You are studying to enter professions that require high moral and ethical behavior. Your commitment to such standards should begin in this class and continue through every class in your graduate degree program. This week's discussion questions: 1) Why ethics and professional conduct are so important in the accounting professions, and 2) Why behaving ethically in your graduate studies is critical to your goal to graduate and work in the accounting industry. Some major professional accounting associations/organizations include:

American Accounting Association

American Institute of CPA's

American Society of Women Accountants

American Taxation Association

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Association of Government Accountants

Chartered Global Management Accountants

Information Systems Audit and Control Association

Institute of Internal Auditors

Institute of Management Accountants

Institute of Industrial Accountants

Insurance Accounting and Systems Association

International Association of Accounting Education

National Association of Black Accountants

National Society of Accountants

Professional Association of Small Business Accountants

Professional Accounting Society of America

Your state" Society of CPA's

Questions to spark class discussion: Randomly select one of the professional accounting organizations from the list below.

Summarize and discuss the professional code of ethics of the organization you selected.

Identify a few of the key codes and or responsibilities of ethical and professional conduct in this organization.

Discuss their importance and how you, as students can model these behaviors.