COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Communication and Ethics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
MMC 302
Spring
3
0
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course is designed to introduce students to diverse philosophical approaches to ethics and explore major moral dilemmas that are addressed in the wider communication field and its professional practices.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Develop awareness of different normative considerations of ethics and identify their uses and limits
  • Comprehend the importance of ethics and the implications of its conceptualization in the communication framework
  • Explore contemporary topics in communication ethics – free speech, journalism, public speaking, political communication, public relations, and blogging
  • Evaluate moral decision-making in controversial issues raised in professional communication and media practices
  • Analyze ethical situations across various communication paradigms and reflect on different perspectives
  • Demonstrate critical thinking of ethics and their role in the organization of culture and society
Course Description This course is designed to introduce students to diverse philosophical approaches to ethics and explore major moral dilemmas that are addressed in the wider communication field and its professional practices************************** ACADEMIC CAUTION; Academic honesty: Plagiarism, copying, cheating, purchasing essays/projects, presenting some one else’s work as your own and all sorts of literary theft is considered academic dishonesty. Under the rubric of İzmir University of Economics Faculty of Communication, all forms of academic dishonesty are considered as crime and end in disciplinary interrogation. According to YÖK’s Student Discipline Regulation, the consequence of cheating or attempting to cheat is 6 to 12 months expulsion. Having been done intentionally or accidentally does not change the punitive consequences of academic dishonesty. Academic honesty is each student’s own responsibility. Plagiarism is the most common form of academic dishonesty. According to the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary, to plagiarize means to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own. The easiest and most effective way to prevent plagiarism is to give reference when using someone else’s ideas, and to use quotation marks when using someone else’s exact words. A detailed informative guideline regarding plagiarism can be found here.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to course
2 Theoretical ethics I: Deontological ethical theories Main text Chapter 1
3 Theoretical ethics II: Consequentialist ethical theories Main text Chapter 1
4 Theoretical ethics III: Virtue theories Main text Chapter 1
5 Applied ethics Main text Chapter 2
6 Ethics in jornalism Main text Chapter 3
7 Truth Main text Chapter 4
8 Truth II Main text Chapter 5
9 MIDTERM
10 Documentary Screening
11 Ethics in public relations Main text Chapter 6
12 New media and ethics I Main text Chapter 7
13 New media and ethics II Main text Chapter 7
14 Review of the term
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Main text: A packet that includes hand-out materials and Powerpoint presentations.
Suggested Readings/Materials Websites: - World Press Institute: www.worldpressinstitute.org - Society of Professional Journalists: www.spj.org/ethics.asp\\n- Freedom Forum: www.freedomfourm.org - Reporters Without Borders: www.rsf.org - Art Science Media Laboratory Media Ethics Project: www.stinkyjournalism.org - Institute of Business Ethics: www.ibe.org.uk - International Business Ethics Institute: www.business-ethics.org - Institute for Global Ethics: www.globalethics.org - Ethics Resource Center: www.ethics.org - Business for Social Responsibility: www.brs.org - Advertising Age: www.adage.com

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
2
32
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
35
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
15
Final Exams
1
20
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest