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The Ethics of Office Administration, Part 1

The administration of a planning office—whether in the private or public sector—can raise ethical questions. This course introduces these questions and presents tools for analyzing them.

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Course Info

  • Duration 7 video lessons (61 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2015
  • 4.35
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    2.
    Background
    Chapter Duration 11 mins
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    3.
    Review of Short Sample Scenarios
    Chapter Duration 10 mins
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    Why Do We Get Different Answers?
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    Moral Awareness
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    Moral Judgment
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Moral Action
    Chapter Duration 23 mins

Course Description

The administration of a planning office—whether in the private or public sector—can raise ethical questions. In this two part series, we'll consider your role as a user of scarce planning resources, the ethical challenges you'll face in your role, and guidance from the AICP Code of Ethics. This first course in the series introduces the ethical issues of our work environments and tools for analyzing them.

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  • Career Development
  • Ethics

AICP CM

This course is approved for 1 AICP CM credit, including 1 Ethics CM credit. 

CNU-A

This course is approved for 1 CNU-A credit.

SACPLAN CPD

This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point, including Ethics.

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Carol D. Barrett

Carol D. Barrett

Ms. Barrett is a highly acclaimed expert in planning ethics.

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