject that I love has being expanded and I am looking forward to apply this knowledge in a practical way.
By Madison H
•Aug 23, 2020
I think Luann is a wonderful professor and goes over each topic in extreme depth and explains concepts very well! However I am a little bit of a slow learner and wish there was more extensive practices and opportunities for that. Overall though it's a great course for someone like me that had no experience with accounting! Highly Recommend!!!
By Michael C
•Apr 7, 2019
Wonderful to get to know a topic I always dreaded.
One quick note note using split screen while the instructor is writing a notes/equations down w can also refer to the numbers/balance sheets/transactions she is referring to.
Thanks and will look at another course to take before the summer begins!
By Sachin H
•May 23, 2020
The entire curriculum described for this course is perfect. The best part is, it has a lot of questions discussed, which for me puts it at the edge. Although I wish that they could have generated a separate video to point out the differences, while writing journal entries, in different system.
By Jeffrey T L
•Sep 17, 2019
Overall very helpful. Could have been a little more so when it came to understanding cash flows and how that related to the test questions / analyzing what is going on. But overall, I am very happy to have learned so much about JE's, Balance Sheets, Income Statements and accounting as a whole.
By Frank S
•Nov 27, 2020
As a retiree, I absolutely loved keeping my mind active and learning skills that I hope to put to use volunteering with our senior community. Luann was fantastic and made the course both challenging and approachable in a way that made the concepts connect with real life applications.
By Pedro L
•Dec 11, 2025
Really enjoyed the simplicity of the course and the AI tool that would summarize or simplify it. I was happy that there was some prompt pop-ups during the video to clarify any misspeaking that was said I know I had some moments where I was concerned but it was overall Great!
By Ubayd R
•Sep 8, 2020
Its been a great exposure and experience. I have developed great learning skills from this course and i would definitely give credit to Miss Luann J. Lynch for her great teaching skill she made things so simple and clear. THANK YOU COURSERA for this great opportunity.
By Emma L
•Feb 25, 2025
Videos were good, material was well explained, could have used more practice problems and explanations on how different accounts are classified. Last star lost because final quiz had a serious typo so all the potential answers were incorrect.
By Alicia D
•Sep 13, 2020
If you are looking to learn the very basics of accounting, this course is very good! However, I believe that it was missing to explain formulas and more detailed explanation on the managerial usage of the 3 statements.
By Ramy t a m
•Apr 23, 2020
course contain alot of inforamtion and made a refreshment of the principles of accounting and that is great thank u but the instructor is too professional and she just needs to make more fun to entertain the cousre
By Amber A S
•Feb 4, 2025
Great source to help move forward with a different career. This course helps, but at times are very confusing. I would like the instructor to show more details about the projects at hand to make the work easier.
By Vivienne P
•Apr 27, 2019
This is really good course which you can more clearly to know how is the basic accounting equation for those people want to learn accounting. Even you are familiar with it, this course is solid your knowledge.
By Omayma B
•May 28, 2020
Very insightful and useful for those wishing to have a quick Introduction to Financial Accounting. Lectures are pretty clear and the examples are very helpful. The case study also allows for more practice.
By Brice v d P
•Jul 26, 2020
My first course! And many more to come. I would of preferred more reading material and more real life examples. I really enjoyed working through the TGS cases. I think more quizzes would be great though.
By Tracy R
•Jun 28, 2020
The only reason this is not a perfect rating, is based on the duration of the course. There is valuable knowledge and it is well taught. However, it seems rushed to meet the 5 week timeline.
By Jamala T
•Jun 24, 2020
Some transactions need more clarifications. Such as cash flow statement transaction was a little bit complicated to understand. But generally, this course is pretty good for beginners
By Jordan H
•Mar 14, 2021
Sometimes the questions are long-winded and the answers don't seem like they have been covered previously in a topic but all round the course is effective