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Business Practices and Ethics

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Who should enroll
  • Designated members
  • Candidates for Designation
  • Affiliates and those interested in readmitting to the Appraisal Institute
Description Business Practices and Ethics is an important course that provides information about standards and ethics requirements for valuers in general and, more specifically, for valuers who belong to the Appraisal Institute. Through discussion questions and examples, the class compares behavior and actions that illustrate violations of the Code of Professional Ethics, and participants learn how referrals can be made. Participants are also introduced to the Appraisal Institute Guide Notes to the Standards of Professional Practice and use these Guide Notes to resolve everyday appraisal practice problems. At the end of the course, they learn about common errors in appraisal reports and review reports, and they respond to questions about challenges that arise in appraisal practice such as requests for updates and requests to change or add intended users. These are common business practice issues that appraisers encounter in various assignments, including mortgage lending, litigation, and property tax appeal. Other real-life scenarios in the course illustrate less common business practice issues such as an appraiser’s obligation when illegal or criminal behavior is observed.

 

The content emphasizes:
  • Business practices issues, such as how to respond to seemingly unreasonable requests, how to address client pressure, and how to approach a complex assignment
  • Which standards apply to Appraisal Institute Designated Members, Candidates for Designation, Practicing Affiliates, and Affiliates, and when they apply
  • The key principles of the Standards of Valuation Practice
  • How to identify and avoid behavior that violates the Standards of Valuation Practice
  • The correct way to use the Appraisal Institute designations, emblems, and logo
  • Understanding of the Appraisal Institute enforcement process
Objectives
  • Identify the purpose of the Code of Professional Ethics and Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Institute and recognize how those documents apply to Appraisal Institute Affiliates, Practicing Affiliates, Candidates for Designation, and Designated members.
  • Recognize how to apply better appraisal business practices, especially regarding client relationships.
  • Identify the major steps in the enforcement of the Appraisal Institute peer review system.
  • Recognize the guidance offered by the Guide Notes to the Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Institute.
  • Identify opportunities for improving professionalism.
  • Recognize common ethical dilemmas and identify strategies for resolving them.
Prerequisites None
Classroom Online Synchronous


Click below for details of state approval hours for this program

Program State Approvals

  • Attended Only:

    30

  • Attended Only:

    30

  • Attended Only:

    30

  • Attend and Pass Exam:

    30

  • Attend and Pass Exam:

    30

  • Attend and Pass Exam:

    30
6 Hours
90
No

 
No
N/A
Intermediate
None None None

Course Materials Include:

  • Course Handbook (237 pp.)
  • AI Professional Practices Booklet Supplement (152 pp.)

Note. The AQB approved this course for 6 hours of CE. Check with your state for approved credit hours.

Note. The AQB has approved this online program for 6 hours of CE credit. Check with your state for approved credit hours. Appraisal Institute and Designated members and Practicing Affiliates will receive 30 points of AI CE credit.

Online Course Access
Go to www.appraisalinstitute.org and log in with the username and password you used when you registered. Click on the red “My Account” button if you are not automatically taken to your account page.
1. Click "Education and Events" on the right navigation menu.
2. Find the course under the “Online Courses” heading and click the “Begin” button.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once this button is clicked, your access length time (e.g. 90 days) will begin. Only click when you intend to start the course. If you are returning, once you have started the course, click the “Continue” button to continue.

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