Name: The Ethics of Office Administration, Part 1
Rating: 4.36 (444 reviews)
Author: Carol D. Barrett

Course Info

7 video lessons (61 Mins)
Published
2015

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1.

Introduction

2 mins
2.

Background

11 mins
3.

Review of Short Sample Scenarios

10 mins
4.

Why Do We Get Different Answers?

2 mins
5.

Moral Awareness

3 mins
6.

Moral Judgment

8 mins
7.

Moral Action

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

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

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Carol Barrett is a gift to the profession.

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Wed, 01/07/2026 - 13:45

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Carol Barrett focuses on how we as planners interact and work with each other in a planning office when moral issues arise with a realistic understanding of the potential range of ethical judgements. She leads us through a frank discussion with Q&A options intended for discussing various pathways of thought and understanding unclear situations. She makes us think and rethink and think again, which is so constructive. Breaking it down to moral awareness, judgement and action allows us to analyze many scenarios, including the influences of time, biases and authority on our ultimate decisions. Ms. Barrett encouraged discussion and elicited insights from participants.