FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Department of New Media and Communication
NMC 302 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Ethics
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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NMC 302
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Spring
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2
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2
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3
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5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkCase StudyLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to provide students with the conceptual tools to reflectively evaluate ethical issues in the domains of communication and new media. The course will place particular emphasis on supporting its\ntheoretical component with exercises designed to apply the concepts and\nreasoning procedures so acquired in relevant concrete situations. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course provides an introduction to fundamental ethical paradigms in ethical thinking and evaluation in order to deliberate on and engage with ethical conflict in media old and new. Students will be expected to actively discuss and debate and participate in in-class group projects.;Students will learn the relationship between general theories and the analysis of particular problem by performing exercises tha emphasize he problems of application. |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Utilitarianism (1) | Dell'Olio vd., Ch. 5 pp.174-181 |
| 3 | Utilitarianism (2) | Dell'Olio vd., Ch 5 pp. 181-188 |
| 4 | Deontology (1) | Dell'Olio vd., Ch 6 pp. 224-253 |
| 5 | Deontology (2) | Dell'Olio vd., Ch 6 pp. 240-253 |
| 6 | Virtue ethics (1) | Dell'Olio vd., Ch 7 s. 298-319 |
| 7 | Virtue ethics (2) | Dell'Olio vd., Ch 7 s. 298-319 (cont.) |
| 8 | Midterm 1 | |
| 9 | Controversy 1 | “Friendship, Democracy, and Citizen Journalism” in Digital Media Ethics; “Media ownership,, autonomy and democracy in a corporate age” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics. |
| 10 | Controversy 2 | “The eroding boundaries between news and entertainment and what they mean for Democratic politics” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics; “How we comment on web journalism: A case study on Dialogue found in news articles” in Ethics of Emerging Media. |
| 11 | Controversy 3 | “Feminist Media Ethics” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics; “Still more ethical issues: Digital Sex and Games” in Digital Media Ethics. |
| 12 | In class writing assignment | |
| 13 | Controversy 4 | “Coercion, consent and the struggle for social media” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics; “Holocaust denial, cyberspace, and the question of moral convergence” in Ethics of Emerging Media. |
| 14 | Film | TBA |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | 1. Digital Media Ethics, Charles Ess ed., 2 nd ed. Polity Press 2014. ISBN-10: 0745656064 2. Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics, Lee Wilkins and Clifford G. Christians, 2 nd ed, Routledge 2020. ISBN- 10: 9780805861914 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Lectures notes and handouts that explain fundamental theories and concepts of morality will be provided. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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25
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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35
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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17
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17
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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17
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17
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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20
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20
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
146
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. |
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| 2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. |
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| 3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. |
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| 4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. |
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| 5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. |
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| 6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. |
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| 7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. |
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| 8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. |
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| 9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. |
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| 10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. |
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| 11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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