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ACCT1097: Skills for the Professional Accountant

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Type Tied
Level 1
Credits 10
Availability Not available in 2024/2025
Module Cap None.
Location Durham
Department Accounting

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • To introduce students to those skills that employers would like to see developed in future accounting graduates;
  • To provide students with various opportunities to acquire, develop and apply these skills;
  • To allow students to get know one another in the cohort and promote an accounting community for the future.

Content

  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Commercial acumen
  • Networking
  • Scepticism
  • Problem solving
  • Presentation skills

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • On completion of this module students should be able to:
  • Understand the key skills expected of a professional accountant in today's business environment.
  • Apply these skills accordingly to different simulated business situations.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • On completion of this module students should have the ability to:
  • work as part of a team;
  • communicate effectively using different methods;
  • present with confidence;
  • understand how industries and businesses operate successfully;
  • develop professional networks;
  • probe, question and challenge;
  • explore alternatives, evaluate options and propose solutions.

Key Skills:

  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Commercial acumen

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Learning takes place through attendance at workshops and preparation for and participation in workshops.
  • Formative assessment is a series of group activities.
  • Summative assessment will include a group written report of 2500 words and a group presentation totalling 15 minutes.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Workshops10Weekly2 hours20Yes
Preparation, Reading and Independent Study80 
Total100 

Summative Assessment

Component: Case StudyComponent Weighting: 100%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Group report2500 words50individual report
Group presentation15 mins50individual presentation

Formative Assessment

A number of group activities throughout the module

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