This course can be applied toward a program:
- Bookkeeping for Small Business (required)
Online: Cohort-based
Are you a new Bookkeeper or Accountant? Do you have a business and want to understand what your Bookkeeper is doing? Or maybe you just need a review of bookkeeping before taking QuickBooks or more advanced accounting courses? This course covers the basics of bookkeeping concepts and procedures, including the accounting cycle, important accounts in bookkeeping, and the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement. You learn the double-entry system of debiting and crediting accounts. You also learn how to record day-to-day business transactions related to customers, vendors, owners, and accounting for cash.
This is an online cohort-based course. You can complete the course at a time and place of your choosing. However, be mindful of weekly deadlines and expect to commit 4-5 hours a week. There will be an optional one-hour live Q&A session with an instructor each week.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain fundamental bookkeeping principles and procedures
- Explain basic information on the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement
- Set up the books, including the Chart of Accounts, General Journal Entries and the General Ledger
- Record day-to-day business transactions using the double-entry system, including vendor, customer and owner activities
- Account for cash
Modules
Module 1: Delving into Bookkeeping
Module 2: Setting up and Maintaining the Books
Module 3: Accounting for Vendor Activities
Module 4: Accounting for Customer Activities
Module 5: Accounting for Owner Activities and Cash
Evaluation Method
Pass/Fail
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, you need basic MS Excel skills for completing the assignments. These include opening and saving workbook; entering and converting numerical and text data; selecting, copying, and pasting data; freezing rows and columns; splitting screen; and moving across worksheets.
Required Materials
- You will need a computer with microphone and webcam to attend Q&A sessions
- High-speed internet (at least 25 Mbps download speed) – click here for more information
Registration
2 sittings of this course are listed below. Add a course to your cart to register.
Open all Close allJan 19 – Feb 22 2021
Online
Course Reference Number (CRN) 91009
Instructor Melina Rousselle
Important dates
- Jan 23 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Q&A Session (Optional)
- Jan 30 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Q&A Session (Optional)
- Feb 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Q&A Session (Optional)
- Feb 13 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Q&A Session (Optional)
- Feb 20 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Q&A Session (Optional)
$399
Sorry, this course is closed for registration at this time. NOTIFY ME WHEN REGISTRATION OPENS
Sep 17 – Oct 21 2020
Online
Course Reference Number (CRN) 93007
Instructor Melina Rousselle
$389
Sorry, this course is closed for registration at this time. NOTIFY ME WHEN REGISTRATION OPENS