Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2021-2022 (archived)

Module ACCT1051: Business Environment and Functions

Department: Accounting

ACCT1051: Business Environment and Functions

Type	Tied	Level	1	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2021/22	Module Cap	None.	Location	Durham

Tied to	NN42
Tied to	N204
Tied to	N206
Tied to	NN43
Tied to	N302
Tied to	N304
Tied to	N305
Tied to	N306
Tied to	N307

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combination of Modules

People, Management and Organisations BUSI1141

Aims

To appreciate the modern organisation operating in a global context and how accounting and finance functions support organisations in achieving their objectives.

Content

Business objectives and strategy
Organisation structure and governance
An overview of the work of the various business functions to include human resources, marketing, operations management, and finance and accounting
The role of technology and information systems in supporting organisations
Corporate social responsibility, sustainability and ethics

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

At the end of the module students should be able to:
Appreciate the impact of the external environment on organisations
Understand the roles of the various functions in the success of the organisation
Appreciate (and apply) theories, models, frameworks and basic research methods to examine issues related specifically to the business environment and the functions of an organisation

Subject-specific Skills:

Apply theories, models, frameworks, and basic research methods to examine issues related to the business environment and the functions of an organisation

Key Skills:

Problem solving
Team working
Written communication
Self-management

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

Learning will take place through preparation for, and attendance at, lectures and seminars as well as through independent study. Seminars will require students to prepare by reading around a particular topic and preparing answers to set questions and case studies with discussion of these in class.
Summative assessment is by means of two written assignments.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Lectures	20	2 per week	1 hour	40
Seminars	8	1 per fortnight	1 hour	8
Preparation, Reading and Independent Study				152
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Assignment		Component Weighting: 20%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Assignment	1500 words	100%	Same
Component: Written Assignment		Component Weighting: 80%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Assignment	2500 words	100%	Same

Formative Assessment:

Group work in seminars

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University