Putting Ethics into Practice

Overview

Ethics is a fundamental pillar of the profession and essential to being in public practice. CPAs are known for integrity and reliability and a strong practitioner is valued by their clients. It is critical to protect that reputation.

This verifiable ethics CPD course will help practitioners better understanding ethics and its impact on being in public practice. We make decisions on a daily basis; some have little impact on us and some have a significant impact. The session reviews various ethical decision-making frameworks and how they can be put into use. Recognizing biases and how they impact our decisions is another aspect of ethics that further enhances our ability to make the right decision.

Through the use of fun “what would you do” scenarios, illustrative examples and practical guidance, this ethics course will help you meet the requirements of being in public practice.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session participants will be able to: 

  • Describe ethics and what it means to public practice
  • Discuss the differences in ethical decision-making frameworks
  • Understand how biases come into play in the decision-making process
  • Become familiar with the Code of Professional Conduct and the rules that guide the profession
  • Identify potential independence threats and establish and implement appropriate safeguards to be put in place
  • Build a stronger ethical culture

Course Content

Module 01

Introduction to practical ethical concepts

Module 02

Explore fun scenarios to better understand your ethical mindset

Module 03

Appreciate why ethics are a choice and how theories drive our decisions

Module 04

Understand ethics frameworks to guide decision making and how bias impact decisions

Module 05

Appreciate independence requirements including differences between threats and prohibitions

Module 06

Focusing on ethics to build firm culture

Module 07

Review of key points and action planning

Module 08

Putting Ethics into Practice course material: Course slides & links to relevant CPA Canada resourses

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