Topic

Description

Class Number

Course Logistics

Intro & Course Assessment Pretest.

1

Review/Wrap Up Guest Lecture

28

Ethical Concepts

Review of Classic Philosophical Ethics

2

Ethical Decision Making Revisited

8

Moral Reasoning

9

Understanding the Profession

The Nature of a Profession

3

Accounting as a Profession

4

Becoming a Partner

18

Ethics Code

Codes of Ethics―Purpose

5

Professional Codes of Ethics

6

Corporate Codes of Ethics

7

Accounting Professional Ethics

Ethical Issues Associated with Audit Practice

16

Whistle-Blowing―The Auditor’s Perspective

17

Tax Ethics

19

Consulting Practice Ethics (SOX Practice Limitations)

20

Governance

Corporate Governance

10

Officer Compensation

11

Whistle-Blowing Mechanics: Hotlines, Policies

12

Should a Person Blow the Whistle?

13

Playing the Numbers

Aggressive Accounting/Client Side

14

Aggressive Accounting/Auditor Side

15

International

International Business Ethics

21

International Accounting Ethics

22

Social Responsibility

Socially Responsible Business

23, 24

Corporate Social Responsibility

25

Social Responsibility Audits

26

Privacy Audits

27