Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2025-2026
Module ACCT1167: Professional Skills Development
Department: Accounting
ACCT1167: Professional Skills Development
| Type | Tied | Level | 1 | Credits | 10 | Availability | Available in 2025/2026 | Module Cap | Location | Durham |
|---|
| Tied to | N311 |
|---|---|
| Tied to | N312 |
| Tied to | N313 |
| Tied to | N408 |
| Tied to | N409 |
| Tied to | N410 |
Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination 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
- Team work
- Communication
- Commercial acumen
- Problem solving
- Networking
- Recruit-ability
- Entrepreneurial
- Presentation skills
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Understand the key skills expected of a graduate 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;
- understand how industries and businesses operate successfully;
- explore alternatives, evaluate options and propose solutions.
- develop professional networks;
- understand the graduate recruitment process;
- identify opportunities to create a business;
- present with confidence;
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
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops | 10 | Weekly | 2 hours | 20 | ■ |
| Independent Study | 80 | ||||
| Total | 100 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Case Study | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Report | 2500 words | 50% | individual report |
| Presentation | 15 minutes | 50% | individual online presentation |
Formative Assessment:
A number of group activities throughout the module.
■ 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