Professional organizations are important in any area of business. To become more familiar with professional accounting organizations, first go to the national organization (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, https://www.aicpa.org/). Then go to your state accounting organization. For example, in Florida go to the FICPA ( https://www.ficpa.org/content/home.aspx) or, in New York, the NYSSCPA ( https://www.nysscpa.org/). Consider joining as a student member (student membership is free in most cases). Share what you learned on these sites with your classmates as it relates to how accounting will impact your future career. This may include nezw legislation, new standards, becoming a CPA, etc. Also look at international accounting sites such as IFRS (https://www.ifrs.org/) and identify 1 major difference between US and international accounting standards. These sites can be used as references this week.
Our textbook discusses the fraud triangle, and the three factors that must exist for a person to commit financial fraud: opportunity, pressure, and rationalization. These three components also fit well when it comes to ethical behavior such as academic dishonesty, otherwise known as cheating, which is also a type of fraud. Using an article you find in the KU library discussing the fraud triangle, analyze how each area of the fraud triangle plays into a student’s decision to commit academic dishonesty. Do you feel the policy on academic dishonesty is clear or should it be modified now that you understand the 3 components of the fraud triangle?
Post to the Discussion Board and submit researched substantial posts to the topics given as required. Your initial posts are due no later than Wednesday.
Topic 1:
Professional organizations are important in any area of business. To become more familiar with professional accounting organizations, first go to the national organization (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, https://www.aicpa.org/). Then go to your state accounting organization. For example, in Florida go to the FICPA ( https://www.ficpa.org/content/home.aspx) or, in New York, the NYSSCPA ( https://www.nysscpa.org/). Consider joining as a student member (student membership is free in most cases). Share what you learned on these sites with your classmates as it relates to how accounting will impact your future career. This may include new legislation, new standards, becoming a CPA, etc. Also look at international accounting sites such as IFRS (https://www.ifrs.org/) and identify 1 major difference between US and international accounting standards. These sites can be used as references this week.
Topic 2:
Our textbook discusses the fraud triangle, and the three factors that must exist for a person to commit financial fraud: opportunity, pressure, and rationalization. These three components also fit well when it comes to ethical behavior such as academic dishonesty, otherwise known as cheating, which is also a type of fraud. Using an article you find in the KU library discussing the fraud triangle, analyze how each area of the fraud triangle plays into a student’s decision to commit academic dishonesty. Do you feel the policy on academic dishonesty is clear or should it be modified now that you understand the 3 components of the fraud triangle?
