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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Bookkeeping Basics by Intuit

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About the Course

This is the first course in a series of four that will give you the skills needed to start your career in bookkeeping. If you have a passion for helping clients solve problems, this course is for you. In this course, you will be introduced to the role of a bookkeeper and learn what bookkeeping professionals do every day. You will dive into the accounting concepts and terms that will provide the foundation for the next three courses. You will learn how to work your way through the accounting cycle and be able to read and produce key financial statements. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Define accounting and the concepts of accounting measurement -Explain the role of a bookkeeper and common bookkeeping tasks and responsibilities -Summarize the double entry accounting method -Explain the ethical and social responsibilities of bookkeepers in ensuring the integrity of financial information. No previous bookkeeping or accounting experience required....

Top reviews

CS

Jul 30, 2023

After taking this course, I can see where & how I can apply my skills and love for numbers. I am confident in my decision and cant wait to put all the pieces together.

Thank you, Coursera & Intuit!

JS

Jun 2, 2022

This course is so GOOD! I needed to brush up on my Bookkeeping Skills, and I am glad that I chose Coursera to help me do this. I love the Step by Step Lessons and the videos are AWESOME! Thank you!

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By Charles L

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Nov 26, 2021

The information given starts out seeming much too basic to be useful, but it gets more in-depth as you progress through the modules. The use of the flash animation of "Bianca" as your instructor is, frankly, stupid and insulting. Her dialogue and intentionally annoying accent is extremely detrimental to the course. It's difficult to take it seriously because of this, and I almost cancelled on several occasions in the early modules. The quality of the information began to improve by mid module 2, so I stuck it out and finished. The practical application of the ledgers and balance sheet for the final test was a step in the right direction but could have been much more comprehensive.

By Merritt E

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Nov 14, 2022

I feel like there needs to be more details taught, more time spent on general journal, general ledger, income statements, trial balances etc. I finished this course with a huge struggle at the end. I had to watch a ton of youtube videos trying to do the worksheets because the course didn't spend enough time explaining it. Leave out the online tutorial of quickbooks until we understand how to manually write the info and are able to follow along with quickbooks. I didn't know what they were talking about because I was still struggling with doing it on paper.

By Maria S

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Jun 7, 2022

This course was okay. I didn't really enjoy the commentary of Bianca and Lou, it was kind of hokey and the voice wasn't that 'professional' to listen to while completing this course. I prefered reading it. This course went over a lot of basics, but as a bookkeeper and professional in this field, I think there need to be more of a core understanding of the bookeeping process before jumping into general ledgers. There are a lot of things not covered here, but maybe they'll be covered in the next few courses.

By Chris j

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May 20, 2023

I enjoyed the course. I would've like to do more practice on the different sheets. Would like to have worked on the module 4 workbook throughout the module. Also more guides or videos to break down sheets and the workbook.

By Alexandre S

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Jul 12, 2022

The content id good and the interactivity feels nice but I was hoping something more serious/professional with less jokes. Nevertheless, thank you for the course

By Bruce P

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Apr 24, 2023

Good information but insufficient practice time. I don't feel that I'll be ready to actually do the work even after passing the certification test.

By Qendrim A

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Apr 18, 2022

Too childish- especially with the animation and script. I am interested to learn, not go through a Cartoon show. Beside that,it was good.

By Rachel T

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Sep 20, 2021

I felt like I learned the basics of bookkeeping. However, I was not huge fan of the videos or the way the activities were formatted.

By Carly N

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Nov 18, 2021

Was not very detailed. Had to do a lot of self study. Was good for basic guidelines and a brief overview. Character is annoying.

By R. S S

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May 1, 2023

nice refresher. Wish there way more lessons we could practice with. Like a workbook for the students just on transactions etc.

By Marcia K

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Jul 17, 2022

The course was to generic. I wish they included more explanationd on chart of account, accounting basics.

Thank you

By Tammy P

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May 18, 2022

Too cartoonish, voice is unprofessional and hard to understand, and not very imformative and thorough.

By Honey D

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Sep 2, 2021

Video playback over without action from the user, course outline not synchronized with narration.

By Emma B

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May 2, 2023

I wish there was more about how to reconcile accounts

By Aymara C

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Jul 14, 2022

Needs more explanation about journal entries

By Asif M

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Aug 9, 2021

very basic

By Tamara U

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Sep 21, 2022

No course materials.

By Allison H

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Oct 23, 2022

This is supposed to prepare you for the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online Certification but I fail to see how. The Exam Objectives are all about how to use QuickBooks, but this course had limited learnings on actually using QuickBooks. Most of the learnings was around basic accounting principles and it had you managing the Books by hand in Excel (why???). Course is a nice entry-level to accounting/bookkeeping, but useless in preparing for the exam it claims.

By Roxane O

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Apr 7, 2022

Profoundly boring. It felt like it was built for children. The constant repetion of easy to understand concepts and then breezing passed harder to understand practical excercises was infuriating. There was no book work until the last part of the course then it wasnt even in a Quickbooks format which is what your learning about the whole time. the cheesy voices and animation were a total out off untill your realised how much more boring the real life speakers were.

By Elena M

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Apr 6, 2022

I found that this course assumed that the student knew bookkeeping. I had to find YouTube videos to fill in the "how to" on much of this course. For instance, doing a chart of accounts, a general journal a general ledger & trial balance as well as an income statement were only referenced. We were not shown how to do it long hand with any real life examples.

By Lisa P

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Jun 24, 2022

I cannot sit through this at all. The delivery system is so corny and strikes me as borderline unprofessional. I have zoomed through the first 2 weeks of this course and feel like I have learned nothing, and I have no background in bookkeeping at all. I'll be finding a different course...

By Joshua E

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Mar 27, 2023

I would rate 0 if I could. This course did not cover all the topics on the test. DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE. It is free on intuit academy website. Search that instead. If you fail the test twice they will force you to wait 6 months. DO NOT TAKE, very much a scam by Coursera.

By David B

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Oct 31, 2021

Appalling narration which speaks to students as if they are little kids. It is so condescending and therefore insulting that it is unwatchable. How can a company like Intuit be associate with something like this. Don't they care anything about their reputation!

By מנדי ב

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May 2, 2022

The workbook at the final project has so many stupid mistakes, i mean how the@#^&^&* you give me an account payable with a debit balance??

other than that i spend so much time on this course, and i can't finish it.

By Megan M

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Jan 11, 2023

I will update when the course is complete but so far I am not impressed, the first dozen actions in the course haven't taught a single thing. Just a waste of time "fluff" and I have no extra time for this.