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ACC472 Professional Practices and Ethics in Accounting
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: ACC348
The course aims to explore a range of employability skills which will enhance students’ future
transition to professional life and assist in career planning. It will also provide opportunities for
students to consider the professional skills needed within a work environment and to develop the
employability skills needed for future career progression.

ACC490 Internship in Accounting
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: Consent of the Department of Accounting
Students work around 100 hours for each credit hour under this course. Normally 3-credit hours
are registered for part-time interns who work around 20 hours a week for one semester for an
employer while also taking other classes. Full-time interns may satisfy the 3-credit hours by
working 300 hours full-time during the summer. The student must have a good academic record
and have completed 90 credit hours including ACC301 and must be approved by the Department
of Accounting.

ALM201 The Art of Elocution
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisites: None
This course (delivered in Arabic) aims to introduce students to the concept of public speaking as a
means of effective communication with listeners or recipients, and as a means of stirring their
emotions and influencing them. It also includes learning about distinguished and skilled public
speakers from both the past and present. The course emphasizes the technical standards and
strategies upon which this art is based, in addition to clarifying the qualities required for those
who seek to master the art of public speaking, such as: innate readiness, artistic sensibility,
sensitivity to the audience, sound pronunciation, eloquence, reading skills, cultural breadth,
consideration of cultural diversity, voice projection, voice modulation and intonation, and self-
confidence. The course contributes to the development of students’ functional public speaking
skills in both daily and academic life, such as: delivering a speech or poem on special occasions,
giving a lecture, delivering a presentation, leading a cultural seminar, or speaking on radio,
television, or through social media.

ALM301 Editing News and Press Reports
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisites: None
This course (delivered in Arabic) aims to introduce students to the concept of news editing as a
creative writing skill based on accuracy and reflection, in order to convey information, facts, and
events about a specific topic in a well-crafted and engaging manner that captures the reader’s or
listener’s attention and makes them eager to read or listen. It emphasizes the stages of news
development, introduces its forms, components, and characteristics, and explores the elements
of suspense in its formulation, while highlighting the ethical values that should be present in news
reporting. The course also introduces students to the concept of the press report as a journalistic
art that presents essential and detailed facts about a specific event objectively, offering
explanations, descriptions, and analyses of the event along with its causes, motives, and key
figures. The course focuses on the characteristics of press reports, their types, structures, rules,
preparation stages, and components. Additionally, it highlights the differences between news and
press reports and the contexts in which each should be used. This course helps develop the
student's writing and language skills, enabling them to edit news and press reports according to
established standards, ensuring they are fit for publication.

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