Professional and Applied Ethics for Canadian CPAs

Overview:

The course will explore key moral questions in professional accounting and applied business ethics at an introductory level, including:

• What are the ethical issues involved in “whistleblowing”?
• How do we make ethical decisions and how does corporate culture influence our decisions?
• What are some of the ethical issues involved with corporate social responsibility and environment, social and governance (ESG) reporting?

Accounting case studies will be presented, including the collapse of German financial services company, Wirecard.

Course Content:

Topics include:

• Psychological influences of individual ethical decision making
• Sociological and cultural influences on decision making
• Various theories and ethical issues concerning stakeholder management, corporate social responsibility, and ESG reporting
• Business ethics case studies, including the collapse of Wirecard.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, you should be able to:

• The course will explore key moral questions in professional accounting and applied business ethics at an introductory level, including:
• What are the ethical issues involved in “whistleblowing”?
• How do we make ethical decisions and how does corporate culture influence our decisions?
• What are some of the ethical issues involved with corporate social responsibility and environment, social and governance (ESG) reporting?
• Accounting case studies will be presented, including the collapse of German financial services company, Wirecard.

Who Will Benefit: 

 CPAs working in large organizations or for general interest.