The Capstone is the culminating project in the Financial Reporting Specialization. You will have the opportunity to combine the concepts and techniques obtained through all the courses in this specialization (Accounting Analysis I: The Role of Accounting as an Information System, Accounting Analysis I: Measurement and Disclosure of Assets, Accounting Analysis II: Measurement and Disclosure of Liabilities, and Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity) and apply them to a real world accounting project. The Capstone project will be 3 weeks long. You must take the Capstone project class after taking all the other courses in this Specialization.
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Approx. 21 hours to complete
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Course 5 of 5 in the
Intermediate Level
Approx. 21 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Russian, French
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
About the Course
In this module, you will become familiar with the course, your instructor and your classmates, and our learning environment. This orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required to navigate and be successful in this course.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 9 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
6 hours to complete
Module 1: Accrual Accounting for Assets and Contingencies
In this module, you will compute and record journal entries for the topics of accrual accounting, inventory and accounts receivable, investments, long-term assets, and contingencies (including year-end adjusting entries, if any) for both 20X1 and 20X2.
6 hours to complete
6 readings
5 hours to complete
Module 2: Accrual Accounting for Liabilities and Equity
In this module, you will compute and record journal entries for the topics of bonds, leases, pension, Equity Transactions, and Equity-based Compensation for both 20X1 and 20X2.
5 hours to complete
5 readings
8 hours to complete
Module 3: Balance Sheet and Income Statement (including EPS)
In this module, you will prepare the Balance Sheet and Income Statement for both 20X1 and 20X2 by filling in the blank journal items in the tables. You will also need to complete a peer review assignment.
8 hours to complete
1 video (Total 4 min), 4 readings, 4 quizzes
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TOP REVIEWS FROM FINANCIAL REPORTING CAPSTONE
by MFJul 28, 2020
The course is very well organized with qualified material and outstanding professors!!!
by MDOct 7, 2019
I learned so much from this course. I used it as a refresher and I'm so glad I did. Some rules have changed since I initially studied accounting. Thanks.
About the Financial Reporting Specialization
The Financial Reporting Specialization focuses on the role of financial accounting principles and processes in creating and reporting an organization’s financial statements. Learners who complete this specialization will be able to (1) use financial accounting principles to create and/or process an organization’s financial statements and (2) analyze financial statements to assess an organization’s financial position.
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