ILEM737 The Ethiscs of Communication

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ILEM737
Name The Ethiscs of Communication
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. İLKER ÖZDEMİR


Course Goal

In this course, it is aimed to give an insight to students to examine a variety of philosophical and practical approaches to ethical and moral definitions of right and wrong in terms of communicative acts, rules and professional behavior, ethical and social change, popular culture and ethics, ethics in the media. Students will be able to apply the theoretical background to daily examples. professional ethic rules, self-kontrol mechanism, ethic codes and rules should be internalized and comments about ethics problems.

Course Content

Course schedule will include; the history of ethical theory point of view, the different approaches: deontological-teleological ethics, utlitiarianist ethics, discursive ethics, communication, ethics and modernization, an ideal communication medium-Habermas, critical social theory, facilities, ethnographic studies, field surveys, the sample will be in the form of subject choices and research facilities and seminar presentations. Transition to professional ethics and communication ethics will be realized after general ethics, and journalism ethics, public relations ethics ane new media ethics will be discussed detailly.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Resources

Lecture Notes and Presentations

Notes

Articles and Thesis


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Defines the basic concepts of the field of ethics.
LO02 Evaluates the relation between ethics, human rights and human dignity. .
LO03 Comments the differences between ethics and moral concepts.
LO04 Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve ethical problems on communication fields from individual to global communications.
LO05 Evcaluates and discuses the ethical problems of communication within the context of communication right and the freedom of communication.
LO06 Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as an individual and also a researcher, and makes researches and develops projects about the ethical problems on communication fields.
LO07 Follows the local, national and international events from the point of ethics with critically comments by the knowledge of the legal framework related to the professional ethical field of communication.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in Communication Studies disciplines. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have sufficient knowledge about the basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal He/she has knowledge of basic methodological approaches, methods, research techniques and their application and evaluation in communication and media studies.
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Identify local, national and international problems in the field of Communication Studies.
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Selects data collection and analysis techniques within the appropriate methodologies and applies empirical studies in order to solve these problems,
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği She /he reports a social research she designed in the field of communication studies and turns it into original works in accordance with academic rules.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Gains the ability to analyze and synthesize the phenomena in the field of social sciences in an interdisciplinary context. 2
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Leads and works effectively individually and/or in a team by taking responsibility. .
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği She/he carryes her/his education to the next level of education.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik He/she transfers his/her knowledge of the field in an effective and systematic way, both verbally and in writing.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Recognizes and applies social, scientific and professional ethical values. 5
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Develops critical thinking skills. 5


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to Ethics Lecture Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 overview of the history of ethical theories Reading and evaluation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
3 different approaches: deontological-teleological ethics-1 Reading and discussion. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 different approaches: deontological-teleological ethics-2 Reading and discussion. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 different approaches: deontological-teleological ethics-3 Reading and discussion. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 communication ethics and modernization Reading, presentation and discussion Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası
7 The freedom and the right of communication Reading, presentation and discussion Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası
8 Mid-Term Exam Written exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 The theory of communicative action and ideal communication sphere-Habermas Reading, presentation and discussion Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası
10 Discursive ethics discussions Reading, presentation and discussion Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası
11 possibilities of critical social theory Reading, evaluation and discussion. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası
12 ethics in ethnographical communication studies, field surveys Reading and Discussion Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası
13 analyze of the current issues, case studies about the communication ethics 1 Reading, presentation and discussion. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası
14 analyze of the current issues, case studies about the communication ethics 2 Reading, presentation and discussion. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası
15 analyze of the current issues, case studies about the communication ethics 3 Reading, presentation and discussion. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası
16 Term Exams Written report Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev
17 Term Exams Written article Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS