For the most part this certificate class was decent. There are a few things that I wish were different. My number one desire would be to have more video illustrations of the various applications and scenarios of accounting in place of the Bookkeeper Video Clips because those were not very helpful in the scheme of what needed to be learned. Second, I wish there were handouts/worksheets that could be downloaded throughout the modules. The availability of "cheat sheets" were mentioned a couple of times but I never saw a link to anything other than the Excel Workbook that was needed for the final Quiz of the class. I also feel like the discussion questions were pointless. But all in all, I learned a lot. I hope that if I get approved for the FA to take the next course, the applications will become even clearer because I still don't feel fully confident in everything.

I took all four courses and passed the exam on the first try without any problem. But I was disappointed that Intuit's badge is just a green circle that says "Intuit Academy Bookkeeping Exam" instead of the previous badge for passing the exam which said "Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional" and matched the look of the ProAdvisor badges. This course is not about how to use QuickBooks. There are a few examples throughout the series but the real value is understanding accounting principles. The animations were a bit annoying for a professional with limited time who wants the course material without all the cutesy dialogue. But the information will be helpful to anyone pursuing a career in bookkeeping, especially if you interact with CPAs and tax accountants.

I really enjoyed the course and finally started to get it towards the end, but there's a lot of material to process and I wish some concepts were explained better. The most important detail I think is missing is the fact that accounting is completely opposite of traditional banking. If you make a purchase by writing a check, you credit your checking account to reduce the amount of money in there, which logically makes no sense. In regular banking, if somebody wrote you a check and you deposited that check, you would think it was a credit - money added to your account. I'm still having trouble processing why accounting in general works this way, but I'm hoping it's cleared up in the next three courses in this certificate program.

I really felt the course was a great introduction to bookkeeping. I especially thought it did a good job of explaining debits and credits in a way I could understand and retain.

My only frustration was with the final case study. I would have liked to be able to see a completed spreadsheet the way it was supposed to be done. No matter what I did, I could not come up with a trial debit balance that matched the four options on the quiz. I was able to guess the answer, but I really want to know what I was doing improperly because I honestly thought I was doing it right. I double checked several times . . .and my income statement was correct. So, I am left uncertain about where I went wrong despite scoring well on the final quiz.

Very helpful and relatively quick overview of bookkeeping basics. The lessons are well organized to cover the topics in an appropriate way. A lot of time and creativity went into the animated, "Reality Show" structure of the course. However, I'm unsure if some information might have needed additional detail. Prior to taking this course, I took a more "intensive" one on fundamentals of financing accounting. Much of the Bookkeeping Basics felt like a review of the concepts I learned in the accounting class. I wonder if I hadn't taken the other class, if some of the concepts covered here would have made sense (Debits vs. Credits basically being t-accounts, etc.). Still, a good course overall!

This course was interesting, fun and comprehensive. I thoroughly enjoyed it and believe it has giving me an understanding of the basics of bookkeeping and has prepared me for the next course. I especially liked the mix between videos, quizzes, discussion topics and exercises which culminated in a case study at the end.

My only issues with the course are minor and in reference to some glitches and issues with video quality. For example, some things have to be "marked as completed" twice and there are audio differences between the animated videos and the videos of experts explaining the topic.

I would rate this course 3 1/2 stars. By the end I found it informative and useful, but there were some complex concepts that I felt were light on detailed explanation. Personally, I didn't care for the animated format and commentary, but I was able to overlook it for the most part. I would have liked to be able to ask a few pertinent questions. For example, on the final quiz, I am still unsure how one value was reached, and though I was able to get the correct answer on the quiz, I am left scratching my head.

I do plan on completing all four segments of this course, nonetheless.

The little exercise with the Excel Spreadsheet at the end of Week 4 is very confusing. During the whole class they show you how to do everything on Quickbooks. Then when it is time to do this assignment, an Excel spreadsheet comes up. The spreadsheet is not divided into sections by accounts and it is very hard to visualize how everything is supposed to fit into place. As someone who has never seen bookkeeping before, this was very daunting. It took me more than 5 hours to get this spreadsheet to where I could make any sense of it.

Pretty good in terms of material coverage. I wish there was more instruction in Quickbooks/QBO, and that the final case study involved Quickbooks Online and not Excel. As of 8/9, there's an incorrect answer on the case study quiz. It won't prevent you from scoring 100% if you simply choose the figure closest to what your spreadsheet shows, but it doesn't take into account numbers prepopulated into the Excel template as part of the case study. But otherwise, I'm rather satisfied with the presentation of "Bookkeeping Basics."

