high profile leaders. Especially troubling is the impression educators have that many students no longer view cheating as morally wrong. The public is demanding higher ethics of business people. In this environment, educators are challenged to instill ethical norms in business students, especially when recent research indicated that students intending to enter fields are more likely than any other group students to engage in cheating. In an effort to teach accounting .
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students the importance of ethical professional conduct, honor code projects are being developed in colleges. The aim of this honor code project is to provide students an opportunity to discuss ethical behavior and its implications in their current working environment-(Kidwell, 2001, pg. 45). "The general public is demanding higher ethics of business people. In this environment, educators are challenged to instill ethical norms in business students, especially when recent research indicates that students intending to enter business field are more likely that other group of students to engage in cheating and other forms of dishonesty. Once of the major future roles of accounting students depend on their honesty- (Kidwell, 2001 pg. 45).
"Educators should address ethical issue beyond mere emphasis on the rules and educator should allow more use of live client and staff ethical dilemmas- (Warth, 2000 pg. 69).
I also conducted my own survey in regarding the subject of ethical education in the accounting field. I conducted a survey at Panavision with 10 accounting professionals that I work with. I asked them this question: As far as education is concerned do you feel it is necessary for colleges to teach students ethics in the classroom?.
As far as education is concerned do you feel it is necessary for colleges to teach students ethics in the classroom? .
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Number Percent .
Agree 7 70 .
No opinion 0 0 .