Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

COE-0006

Organization's ID:

075

Organization:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Learning Center

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

1 week (32 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	2	Urban Planning

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide an overview of fundamental strategies for resilient, sustainable, and energy efficient master plans cited in Army and DoD Master Planning policies; present the planning process, methodology, and products used to create effective master plans and explain how the process is applied to installation master planning; emphasize that master planning is a professional capability requiring close collaboration and facilitation with stakeholders, and present an overview of sustainable development concepts. This class provides the fundamentals of the practice of planning and gives students the foundational understanding needed to engage in effective master planning of installations and federal properties.

Learning Outcomes:

Recognize the reasoning behind master planning and the process and products of master planning in the Army
Recognize the theories of sustainable and resilient planning
Identify the elements of a pattern and the extraction of patterns from an analysis of the built environment
Identify the role the built environment plays in creating healthy environments
Recognize the concept and components of form-based planning
Recognize the concept of capacity planning and how it fits into the DoD planning model
Identify the concept, process, and procedures of the American Planning Associations Code of Ethics
Create a basic ADP
Identify and evaluate how the DoD's 10 master planning strategies are applied in the host city's planning and design efforts
Recognize the process of professional development for federal planners and create a professional development plan
Identify the differences between standard design and standards and the role they play in master planning
Define plan-based programming process and identify the products
Identify key influences in American planning that have shaped the development of American cities and military installations
Recognize the Army's approach to master planning
Recognize the role of natural, historic, and cultural resources in the planning process
Identify the fundamental rules of anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) in planning and their role on the physical landscape
Recognize the concept, process, and products of planning at an area development plan (ADP) level
Recognize the process and products of creating Network Plans
Create a site plan using effective site planning principles and process