Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Ethics
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish,
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Introduction
The ethics of communication has not found its path easily. At times, it has focused its efforts on distilling (overly) simple rules of behavior that replace the need for personal reflection and decision-making. Other times, it has become lost in theoretical and abstract discussions that have ultimately led to skepticism among professionals. As an applied knowledge, communication ethics faces the problem of how values and ideal principles can be translated into daily practice, filled with circumstances and complexities.
Pre-course requirements
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Objectives
This course aims to harmonize theoretical and practical perspectives by providing combined access to systematic communication content and real-world cases and applications. The goal is to empower students to analyze professional situations and personal actions, develop the habit of providing coherent responses to their own actions, articulate arguments in terms of rights and duties, strive to act conscientiously, and explain to the public or members of their team the rationale behind their decisions.
Syllabus
Tema 1: Ethics, Deontology, and Morality.
Tema 2: Aspiration to Happiness, Sense of Life, and Sense of Work.
Tema 3: Person, Subjectivity, and Moral Consciousness.
Tema 4: Truth and Lie.
Bibliography and resources
- Agejas, J. Á., & Serrano Oceja, F. J. (2002). Ética de la comunicación y de la información. Ariel.
- Codina, M. (2001). De la ética desprotegida: Ensayos sobre deontología de la comunicación. EUNSA.