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ETH 376 Entire Course (UOP)


ETH 376 Week 1 AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
ETH 376 Week 1 DQs
ETH 376 Week 2 Ethicality of Accounting Activities
ETH 376 Week 2 Reflection
ETH 376 Week 2 DQs
ETH 376 Week 3 Legality & Ethicality of Financial Reporting
ETH 376 Week 3 Reflection
ETH 376 Week 3 DQs
ETH 376 Week 4 Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance

ETH 376 Week 1 DQ 1, DQ 2,


Week 1 DQ 1
DQ
3 andaccountants
DQ 4believe
(UOP)
Many professional
that the main purpose

of accounting standards is to protect the public. With that in


mind, what do you think are the main objectives of the AICPA
code of professional conduct and how does the code relate to
protecting the public? Be specific
WEEK 1 DQ 2
A bookkeeper makes a significant posting error, which she lat
er discovers and corrects. In fear of losing her job, she does n
ot report the mistake to her supervisor. How should the empl
oyee have handled this situation and what should the supervi
sor do when the situation is disclosed?

ETH 376 Week 1 Individual Assignment AICPA C


ode
ofa Professional
Conduct
Write
350- to 750-word paper
describing the purpose of the AICP
A Code of Professional Conduct and why it is considered the found
ation of ethical reasoning in accounting. Answer the following quest
ions:
What do you think are the three most important purposes of the
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct?
Why are those three the most important? Defend your answer.

ETH 376 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2 and DQ 3 (UOP)


WEEK 2 DQ 1
Financial statements are an important product of the account

ing process. Provide an example of an internal user. How coul


d he or she be harmed by fraudulent and unethical financial s
tatements?
WEEK 2 DQ 2
Financial statements are an important product of the account
ing process. Provide an example of anexternaluser. How coul
d he or she be harmed by fraudulent and unethical financial s
tatements?
WEEK 2 DQ 3

ETH 376 Week 2 Reflection (


UOP)

Discuss the previous weeks objectives with your team. Your discuss

ion should include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics
you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application
in your field.

Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word paper detailing the findings of your d


iscussion.

ETH 376 Week 2 Team Assignment Accounting Activi


ties
(UOP)
Resource: Case 2-1, Cynthia Cooper and WorldCom in Ch. 2 of Ethic
al Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting

Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word paper evaluating the ethicality of the C


ynthia Cooper and WorldCom case. As a team, identify and discuss
the accounting activities involved in the case.
Select the key accounting activity involved in the case.
Evaluate the accounting activity in terms of the AICPA Code of Profe
ssional Conduct.

ETH 376 Week 2 Team Assignment Accounting Activi


ties
(UOP)
Week
2 Learning Team Assignment Ethicality of Accounting Activitie
s

Resource: Case 2-1, Cynthia Cooper and WorldCom in Ch. 2 of Ethic


al Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting
Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word paper evaluating the ethicality of the C
ynthia Cooper and WorldCom case. As a team, identify and discuss
the accounting activities involved in the case.
Select the key accounting activity involved in the case.
Evaluate the accounting activity in terms of the AICPA Code of Profe
ssional Conduct.

ETH 376 Week 3 Assignment Legality and Financial


Reporting
(UOP)
Resource: Ethics
Case 7-4: Excello Telecommunications in Ch. 7 of E
thical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting

Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word paper explaining the legal aspects, fina


ncial standards involved, and ethicality of the Excello Telecommunic
ations case. Your paper should include the following:
Identify the legal issues involvedconsider state and federal laws
and explain how they apply to the case.
Determine the criteria by which Sarbanes-Oxley would apply to this
case.

ETH 376 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2,


WEEK 3 DQ 1
DQ
3 and believe
DQit is4impossible
(UOP)
Many professionals
to regulate ethics.

Yet, the SEC and other federal agencies provide rules, regulati
ons, and laws surrounding corporate governance. How effecti
ve are the legal processes in regulating corporate governance
? Provide an example.
WEEK 3 DQ 2

ETH 376 Week 3 Reflection (UOP)


Discuss the previous weeks objectives with your team. Your discuss

ion should include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics
you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application
in your field.
Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word paper detailing the findings of your d
iscussion.

ETH 376 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 (UOP)


ETH 376 Week 4 DQs
Week 4 DQ 1
Several federal laws require external audits to protect the public. S

hould federal laws also require internal audits within a public corpo
ration? Provide an example to support your response.
Week 4 DQ 2
Professional auditing standards provide for an unqualified audit re
port with three standard paragraphs. Briefly describe those paragra
phs. Which is the most important? Why?

ETH 376 Week 4 Individual Assignment Legality and


Ethicality
of Corporate
Governance
(UOP)

Resource: Case
3-3, United Thermostatic
Controls
in Ch. 3 of Ethical
Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting

Determine the legality of the activities based on federal, state, and l


ocal laws.
Determine the criteria by which Sarbanes-Oxley would apply to this
case.
Determine the ethicality of the activities.

ETH 376 Week 4 Reflection (UOP)


Discuss the previous weeks objectives with your team. Your discuss

ion should include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics
you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application
in your field.

Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word paper detailing the findings of your d


iscussion.

ETH 376 Week 5 Assignment Standards-Based Decis


Resource:
The ABC
Corporation Case located on your student website
ion
Making
(UOP)
Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper accomplishing the following:
Describe four types of audit opinions Green and Associates may provide at th
e conclusion of a corporate financial audit. Specifically, describe and illustrate
an unqualified, unqualified with explanatory paragraph, qualified, and adverse
opinion. Differentiate between the opinions and provide specific criteria that w
arrant each type of opinion.
Determine whether the inventory valuation method used by ABC Corporation
was legal and compliant with GAAP.
Is the clients refusal to procure an audit of Internal Controls over Financial R
eporting in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley? Why or why not?

ETH 376 Week 5 Reflection (UOP


Discuss the previous weeks objectives with your team. Your discuss

ion should include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics
you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application
in your field.

Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word paper detailing the findings of your d

iscussion.

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