Accounting Ethics Perception of Undergraduate Accounting Course Students: A Research on the Students of Mardin Artuklu University Business Administration and Economics Departments

Abstract

With the accounting scandals, the concept of ethics in the field of accounting has started to be questioned again. The information produced by the accounting professionals is of great importance in daily financial life for all concerned. In this respect, professional accountants should follow ethical principles in their professional activities. Training for the profession at the undergraduate level is one of the most important steps of professional life. Discussing how the ethical issue in accounting is perceived during the education phase will help to shape the education within the ethical framework. The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of the students who take the accounting course at the undergraduate level. In this context, research was conducted on the students of the Department of Business Administration and Department of Economics, who took accounting courses at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Mardin Artuklu University. The collected data statistically analyzed