Unit name | Accounting / Finance Professional Placement Year |
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Unit code | EFIM30032 |
Credit points | 120 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Mr. Ricky Tutin |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit comprises a year spent in a professional placement, involving work with an organisation which is an authorised trainer with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having demonstrated that it provides a suitable training environment (within, for example, accounting, IT, insolvency, tax or audit) for students who might wish to complete a part of a professional accounting qualification.
The aim of this unit is to provide students with additional knowledge, understanding and skills derived from spending a period in a financial environment within a commercial, governmental or not-for-profit organisation.
The unit aims to enhance students' understanding of the areas of Accounting and Finance which they have already encountered in years 1 and 2 of their degree, as well as providing them with a practical understanding of areas which they may critique in final-year units (for example, they may choose a role in an auditing department then go on to study our final year unit in Auditing).
In addition, the placement will support personal development in terms of time management, individual responsibility within team-working, an understanding of organisational pressures and entrepreneurial skills.
Students will:
Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
in the workplace.
The unit will run throughout the academic year with students embedded in the organisation for the duration. Students will maintain contact with the School of Economics, Finance and Management through an academic member of staff but work full-time (35+ hours per week) at a professional placement under the management of an Authorised (by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) Training Person.
Formative assessment: Through workplace reports prepared by the authorised training person at the organisation offering the placement.
The formative assessment will ensure students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of teamwork, time management and good communication, as well as working with teams to solve problems.
Summative assessment: Two reflective reports of 3,000 words, each worth 50%. These will be due after completion of the placement, and marked by a member of academic staff from the University of Bristol's School of Economics, Finance and Management.
The summative assessments will require students to reflect on their work experience and their knowledge of the sector and organisation within which they have been working and to consider how this relates to their academic studies in years 1 and 2.
Provided by partners involved, for example Study Manuals of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales