For its part, ethics is an overarching issue that lies in the background. Understanding different ethical issues can help to resolve dilemmas, for example. Also, ethical conduct is something that must be done at all times, not just some of the time. As such, this is something I learned in my coursework that will always provide me with a means of framing different issues. Ethical studies might not answer why we need to have convergence of accounting systems, but it can still guide the means by which a company will implement such changes and how it will communicate such changes to the different stakeholders.
3. For the most part, the courses that I took fit well within my major of Accounting. The pathway I chose is to learn all of the major issues in business and apply them to the accounting context. It is important that accounting is not just counting beans, but is a part of the comprehensive exploration of how business is conducted. Ethics are important in areas of business, and since many ethical issues of recent...
I feel that what I have learned in my coursework allows me to put the basic functional tasks of accounting into more comprehensive context. I not only know the rules of accounting and the software, but I also have a better understanding of where the accounting profession fits with the overall context of business. For that, I can thank the Pathway system that allowed me to broaden the scope of my education.
Without the pathway system, I might be a functional accountant, but I might lack the grounding in the totality of business issues. I feel that the way my coursework and education was structured not only will make me a better accountant, but it will also put me on a better career path in the long run.
