Ethics: Current Challenges

(4 reviews)

by Anna Faherty

Part of a series on 2024-25 ethical updates. This short course focuses on recent developments within the world of accounting and finance and considers how each might pose a threat to your ethical and professional behaviour.

This module will enable you to

  • Describe the ethical concerns associated with using AI
  • Identify the challenges in ESG reporting
  • Consider how changing working patterns affect ethics

About the module

New technology, evolving ways of working and additional reporting responsibilities may all put the fundamental ethical principles under pressure.

This short course identifies some of the most challenging recent developments and considers how each might pose a threat to your professional behaviour. It examines the ethics around using AI technology, as well as audit, ESG and working practice issues.

Contents

  • Current challenges
    • Looking ahead
    • AI and accounting
    • Ethical risks of AI
    • New auditing and reporting responsibilities
    • Tech troubles
    • Evolving working patterns

How it works

Author

Anna Faherty

Writer, lecturer and consultant working across the publishing, museum and charity sectors.

Reviews

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    User avatar: Renee W
    Renee W
    05 Feb 2025
    05 Feb 2025
    the real-life examples always help to put the learning material into perspective
    CH
    Christina H
    09 Dec 2024
    09 Dec 2024
    The course covered the more important aspects and provided good examples
    KG
    Katarina G
    08 Dec 2024
    08 Dec 2024
    Gave a very good overview of AI. Also review of ESG
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