Part I – Business Ethics

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Consider the following:

What is your definition of ethics?  Why are ethics important to accountants?

What are Ethics?

Watch the video clip and think about how the information presented differs from your original understanding of ethics.

Why are ethics important to accountants?

Watch the video clip and think about how the information presented differs from your original understanding of why ethics are important to accountants.

Go to the Reflections page and post a response to the following:

Why do you think it is important for accountants to behave in an ethical manner?  What could happen if they don’t?  Be sure to compare how your original understanding of the importance of ethics changed after viewing the video clips.  Remember to respond to the post of at least one classmate.

When you’re finished, continue to Part II – Decision-Making Model