Membership Course (Exam B)
Note: Provisional members who graduated from a recognized planning program do not need to fulfill Exam B to become a Full member.
The course prepares Provisional Members to write the OPPI Membership Examination assignments. It is designed for planning practitioners whose formal academic training may be in a field other than urban and regional planning. For those with a formal planning education, the course may serve as a refresher. The focus is on generic planning knowledge and practice, not on individual experiences in a specific jurisdiction. The course presents some of the history behind modern planning practice, reviews specializations in planning, explores key planning theories, and discusses how plans or policies are formulated, as well as carried out.
Online course
The online Membership Course is offered six times a year and can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection. It is recommended that you register for the online course approximately 4 weeks prior to your start date. You are required to purchase the following text book:
Hodge, G. and Gordon, D. 2008. Planning Canadian communities. 5th edition. Toronto: Thomson-Nelson ISBN: 0-10:176252428
OPPI does not sell textbooks. You can order this text directly from the publisher (Thomson-Nelson). You can contact Thomson-Nelson directly at:
http://customersupport.nelson.com/ordering.html
Please quote the ISBN of the book. Payment options are Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
If you have the previous edition, please find below the Chapter Conversion Chart.
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Hodge (2003)
4th edition |
Hodge & Gordon (2008)
5th edition |
Comments |
| Trends |
Chapters 1-4, 14 |
Chapters 1-5, 15 |
General information on evolution of Canadian planning practice |
| Module 1 |
Chapters 1-4, 10-11, 14 |
Chapters 1-5, 9-10 |
General evolution on evolution of Canadian planning practice |
| Module 2 |
Chapter 1-3, 6 |
Chapters 1-5 |
History discussion very helpful; use supplementary sources for theory |
| Module 3 |
Chapters 5-7, 12, 13 |
Chapters 6-8, 11-12 |
Several elements useful when preparing Module 2 paper |
| Module 4 |
Chapters 8-10 |
Chapters 13-14 |
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To register for the online Membership Course (Exam B), complete the Registration Form.
Already registered for the online membership course? Access the course now.
For more information, contact the course instructor:
Mark Seasons, PhD., MCIP, RPP
Tel: 519-888-4567 x35922
Fax: 519-725-2827
Email: mseasons@uwaterloo.ca