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Unethical Decisions: Biases, Pressures, and Situational Factors

UNETHICAL DECISIONS: BIASES, PRESSURES, AND SITUATIONAL FACTORSx

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CPE Processing Fee$25.00
Webinar TranscriptionN/A
Presentation Length Hour(s)2.0 hours
CPE Credits 2.0 hours
Subject Area 2.0 - Ethics (Behavioral)
CE Credits 0.0 hours
Course LevelBasic
Instructional MethodQAS Self-Study
PrerequisitesNone
Advance PreparationNone
Recorded DateApril 21, 2021
Date OfferedApril 21, 2021
Expiration DateApril 21, 2022
Course Description

Leaders are inevitably faced with ethical quandaries – especially in today’s globally connected world. Effective leaders need to know how to navigate ethical challenges successfully. In this webinar, we will explore the world of behavioral ethics biases, pressures, and situational factors - that affect many in their daily ethical decision-making.

Learning Objectives: 


  • Recognize how professional codes of conduct should be followed and how sometimes you will still need to make ethical judgments that fall outside of these codes of conducts

  • Recall various concepts of behavioral ethics and their impact on ethical decision making

  • Identify how many recent and past ethical scandals are directly attributed to various biases, pressures, and situational factors through case study and other interactive discussions

  • Recall the 4 Steps to acting ethically

Self-Study Course Instructions:

FOR DOCUMENT-BASED COURSES

Download the course document(s) (below) and follow prompts contained in the document.



FOR RECORDED COURSES WITH VIDEO

Download any course document(s) (below) which may include handouts, glossary, transcripts, etc. Follow any prompts contained in the documents to help you complete the course. Most documents are searchable.

Play the recording, noting the sectional guides indicating where topics on the agenda are covered and the prompts to pause video playback to respond to a review question (located below the video playback area). The timestamps for review questions are also noted below.

Upon completing the video and successfully answering all review questions, you will then take the final exam.

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Handout Materials
Presentation Slides
Additional Materials
Dennis Kozlowski Ethics Handout
Manipulating Donors Ethics Handout
Review Questions
Review Questions
QUESTION 1: 0:14:57 minutes
QUESTION 2: 0:32:53 minutes
QUESTION 3: 0:50:41 minutes
QUESTION 4: 1:10:49 minutes
QUESTION 5: 1:24:11 minutes
QUESTION 6: 1:42:16 minutes
Frequently Asked Questions
  • CPAacademy self-study courses are online.
  • The self-study format allows you to a) access the material online 24/7 and b) study at your own pace.
  • Per NASBA guidelines, you have one year from date of purchase to complete each program.
  • Complete your final exam at any time and get graded instantly. You can retake the exam at no additional charge (unlimited attempts).
  • Print your own certificate of completion on the spot upon passing the exam.
  • Grading policies: a) courses have a minimum passing score 70% b) test takers will not be provided feedback on failed exams.
  • Upon achieving a passing score, test takers will be notified of the correct answers to the questions missed.

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Trust, Leadership, Relationships, Integrity – these are just a few of the many characteristics used to describe Jaclyn by some of her clients, mentees, and colleagues. Over her career, she has served in a variety of roles and focused on coaching, cultivating high-performing teams, providing strategic guidance, and developing her business acumen. Jaclyn loves watching people grow in their careers and has had a front-row seat to many of her mentee’s development into Controllers, Directors, Senior Managers, and Leaders within various companies. The fundamental principle to all her work has been based on Emotional Intelligence (EQ), an area in which she obtained her Certification as well.

Building on her love of leadership, she obtained her Development Dimensions International (DDI) Facilitator Certification. Jaclyn also develops and facilitates her own leadership training courses in Employee Engagement, EQ, Leadership, and Ethics. Participants in her in-person and virtual keynotes and trainings have commented: “Jaclyn brought practices to reality by injecting real-world business scenarios into the classroom”; “You can tell she truly cares about our development”; "Most EQ courses I have attended are very fluffy and don't offer much in the way of organized, solid information. This webinar was so interesting, and I felt like I walked away with a real, applicable framework. Jaclyn is incredibly engaging and makes it very personal"; "Content was excellent, and presenter was clearly passionate...By far the best CPE I have received in years...and SO pertinent to me now." 

Jaclyn Badeau, EQ Certified, MBA, CPA, CGMA, is a People Success Strategist who uncomplicates leading humans so that she can inspire confidence back into your team. By tapping into their authentic human needs and leadership potential, we create space for innovation and growth. Prior to launching her own company, she spent over 6 years in public accounting leading the firm’s audit training, career counseling various staff, and assisting clients with business enhancement projects across 5 industries. Jaclyn also worked at a global public manufacturing and distribution company for over 8 years in 4 different roles including Controllership and Internal Audit leading various talent management strategic initiatives, providing coaching and mentoring to over 25 people, and serving as a business risk advisor to many.  During her time there, she also facilitated leadership training across the US to managers in all departments including production, logistics, warehouse, customer service, marketing, and human resources, among others.

Jaclyn is passionate about sharing her expertise and knowledge within and outside of the CPA profession and has been involved in many associations and not-for-profits in advisory and leadership positions. She is one of five recipients of the 2021 AICPA Young CPA Award recognizing a young CPA who personifies an unwavering commitment as demonstrated through successful practices, involvement in, and contributions for the interest of the accounting profession. Jaclyn has also received a KyCPA 2020 Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Profession Award, 2 awards of excellence from the KyCPA for receiving the highest grade on the FAR and AUD sections of the CPA exam during that exam period, and the 2016 Distinguished Alumni honor from EKU. She also has designed professional development courses and served as an Adjunct Professor and Online Facilitator for EKU.

Jaclyn’s well-rounded background and experience are truly unique which helps her understand what employees need and what works. 

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Trust, Leadership, Relationships, Integrity – these are just a few of the many characteristics used to describe Jaclyn by some of her mentees and colleagues. Over her career, she has served in a variety of roles and focused on coaching, cultivating high performing teams, and developing her business acumen.  Jaclyn loves watching people grow in their careers and has had a front-row seat to many of her mentee’s development into Controllers, Directors, Senior Managers, and Leaders within various companies. The fundamental principle to all her conversations has been based on Emotional Intelligence (EQ), an area in which she obtained her Certification as well.

Building on her love of leadership, she obtained her Development Dimensions International (DDI) Facilitator Certification. Leadership training participants have commented that Jaclyn “brought practices to reality by injecting real-world business scenarios into the classroom” and reflected they “can tell she truly cares about our development.”