Write a paper (5 pages)

Format: 5 pages of text, a one-page cover sheet containing your name, section number, and a references list.

Typesetting Requirements:  double space; Times New Roman12 point font

Content:

Write a paper setting out your thoughts and views on what it means to be an ethical professional. You may consider any or all of the following points:

• Upon becoming a CPA, what obligations are you undertaking and to whom are they owed?
• What values underlie your approach to professionalism and how will they be manifested in the practice of your profession.
• Is there a mentor in your life that helped you to develop these values?
• Or is there someone that you identify with and admire that embodies your ethical standards?
• What are the most important characteristics of the professional and by what standards have you determined those?
• As a professional, you have either seen or dealt with some dilemmas. Write up one ethical dilemma from your experience.
• What do you see for yourself as a professional in the next five years? Ten? Twenty?