Ethics for Certified Planners

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This course has been discontinued.

Most planners will work either in the public sector or in close connection with the public sector at some point in their professional career. Planners associated with the public sector have a unique charge to make ethical policy decisions with the welfare of citizens in mind. The goal of this 2-hour interactive online course is to expose planners to the importance of ethics within the planning profession and develop a thorough understanding of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. This course explains the importance of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and helps planners hone their ethical problem solving skills through practice ethical scenarios.

This course will also cover some of the most common ethical considerations within the planning profession, including:

Serving the Public Interest
Social Responsibility
Environmental Responsibility
Consequences of Policy Implementation
Interrelatedness of Decisions

Objectives SME Course Applies to

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Recognize the need for ethical behavior in the planning profession
Explain the importance of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Interpret the difference between the Principles to Which We Aspire and the Rules of Conduct within the Code
Discuss the aspirational values and ideas that will help planners navigate through difficult professional situations
Recall the Rules of Conduct used to help negotiate the ethical and moral dilemmas faced in practice
Describe some of the most common ethical considerations (e.g. social responsibility) within the planning profession

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Rumanda Young, Ph.D.

Dr. Young is a Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) in the state of Texas and a Certified Planner (AICP). She holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture (BLA) from the University of Arkansas, a master’s degree in city and regional planning (MCRP) with environmental planning emphasis from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Ph.D. in urban planning and public policy. Dr. Young also spent time abroad in Cheltenham, England at the University of Gloucestershire focusing on sustainable development practices, environmental planning, and resource management.

Dr. Young has eight years of private practice experience, six of which working with the firm Carter & Burgess, Inc. She was involved in a variety of work including a wide range of park and recreational planning and design projects. Landscape Architectural experience ranges from preparation of detail site design plans, inventory and analysis documents, park, recreation and open space master plans, city-wide comprehensive plans, interpretive prospectus documents, construction document preparation, and preparation of grant applications and rezoning applications for cities throughout Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Dr. Young currently works as a Military Master Planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the Planning, Environmental, and Regulatory Branch. Dr. Young is involved in a variety of work including a wide range of military planning, programming, and design projects. Project Management experience ranges from installation design guides to campus master plans. Projects also focus on the impacts of development on human health and the environment, and improvements through better siting, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of military projects.

Dr. Young is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, School of Architecture. She teaches master’s level landscape architecture design studio course(s).

State Licenses

District Of Columbia

DC - Engineer (General - CE21800018)

Georgia

GA - Architect (General - RV934-2025)