Engaging Intermediate Accounting Students through Online Discussions on the Ethical Dilemmas: An Empirical Study


Pekdemir R., Önder E., Ercan M.

American Accounting Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Conference on Teaching & Learning in Accounting, Illinois, United States Of America, 2 - 06 August 2025, (Unpublished)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Unpublished
  • City: Illinois
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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 the experiential study. 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.