Ethics
High-profile cases of accounting fraud in recent years, in addition to the prevalence of earnings management practices to deliberately mislead investors, suggest that ethics are a significant concern for accounting, financial analysis, and management professionals.
You will explain the role of management professionals with regard to accounting and analysis ethics, and you will detail any challenges managers may face in ensuring ethical accounting practices. You will also reflect on how the things you have learned in this course will aid you in your career.
Address the following questions:
What is the manager’s responsibility regarding ethical financial reporting?
What challenges might a manager face in ensuring ethical accounting and financial analysis practices?
For the reflection, address the following:
For you, what is the key takeaway from this course?
How do you see yourself applying what you have learned going forward?
Describe the most interesting task/concept and the most challenging task/concept in the course. Explain your reasoning
