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Ethics: Sweat the Small Stuff

How is it that good people, including good CPAs, can get caught in unethical situations?

Created byMaureen Gillis, FCPA FCA
BeginnerUpdated Jan 21, 2025

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstand some of the human factors that may influence or impact ethical decision making
  • check_circleExplore ethical dilemmas and how these human factors come into play as we consider three small cases

About This Course

How is it that good people, including good Accountants, can get caught in unethical situations? This course explores some human factors and other considerations that highlight why the little things matter and why it is important to sweat the small stuff.

Course Content

5 activities • 9 videos • duration: 1h 50m

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Welcome and Introduction-Part11 videos • 4 min
  • videocamIntroduction and Agenda
    Duration 4:35
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Insights and Considerations-Part12 videos • 1 quiz • 16 min
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Human Factors to Consider-Part12 videos • 50 min
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Ethical Dilemmas-Part13 videos • 1 quiz • 35 min
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Summary & Conclusion-Part11 videos • 3 min

Your Instructor

Maureen Gillis, FCPA FCA

FCPA, FCA

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Maureen R Gillis, FCPA FCA, is a highly sought after facilitator for ethics courses, having taught ethics for accountants for 10 years. She facilitates adult learning in topics related to ethics, leadership, success, and human behaviour. With formal training in adult learning and professional training in human resources management along with a designation as a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant, Fellow Chartered Accountant (Canada) Maureen brings a multi-disciplinary perspective to her courses. She has taught at three universities and facilitated professional development sessions for members of professional organizations. With professional leadership experience, across sectors, she brings professional and practical insight to her courses. During her career, Maureen has also been active in volunteer roles as a coach and with organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Public Sector Accounting Board, Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia, Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia, the Financial Management Institute, and the Chamber of Commerce, among others. She also served as a volunteer financial advisor for an NGO in Ghana, West Africa. Today, Maureen enjoys delivering relevant professional development courses to leaders and members of professional associations on current topics that supports their ongoing development and growth.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

4.5 out of 5
Student's Choice
770 reviews
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    Sonia S.
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    Really clear and relevant examples!

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    Bill T.
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    Excellent course. The material was relevant and practical. The presentation was clear and thoughtful.

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    Cara M.
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    Very informative course on the decision making process and how it relates to ethics.

  • MK
    Michael K.
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    Very good. The title of seminar is excellent and reflective of what one really needs to consider.

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