6311 Accounting I
PROJECT 1
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NAME:_________________________________________________
Pd._____
ACCOUNTING ETHICS
TEXTBOOK RESOURCE CHAPTER 29
Directions: Read chapter 29 and answer the following questions:
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What is the title of the employee directly responsible for creating an ethics program?
What are ethics?
What penalties might be charged for an employee’s violation of an ethics code?
In general, what goals should an accountant focus on (p.834)
Does law or ethics formally define what makes something right or wrong?
To which key principle do the qualities of knowledge and experience apply?
Keeping a client’s data protected refers to which key principle?
What qualities are involved with the principle of objectivity?
Joan serves on the board of the company that she audits. Which standard has she
violated?
10.A CPA makes misleading entries in a client’s books. Which principle has been violated?
Accounting and Accountants
News about accounting and accountants, including commentary and archival articles published in The New
York Times.
ARTICLES ABOUT ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTANTS
Directions: Use your textbook, internet and the link below to create a 6 topic slideshow with
title and resource slides using PowerPoint. Use chapter 29 as your main resource.
6311 Accounting I
NAME:_________________________________________________
Pd._____
Slide Content:
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Title Slide
How Are Business Ethics Determined?
What is the Account’s Role?
How do you define ethical behavior for Individuals, businesses, and society?
Accounting Ethics Key Principles: Integrity, Objectivity, Independence, Competence, and Confidentiality
(provide a graphic to represent each of these. Show me that you know what they mean with the
graphic you choose).
6. Code of Ethics in Accounting: American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA), Institute of
Management Accounts, and Institute of Internal Auditors
7. What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
8. Resources Slide (copy and paste URLs of websites used; also give credit to the textbook on this slide)
Remember to:
Supply your project with the following:
 Graphics
 Animation
 Transitions
Use both your textbook and internet resources.
Rubric:
Exemplary (20 points)
Adequate (16 points)
Minimum of 8 slides
containing content
described above.
Less than 8 slides
were used or not all
topics above were
addressed.
Graphics are placed on
all slides.
Animation is used on at
least 5 slides.
Student used transitions
on all slides.
It is obvious student did
their best work on this
slide show.
Unsatisfactory (5
points)
Powerpoint is
incomplete; not
enough effort made to
complete the
powerpoint.
Graphics are placed on Graphics are placed on
3-6 slides
<= 2 slides.
Animation is placed on Animation is placed on
2-4 slides.
<= 2 slides.
Students used
Student used no
transitions on < 8
transitions.
slides.
Student put an
Student put minimal
average amount of
work into this slide
work into this slide
show or did not plan
show.
class time wisely to
complete the project.
Total:
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Points
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Starting Links:
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/a/accounting_and_accountants/index.html