Academic Integrity Discussion:   You are studying to enter accounting and finance professions that require high moral and ethical behavior

Academic Integrity Discussion:
 
You are studying to enter accounting and finance professions that require high moral and ethical behavior. Your
commitment to such standards should begin in this class and continue through every course in your graduate
degree program. 
This week's discussion questions: 
1) Briefly describe your understand of UMUC Policy 150.25 Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

3) Describe action steps you will take to avoid plagiarism in this course.

4) Discuss why ethics and professional conduct are critically important in the accounting and finance professions,
and 
5) Summarize and discuss the professional code of ethics of any organization listed below. Identify a few of the key
codes and or responsibilities of ethical and professional conduct in this professional organization. Discuss their
importance and how you, as students can model these behaviors. 
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, example: Maryland Association of CPAs