Financial Management Basic Study Guide

0-619-07591-0 © 2002 Publish date: April 2, 2002 200 pages

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Learn the basics of accounting by choosing the Financial Management Basic study guide. This entry-level course introduces the fundamentals of financial management. You will learn about basic accounting concepts and terms, how to track your business transactions, as well as how to use various accounting tools like the general ledger, general journal, and trial balance.

The Financial Management Basic courseware contains activities that cover the purpose of the four financial statements: the income statement, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement, and the statement of stockholders' equity. These activities show you how to use these statements too.

As you follow the course, you'll learn new tasks in each unit. The book is written using plain language and follows a logical flow. You'll gain a fundamental understanding of financial concepts and principles that you can put into use right away.

At the conclusion of the Financial Management Basic courseware, you will know how to work with budgets and analyzing financial statements, how to set objectives, and monitor performance.

This is an exciting addition to our line of computer training books. You'll enjoy following the courses six comprehensive units. Each unit tackles a new topic and contains both review questions and activities to reinforce your knowledge.

Course Contents

Unit 1 introduces the basics of accounting

• Accounting
• Key accounting terms

Unit 2 covers the accounting cycle

• An overview of the accounting cycle
• How to analyze, record, and post transactions
• Trial Balance

Unit 3 discusses the income Statement

• Basics of the Income Statement
• How to prepare and interpret Income Statements

Unit 4 covers the Balance Sheet

• Basics of the Balance Sheet
• How to prepare Balance Sheets
• How to interpret Balance Sheets

Unit 5 talks about other types of financial statements

• Cash Flow Statements
• Statement of Stockholders' Equity

Unit 6 covers budgeting

• The basics of budgeting
• How to analyze financial statements
• How to set objectives
• Monitoring performance