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| Code | GZT403 |
| Name | Communication Ethics |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. İLKER ÖZDEMİR |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. İLKER ÖZDEMİR
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
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 by communication students.
Course Content
Course schedule will include; the history of ethical theory point of view, the different approaches: deontologicalteleological ethics, utlitiarianist ethics, discursive ethics, communication, ethics Transition to professional ethics and communication ethics will be realized after general ethics, and journalism ethics, public relations ethics and new media ethics will be discussed detailly.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Ruhdan Uzan/İletişim Etiği: Sorunlar, Sorumluluklar, Gazi Üniversitesi, İletişim fakültesi Yayınları/A Belsey, R Chadwick, Medya ve Gazetecilikte Etik Meseleler, çev. NT, Aytıntı yay. 1998.
Notes
Medya, Etik ve Hukuk, Haz. Süleyman İrvan, Ragıp Duran ve Fikret İlkiz; IPS İletişim vakfı Yayınları, 2005. Medya ve Gazetecilikte Etik Meseleler, A Belsey, R Chadwick Çev. . NT, Ayrıntı yay. 1998. Medya İletişim ve Etik, Editör; Feryal Örs, Sentez Yayıncılık, 2016. İletişim Etiği: Kavramlar, Olgular ve Tartışmalar Editör: Z. Burcu şahin, Literatür Yayınları, 2019. Yeni Medyada Etik Sorunlar, Mutlu Binark, Tübitak, 2012.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Defines the basic concepts of the field of ethics. |
| LO02 | Distinguishes ethics and moral concepts and updates the knowledge about ethical issues. |
| LO03 | Evaluates the relation between ethics and human rights. |
| LO04 | Be conscioness about ethical theories for synthezing communication field. |
| LO05 | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve ethical problems on communication fields from individual to global communications. |
| LO06 | Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community. |
| LO07 | Ethical codes related communication fields will be internalized by students for applying professional life of them. |
| LO08 | While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. |
| LO09 | Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas related ethical principles in his/her professional life and daily life. |
| LO10 | Follows the local, national and international eventsfrom the point of ethics with critically comments by the knowledge of the legal framework related to the professional ethical field. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines the concepts and professional rules related to the profession and field of journalism. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines news production, consumption and distribution processes, news sources, news / media text types. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | List the theories, models and approaches related to media and communication systems. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Outlines the legal framework of journalism in Turkey and internationally, the legal rights of journalists, press professional principles, and ethical codes. | 5 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Designs scientific research in the field of social sciences and humanities, especially communication and media. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Compares traditional and new/digital communication technologies, computers and information systems. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Prepares written, visual and audio content for traditional and digital journalism/media environments. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Discusses the concepts/areas of society, culture and communication. | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Apply democratic rules, human rights and communication rights to promote social reconciliation and peace. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Supports individual and collective work in professional life. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Critically discusses the agenda and innovations of local, regional, national and international media with new perspectives. | 4 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Examines traditional and digital media contents with critical approaches with media literacy competence. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Describe the professional, commercial and legal processes of journalism and media organizations, current and emerging business models. | 4 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Criticizes otherizing, discriminatory and hateful discourses in the media and society. | 4 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Through theoretical and practical knowledge, he/she supports decision-making mechanisms both in the media organization where he/she works and in the society where he/she lives. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Supports cultural, artistic and scientific activities related to the field. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Design solutions to problems in the functioning of journalism/media organizations. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Applies new generation journalism technologies. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Performs duties such as press consultancy, communication coordination, press advisory, and communication management in various institutions and organizations. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Supports work and worker safety within the framework of laws and regulations. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, the general framework | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | The concepts of ethics and moral | Reading and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | overview of the history of ethical theories | Reading and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Deontologic ethics | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Utlilitarian Ethics | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Discursive Ethics | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | The Right of Communication and Freedom of Communication from the point of Ethics. | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Communication Ethics | Reading and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Journalim Ethics | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | New Media Ethics | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Ethics in Public Relations | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | Advertising Ethics | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Ethics of Cinema and Television | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Owerall Evaluation | Reading, presentation and discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading and Research | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading and Research | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||