COR 750 - Communications, Ethics, and Professional Governance
Course Description
This course provides the ethics and communications training for the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association’s Land Surveyor in Training program. It also provides education on the profession as a whole. It is one of four courses that land surveyors in training must complete on the path to becoming a professional land surveyor.
This course covers historical perspectives in ethics and their foundations, current interpretations of ethics, and modern-day rules and codes of conduct for the registered professional. The professional association is reviewed as it relates to its function, regulatory make-up, and processes.
Committees, roles, and responsibilities that are foundational to the profession are reviewed and discussed critically. Emphasis is placed on the overarching ramifications of professional governance in modern society and the practitioner’s role.
Finally, a primer in professional communication including the how’s and why’s of communication, and what is being communicated rounds out the course. This includes approaches to assist in positivist communications, methodologies for dealing with complex scenarios, and generally advisable practices for successful interactions in professional life. Key informants are leveraged to provide rounded and relevant modern-day perspectives on each of these topic areas.
Course Details
Upon completing this course, successful students will be able to:
- Examine the historical and philosophical foundations of professional ethics in land surveying and their current interpretations.
- Analyze the role, structure, and function of the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association as a professional governing body.
- Evaluate modern codes of conduct and rules for registered land surveyors.
- Explore the roles and responsibilities within professional committees and governance structures.
- Apply effective communication strategies for professional interactions, including conflict resolution and positive engagement.
Notes
This course is part of Alberta Land Surveyor Competence Development Program. In collaboration with Alberta Land Surveyor's Association, this unique program offers you the opportunity to become licensed as an Alberta Land Surveyor.Prerequisites
1. Pathway Requirement - To become a professional land surveyor in Alberta, you must first register as a Land Surveyor in Training with the Alberta Land Surveyors' Association (ALSA) and have your registration pathway approved by the Registration Committee.
2. UCalgary Course Prerequisite - If you have never been registered as a land surveyor, you will be required to complete four competence development courses offered through the University of Calgary as a prerequisite for registration.