Rossouw, Deon2007-09-262007-09-262007-09Rossouw, GJ 2007, 'The SAICA syllabus for ethics : does it all add up?', South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 384-393. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_ecoman.html]1015-8812http://hdl.handle.net/2263/3594The South African Institute for Chartered Accountants (SAICA) recently (2005) announced guidelines for a syllabus for Ethics that is to be included in the undergraduate studies of students studying towards the Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification. The purpose of this paper is to make a critical comparison between the objectives and the outcomes of the SAICA Ethics syllabus to determine whether the proposed outcomes match the proposed objectives. A teaching-learning competency framework for applied ethics will be introduced first, to provide a theoretical framework within which the stated comparison between the proposed objectives and outcomes of the Ethics syllabus can be carried out.369982 bytesapplication/pdfenJutaSouth African Institute for Chartered AccountantsSAICABusiness ethics -- Study and teachingArticle