Course Title:

Being Ethical: It’s Not Always Easy!

Duration:

90 minutes

Presenter:    

Robin J. Rickard, CPPO

Contact hours 

Re-Certification points

CEU

1

0.125

.1

Registration Fees:

$75 Members
$105 Non-Members

Date/Time:

Thursday, September 11, 2008 (1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern)

Registration:

  Registration for this webinar is now closed . 

Who Should Attend:

Anyone interesting in improving their knowledge in ethical practices in procurement

Prerequisites

None

Course Objectives

Procurement professionals have to make many decisions under economic, professional, social and political pressure.  From the basic day-to-day to the complex decisions, this session will prepare the public procurement professional to deal with those decisions ethically. This course will introduce the student to proper ethical practices during the procurement process.  Students will be empowered with the ability to make distinctions between competing choices that face the procurement professional. Using proven methods and looking at case studies, this practical course teaches discernment, discipline and effectiveness as vital elements of ethical decision-making. Being ethical is not always easy, but it is always important. 

Course Outline

This Webinar will:

·         Focus on discernment, discipline and effectiveness as vital elements of ethical decision-making

·         Analyze both moral and business considerations

·         Review case studies that reinforce presented concepts
 

Presenter’s Biography

Mr. Robin (Rob) J. Rickard, CPPO, is the Purchasing Manager for the Oregon Secretary of State.  He came to the State of Oregon in 1983 after over fifteen years of Purchasing Management in the private sector.  Rob directs the Central Purchasing Staff for the Oregon Secretary of State, Business Services Division.  In 1997 he achieved the designation of Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO), from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC).  Rob has conducted training sessions on many aspects of procurement throughout the United States.  In May 2000, he received the Harold F. Vaughn award for outstanding service to public purchasing. In 2001 Rob was awarded NIGP’s Purchasing Manager of the Year.  He is a Past President for the Columbia Chapter of NIGP in Oregon/Southern Washington, and the Oregon Public Purchasing Association.  Rob teaches a one-day seminar for NIGP on Procurement Protests, a one-day seminar on Ethics, and other NIGP and LEAP courses.