
Overview
Basics of Bookkeeping Course
Please email STTCE@fanshawec.ca or call 519-633-2030 to ensure your email is accurate to obtain access to this course.
Please note this is not a Fanshawe Certificate or course. Ensure your contact information is up to date on Web Advisor. This course runs asynchronously online and is offered in partnership with LERN and UGotClass. Once completed you will obtain a LERN certificate.
Unit 1
The Accounting Equation and Chart of Accounts
- The accounting equation
- The chart of accounts for a business
- Temporary accounts (Revenue and Expenses)
- Where the accounts fall under the accounting equation
Unit 2
Journals and the General Ledger
- Special Journals
- General Journal
- The General Ledger Accounts
Unit 3
Recording Transactions
- The Rules
- Debits and Credits
- T-Accounts
- Using journals to record transactions
Unit 4
Month End Closing
- Adjusting Entries
- Posting to the General Ledger
- End of month account balances
For each Unit, you will:
- Access the online readings
- Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
- Take a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
- Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants
For best learning, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each day.
The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.
Course Offerings
Summer 2025
Course Details
More detailsDownload the Part-time Studies Guide
What's included:
- How to assess if part-time learning is right for you
- Part-time learning options and the differences between each
- How to pay for your part-time education
- Part-time options within your area of interest
- How to sign up for part-time studies and where to get help