Ethics and the Internal Auditor's Political Dilemma: Tools and Techniques to Evaluate a Company's Ethical Culture

ISBN-13: 9781138436817 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Lynn Fountain

Opis

Make the most of what today’s technology has to offer in human services education!

Distance education presents special challenges to social work education. Using Technology in Human Services Education: Going the Distance provides case studies and practical research on making the best use of this powerful new tool for teaching. Designed for both practitioners and educators, this fascinating book examines the use of technology in education and practice in the field of social work and other human services.

Because setting up distance-learning programs can be expensive, Using Technology in Human Services Education suggests ways to reduce the impact on the budget, including setting up a consortium to merge resources with other schools. It also shows how to integrate traditional instructional approaches with the new technologies, how to make use of email and electronic discussion groups, and how to use the Internet to hone practice-related skills. In addition, it covers the current status of the technology itself.

Using Technology in Human Services Education: Going the Distance explores ways to maximize the potential of distance education, such as:

• a framework for designing distance education courses that fully utilize the unique environments these courses offer
• a discussion of the impact of technological tools in teaching specific course content
• ways that SACs (Site Advisory Committees) can increase students’ socialization into their new professions
• ways that students need to be supported in order to feel a connection to a distance-learning program
• the use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to help meet and identify the information needs of a field placement agency
  
  Using Technology in Human Services Education offers creative approaches and practical advice for making the best use of the technology. Whatever your level of computer skill, from novice to hacker, this book will give you ideas

Spis treści

The Evolution of Ethical Behavior in Today's Business Environment and Its Impact on Internal Audit. Principles that Impact Ethical Beliefs and Ethical Culture. Organizational Processes for Establishing an Ethical Culture and the Connection to COSO 2013. Effective Methods for Identifying, Measuring, and Reporting Ethical Behavior. Ethical Scenarios and Possible Alternative Solutions for the Internal Auditor. Reporting Results of Ethical Evaluations: The Critical Turning Point. Corporate Ethical Culture in the Future.

O autorze

Lynn A. Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, has over 35 years of experience in the business profession, which includes public and industry accounting and over 20 years within internal and external auditing combined. She is a nationally recognized trainer and speaker and a published author. In April 2015, the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation released Ms. Fountain’s first technical book Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditor’s Guide to Fraud Evaluations. In October 2015, Ms. Fountain’s book Leading The Internal Audit Function, will be the first book released for Dan Swanson’s book series. Ms. Fountain has been a successful past Chief Audit Executive for two international companies. She was instrumental for implementation Sarbanes-Oxley in the initial years with her public utility. She has been recognized as a leader and innovator in SOX processes. She is a subject matter expert and specializes in Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, Enterprise Risk Management, Fraud, Governance and Compliance. She has also been instrumental in the establishment of ERM, Sarbanes-Oxley and Governance frameworks. Ms. Fountain has developed and delivered leading edge training sessions on the new COSO framework and has assisted companies in identifying risk gap analysis in their individual processes. From 2012 – 2014, Ms. Fountain coordinated two highly successful e-workshops for the Institute of Internal Auditors. One was on fraud and the second was on Ethics and the Internal Auditor’s dilemma. In addition, she has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and the School of Business at the University of Kansas.Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She also holds her certificate in Certified Public Accountancy