K2's Ethics and Technology (4 hours - late morning) [NT] - Webcast
Overview
With the explosion of technology over the past thirty years, one fair question is, "what are the ethical considerations and impacts related to this technology?" Of course, practical technology issues such as data privacy and security undoubtedly carry ethical considerations. However, technology also affects the ethics associated with work-life balance, the digital divide, training needs, copyrights, and fraud, to name a few.
This course will teach you about "techno ethics" and its implications for individuals and organizations. To that end, you will explore many current and emerging issues associated with ethics and technology, such as copyrights, cybercrimes, privacy versus security, and geo-tracking technologies. Given the profound implications of ethics and technology, this could be the most impactful session in which you will ever participate.
Highlights
- Understanding the differences between ethics, morals, and laws
- Key technology issues that can impact ethical behavior in businesses
- Examples of potential ethical conflicts precipitated by modern technologies
Designed For
CPAs who desire a deeper understanding of critical ethical issues facing accountants today
Objectives
- Distinguish between morals and ethics
- Define "technoethics" and identify examples of business ethics issues and how they are affected by technology
- Recognize the influence of ethics requirements in Codes of Conduct
- List at least five examples of potential ethical issues associated with leading technologies today
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Lawrence McClelland, K2 Enterprises
Lawrence A. (Mac) McClelland, MBA, JD, an attorney and accounting professional, is an associate of K2 Enterprises of Hammond, Louisiana, and Network Management Group of Hutchinson, Kansas.
Mac was formerly the director of the Centre for Financial Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he lived and worked for seven years from 1990 to 1997. He was also a member of the faculty of the Advanced Business Programme, ranked in the top 100 MBA programs in the world by The Economist, specializing in business strategy and strategic management accounting.
He gained his practical experience in information systems with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and has an established practice in business and technology consulting. Mac has taught hundreds of continuing professional education seminars to accountants and business managers in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and Southeast Asia. His presentations are highly rated, and he has won several awards for teaching excellence.
Mac has been published in leading business and practitioner journals, including Tax Ideas, Computers in Accounting, Journal of Accounting Education, Chartered Accountants Journal of New Zealand, and the top-rated Journal of Accounting Research.
(3/22/21)
Non-Member Price $245.00
Member Price $195.00