1-1 Discussion: Ethics and the Financial Manager

Introduce yourself briefly. Discuss your prior knowledge of and interest in the course topic. Also, explain how this course will assist you in your career path.

In this module, you will learn how finance can be important in both your personal and professional life. The article about whistleblowers should have advanced your knowledge of the ethical issues that financial managers confront.

For this discussion, you will need to search the Shapiro Library or the internet for an article that describes a financial fraud case.

• Define finance in your own words, what role finance has in your life, and what you hope to learn in this class.
• Summarize the key points in the article you found. Be sure to provide a link to the article or articles you are referencing.
• Does your article reference federal laws in place to discourage this type of illegal behavior? If it does, what laws were referenced, and how effective were they? If it does not, what ideas would you propose to prevent this type of behavior?

In your response posts to your classmates, advance the discussion by respectfully explaining why you agree or disagree with their opinions. Use your module resources to support your stance.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric document.