*** VEUILLEZ NOTER que puisque cette formation est offerte en anglais seulement, les détails s’y appliquant n’ont pas été traduits.
Course description
This course provides a detailed walkthrough of business ethics in the Canadian context. It contextualizes challenging ethical issues that CPA members and their organizations are facing across the country. Keeping the CPA Code of Conduct in mind, it provides detailed step-by-step guidance on how to deal with unethical situations as an individual and as a business.
It also discusses ways to promote and enforce ethical behaviour in the workplace. Case studies are used to contextualize theoretical concepts and frameworks, so that all CPA members feel confident tackling tough situations and cultivating ethical workplace environments.
*Note that this course is a consolidation of other one-hour ethics courses, and therefore includes content covered in Dealing with Unethical Situations in the Workplace, Preventing Unethical Behaviour in the Workplace and CPA Code of Conduct.
Price: $199.00
Verifiable Hours: 4.00
Ethics: 4.00
Learning objectives
- Identify the returns on investment from ethical business practices.
- Describe the types of ethical situations faced by professional accountants.
- Apply a step-by-step framework to navigate ethical dilemmas.
- Apply a step-by-step framework to make complex business decisions with ethical considerations.
- Assess case studies and apply frameworks to identify the best possible course of action.
- Identify high risk behaviours of employees that may indicate underlying ethical issues.
- Identify indicators of widespread ethical misconduct in an organization.
- Assess an organization’s strengths and weaknesses using an ethics risk analysis.
- Describe how to implement accounting-specific and organization-wide safeguards.
- Examine the structure, contents and enforcement of the CPA Code of Conduct.
- Describe the type of corporate culture, tone at the top and leadership required to instill ethical values and business practices into the workplace.
Topics include
- Return on investment of ethical behaviour
- Role of the Professional Accountant in a capitalistic society
- Ethical issues in the accounting profession
- CPA Code of Conduct
- How to respond to unethical people in the workplace
- Ethical decision-making framework, pitfalls and case studies
- How to promote ethical behaviour
- Organization-wide ethical threats and safeguards
- Corporate culture, tone at the top and ethical leadership
What others have said about this course
- “Great course and great examples to help me understand the ethical issues in accounting and business and how to deal with them.”
- “Very good course.”
- “Good content, good presenter.”
Course provider
UltimQuest Knowledge courses are designed to be highly interactive, engaging and problem based, using case studies and real-world examples to share knowledge and experience.
Delivery format
This is a skills-based video learning format which include any available handout materials in PDF format.
Course access
Once purchased, UltimQuest courses can be accessed via the Learning Hub in your CPA New Brunswick member portal. Please click HERE for more details. Sessions will be available for 180 days post-purchase.
There are no cancellations or transfers available for any UltimQuest courses.
Recording CPD hours
CPD hours will not automatically be credited to your member profile. You are welcome to manually record your CPD hours on in your online member profile or track your CPD in any other manner you see fit to suit your needs.