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American Planning Association American Institute of Certified Planners Exam
- Topic 1: Comprehensive and sectoral planning/ History of planning, planning movements, and influences on planning
- Topic 2: Technology and related applications/ Theories of and about planning
- Topic 3: Internal organizational management/ Project or program management
- Topic 4: Foundational legal principles and decisions/ Environmental and natural resources planning
- Topic 5: Historic and cultural resources planning/ General terminology, practices, and principles of related professions
- Topic 6: Monitoring and assessment/ Core values of planning/ Conducting research and acquiring knowledge
- Topic 7: Patterns of human settlement/ Statutory basis of planning/ Formulating plans and policies
- Topic 8: Institutional planning and siting/ Rural and small town planning
- Topic 9: Managing external relationships/ Plan Making and Implementation/ qualitative and quantitative research
- Topic 10: Planning for diverse or under served communities/ influencing decision making in the public interest
Free American Planning Association American Institute of Certified Planners Exam Actual Questions
The questions for American Institute of Certified Planners were last updated On Apr. 27, 2024
You are the planning director in a small town. Your husband runs the local country club and is applying for construction of a new swimming pool. This application will be reviewed by the planning commission for approval. Often, planners who are faced with this type of dilemma:
Note that questions on the exam are not likely to be this easy.
Which of the principles of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct are applicable to instances of sexual harassment?
I) A planner must not commit a deliberately wrongful act, which reflects adversely on the planner's professional fitness.
II) A planner must respect the rights of others and, must not improperly discriminate against persons.
III) A planner must have special concern for the long-range consequences of present action.
See Ethical Principles 1, 3; Rule of Conduct 20. Having special concern for the long-range consequences of present actions per Ethical Principle 1 refers to the consequences of planning decisions, not to individual behavior.
Scenario
You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event. What might be your first reaction?
Which of the principles of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct are applicable to instances of sexual harassment?
I) A planner must not commit a deliberately wrongful act, which reflects adversely on the planner's professional fitness.
II) A planner must respect the rights of others and, must not improperly discriminate against persons.
III) A planner must have special concern for the long-range consequences of present action.
See Ethical Principles 1, 3; Rule of Conduct 20. Having special concern for the long-range consequences of present actions per Ethical Principle 1 refers to the consequences of planning decisions, not to individual behavior.
Scenario
The local YMCA is proposing to build a swimming pool next to their existing facility in your medium-sized town. You are a planner and must review the development proposal. The wife of one of the senior planners is the YMCA director. The husband of the planning director is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the YMCA. Everybody on the YMCA board is a family friend to both the senior planner and the planning director. What might you do?
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