Course

Business Accounting Fundamentals

Time limit: 90 days
2 credits
Instructor: Rose Bond

$100 Enroll

Full course description

 

CONRAD BLUCHER INSTITUTE FOR SURVEYING AND SCIENCE

Business Accounting Fundamentals

2.0
PDH Credits
90
Days Access
CEU
Certified
4
Modules
Online
Self-Paced

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Course Overview

In this self-paced course, Rose Bond leads you through practical accounting skills with examples tailored to the geospatial industry. Using Gulf Coast Surveying LLC, a fictional company, as a guide, you'll explore essential financial concepts like reading balance sheets and income statements to recording transactions, managing cash flow, and analyzing a company's financial health. You'll develop approaches to financial management that apply to any business, whether you're running a small firm or working within a larger organization, equipping you with the accounting fundamentals needed to make informed business decisions and communicate effectively with financial stakeholders.

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Professional Benefits

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CEU credits for qualified surveyors and engineers

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Access to expert knowledge from an experienced instructor

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Practical skills development you can apply immediately

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Learning Outcomes

By completing this course, participants will:

1

Understand why accounting matters, and read a balance sheet and income statement.

2

Record journal entries using double-entry accounting, and understand debits and credits.

3

Transfer journal entries to ledgers, and create financial statements from ledger balances.

4

Analyze financial health using ratios, and complete the month-end close.

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Module Breakdown

MODULE 1

Why Accounting Matters

  • Why accounting is a core business skill, not just bookkeeping
  • Reading a balance sheet
  • Reading an income statement
  • Applying these statements to Gulf Coast Surveying LLC

Assessment: Knowledge check & practice exercise

MODULE 2

Double-Entry Accounting

  • The logic of double-entry accounting
  • Understanding debits and credits
  • Recording journal entries
  • Common transaction types for a service business

Assessment: Knowledge check & practice exercise

MODULE 3

From Ledgers to Financial Statements

  • Posting journal entries to ledgers
  • Building financial statements from ledger balances
  • Managing cash flow

Assessment: Knowledge check & practice exercise

MODULE 4

Analyzing Financial Health

  • Using financial ratios to assess business health
  • Completing the month-end close
  • Turning the numbers into business decisions

Assessment: Knowledge check & practice exercise

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Target Audience

  • Professional Surveyors
  • Engineers
  • Geospatial Professionals
  • General Public
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Technical Requirements

  • High-speed internet connection
  • Modern web browser
  • Audio capability
  • Optional: printer for supplementary materials

Note: This course awards 2.0 PDH credits (CEU certified) and is taught by Rose Bond. Course access begins immediately upon registration, and content is self-paced within 90 days. Participants are responsible for verifying acceptance with their individual state licensing board.

For registration assistance, contact The Conrad Blucher Institute at cbi-info@listserv.tamucc.edu

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