Why are exercises in fundamental ethics and general business ethics important?
Solcher: Fundamental and business ethics are intermeshed. Ethics courses try to accomplish two things: (1) to sensitize the individual to the ethical dilemma; (2) to give the individual some framework in which to make a choice and we hope that choice is an ethical choice. Troutman: Most of the things we discuss in the coursework are about general business ethics. One module talks about fundamental ethics, including philosophies from Aristotle and Nietzsche and Kant all of whom laid the groundwork for modern ethical thinking while another part of the course specifically addresses accounting ethics. Why an emphasis on accounting ethics? Solcher: In other professions, there are counterbalances. For instance, for every doctor there is a patient. In accounting, there is somewhat of a third-party ‘disconnect,’ so there must be trust based on whether the CPA is absolutely ethical. In order to take the Uniform CPA Exam in Texas, you must first complete a three-hour accounting ethics class. UT
Solcher: Fundamental and business ethics are intermeshed. Ethics courses try to accomplish two things: (1) to sensitize the individual to the ethical dilemma; (2) to give the individual some framework in which to make a choice — and we hope that choice is an ethical choice. Troutman: Most of the things we discuss in the coursework are about general business ethics. One module talks about fundamental ethics, including philosophies from Aristotle and Nietzsche and Kant — all of whom laid the groundwork for modern ethical thinking — while another part of the course specifically addresses accounting ethics. Why an emphasis on accounting ethics? Solcher: In other professions, there are counterbalances. For instance, for every doctor there is a patient. In accounting, there is somewhat of a third-party ‘disconnect,’ so there must be trust based on whether the CPA is absolutely ethical. In order to take the Uniform CPA Exam in Texas, you must first complete a three-hour accounting ethics clas
