Ethics in Accounting
Response to the following problem:
The text has pointed out that ethics is an important topic, especially for CPAs. Derek Bok, former law professor and president of Harvard University, has suggested that colleges and universities have a special opportunity and obligation to train students to be more thoughtful and perceptive about moral and ethical issues. Other individuals have concluded that it is not possible to "teach" ethics. What do you think? Can ethics be taught?
If you agree that colleges and universities can teach ethics, how might the ethical dimensions of accounting be presented to students?