It was hard to follow some of the quickbooks screens with the screen being so small and the instructor maneuvering around the screen so fast. The sound quality was not very good for some of the videos. I wish I knew why some of my answers were wrong on the final test. I don't know where I went wrong but I was $1,000 off on the trial balance debit total and on the net income question. That all being said I do appreciate the oportunity to learn more about Quickbooks and refresh my bookeeping skills. Thank you!

I found this Bookkeeping course to be cute and interesting, while at the same time educational… bringing real life bookkeeping examples to life. I really liked Bianca, she added a lot of flavor. I also  found it helpful that the course has a variety of live bookkeepers who shared their professional knowledge and insights.

However, I found the Case Study at the end of the course to be a bit confusing at first. Plus, there were a couple of typos in the Case Study… which made things worse.

The content is fantastic - Bianca does a great job of explaining complicated concepts. The course is glitchy though - sometimes I couldn't finish an activity because the continue button either didn't appear or nothing happened when I clicked it. I had to search for answers on Google at least 3 times. I doubt I would have needed to if I could have gotten the continue button to work. I tried multiple browsers, and even the app on my phone. Still didn't work. Super frustrating.

This was such a lovely course! It's completely flexible and manages to explain key theoretical concepts very clearly. However, it would've been much better if there was more hands-on activities for practical skills and have a present teacher be able to review the work. It was all-in-all such a FUN way to learn about Bookkeeping and the scenarios were very intriguing! I was invested in the course the entire time without getting bored so often!

Everything was pretty smooth and easy to understand! Though I do wish there were more opportunities to be hands-on rather than just watching videos back-to-back, when it came to the final quiz where you have to use Excel or Google Sheets it was really difficult because most of it hadn't been practiced before. But overall if you have at least a little bookkeeping/accounting experience it should be pretty easy to understand.

This was an excellent course! I really appreciated the gradient approach! This course took me step by step from defining the Accounting formula to setting up statements. It helped me fill in the gaps and confusions from other classes that I had taken which put things out of sequence or didn't define the simple accounting terms. The visuals on this course helped Big Time! I couldn't have asked for a better course:))

The course was very good, but at the very end of the course, there were a couple of key components missing in the transaction portion of Lou's Services that had me baffled when trying to complete the Ledger entries and make the Income statement balance. Also, I don't know if it was me and something I was doing, but I kept missing portions of the course and had to go back and find out what I missed.

There was some questions with incorrect answers on the final exam it asks 2 questions. 1 What is the AR the answer is $5500, and then it asks how much did the dude make, the answer based on accrual accounting should be $5500 (all invoices mind you), and it says the correct answer is $4500.. other than that course was pretty good. The narrator is really annoying but content is solid.

Very good review of bookkeeping. You look at examples of the different methods of accounting and how they are used. Also, the real-world scenario of a lawn mowing service was very interacting. Bianca made the content come to life with the animation videos. I was able to brush up on some of these accounting method skills which I haven't practiced with for about a year.

great course that taught me the basics but i do wish it terminology was explained it a way that set it apart from others and made it easy to remember, also it felt like a lot of stuff that was on the actual graded tests were never gone over enough or at all but it the end it was all worth doing and only took me 4 days doing a couple hours a day to complete.

Pretty good course that covers the basics. I could have done without the narrative portion, it was just something I skipped over when it came up. It also would have been nice if they showed how they reached an answer in the quizzes, rather than just giving you the correct answer. Without showing the work, it's hard to know where you've gone wrong.

I learned a lot, but there seemed to be quite a few lessons that could use additional information to tie the whole process of bookkeeping together. I feel like you must have a bit of knowledge of bookkeeping already prior to taking this course, otherwise a person would most likely be left a bit confused and unsure about what they are learning.

Good overall course. I do think it could have explained things better (I watched several youtube videos for more in depth explainations). I also wish there were several optional worksheets (with answers provided) so that you could actually practice using the information. The only time we actually did anything ourself was for the final exam.

I think it could have had a little more hands on...the final exam is a good example of what I mean by hands on. There are different types of learners and I learn best when I can combine lecture and video with hands on activities...I still am a little weak in some areas, but I am hoping that this will improve as we move forward

it was good, a lot of info to process but it was good overall. the people who helped explain quickbooks were a little all over the place, kinda hard to follow along with them while they were also making mistakes, maybe edit that out and have a clear edit without mistakes, of what we are suppose to do if thast makes any sense.

Course utilizes good examples and a variety of presentation methods to help learners understand the concepts. There were a few small glitches; like video ending before the speaker was done talking, but the transcription had everything. I enjoyed working at my own pace and having the material presented in small chunks.