Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Accountancy Business and the Public Interest , sa.1, ss.13-35, 2025 (Hakemli Dergi)
The study has a twofold purpose. First, it documents an experiential survey on teaching ethics in an intermediate accounting course at a middle-class public university in the U.S. Second, it empirically examines attending students' thoughts and perceptions on the experiential study. The study covers six experiments in five post-COVID semesters. A three-step approach is applied to experiential research. CANVAS online discussion tool is used as a teaching-learning platform. Two common goals of teaching ethics in accounting are initially set to be achieved. Through empirical analyses, the study examined whether financial reporting and accounting ethics are perceived as essential learning outcomes in intermediate accounting courses taught in an accounting undergraduate degree program. The findings encourage the inclusion of ethical dilemma cases in intermediate accounting course content at the college level of accounting education since students reflect on it positively. It could be an example of significant experience for business schools that do not have specific business or accounting ethics courses.
Keywords: Ethics education, the accounting profession, students’ perceptions.