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BUSS5080: Succeeding in the Accounting Profession

2024 unit information

This compulsory foundation unit is designed to help students develop personal and interpersonal skills. These fundamental professional skills will allow students to effectively work with and through others and are important for career success. Through a series of readings, lectures, assessments, and experiential exercises, this unit provides students with useful frameworks and research-based insights on effective organisational behaviours. Topics such as effective communication, self-management, working with others, leadership, influence, decision making, and more are discussed. Upon completion of this unit, students will have gained valuable knowledge and practical skills that will aid their professional development.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Accounting

Code BUSS5080
Academic unit Accounting
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate knowledge of effective (inter)personal communication techniques
  • LO2. demonstrate critical thinking skills by identifying, assessing and responding to workplace challenges
  • LO3. work collaboratively in a team to address complex workplace issues.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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