Accounting Internship Preparation PG (11621.1)
Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Canberra Business School | Post Graduate Level | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit is designed to assist accounting students obtain internships by developing a range of professional and technical skills. Substantial evidence suggests many financial services firms view interns as expensive and risky propositions, requiring significant effort and cost to bring them 'up to speed'. The unit aims to reduce this cost and effort for prospective employers, leading to enhanced opportunities for students.
1. Demonstrate workplace competencies; professionalism, confidentiality, communication, responsibility for decision-making, and organisational, cultural and social awareness;
2. Integrate professional and technical skills to provide advice to clients, independently and as part of a team; and
3. Critically appraise their professional/technical skills profiles and articulate specific strategies to address areas of improvement.
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Spreadsheets - an ability to incorporate a variety of tools in preparing and interpreting spreadsheets.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate workplace competencies; professionalism, confidentiality, communication, responsibility for decision-making, and organisational, cultural and social awareness;
2. Integrate professional and technical skills to provide advice to clients, independently and as part of a team; and
3. Critically appraise their professional/technical skills profiles and articulate specific strategies to address areas of improvement.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
Must have passed 12 credit points at Graduate or Postgraduate Level.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
11574 Accounting Internship PreparationEquivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
Financial accounting - ability to journalise a range of transactions commonly found in small companies and sole traders.Spreadsheets - an ability to incorporate a variety of tools in preparing and interpreting spreadsheets.
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Required texts
There is no set text for this unit.
There will be various readings in the unit that will be released on an 'as necessary' basis.
We will look at sections of Gill, M. (2009) Accountant's Truth: Knowledge and Ethics in the Financial World Oxford, Oxford University Press. This is available as an e-book, online through the university library.
Participation requirements
It is expected that participants attend each class that is scheduled, given the intensive nature of the teaching in the unit.
Required IT skills
Simple research, accounting and word-processing skills.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None.
