Using Case Studies to Teach Ethics to Accounting Students-Using Case Studies to Teach Ethics to Accounting Students

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The webinar focused on using case studies to teach ethics to accounting students, featuring speakers Mary Gentile, Eileen Taylor, and Lena Yang. Gentile introduced the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) approach, which encourages students to focus on enacting their ethical beliefs in practical scenarios through scripting and practice rather than merely identifying ethical issues, aiming to empower students to voice their values effectively in professional contexts. <br /><br />Taylor discussed leveraging the PackBack tool for promoting active engagement in ethics discussions among MBA students, facilitating deeper inquiry through student-generated questions. Her course applies ethics paradigms like truth vs. loyalty and involves assignments on ethical traits, ethical dilemmas, and leadership ethics, providing structured guidance for moral decision-making in business. She integrates the UN Declaration of Human Rights to highlight common global values and challenges cultural bias in ethical decision-making. <br /><br />Yang shared her approach to incorporating case writing in accounting courses, where students develop their own case studies to hone their analytical and ethical decision-making skills. She emphasizes individual student engagement and provides structured stages for case development, addressing challenges like consistent student motivation and journal publication access. <br /><br />Overall, the webinar underlined the value of case studies in ethics education, offering multifaceted strategies for fostering ethical awareness and action-oriented skillsets in students. Additional resources such as Ethics Unwrapped and Lockheed Martin’s ethics programs were mentioned as supplementary learning tools.

Keywords

ethics education

case studies

Giving Voice to Values

PackBack tool

ethical decision-making

UN Declaration of Human Rights

cultural bias

student engagement

Ethics Unwrapped

Lockheed Martin ethics programs