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| Code | ILEM737 |
| Name | The Ethiscs of Communication |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| 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 / Objective
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.
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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 | ||