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COM319 Media Ethics and Public Policy (8)
AbstractThe subject introduces students to ethical issues
that arise in the Media on the basis of ethical principles
and values justified in turn, on the basis of
contemporary ethical theories.
Students will identify and critically examine and
evaluate specific ethical issues that arise in
practice by reference to real case studies, professional
codes of ethics and ethical principles.
These will include professional issues
that relate to practice as well as to media policy,
particularly issues of cross-media ownership laws.
In addition, the subject will also incorporate the
examination and evaluation of ethical issues that relate
to media law, specifically, the law of defamation and
the law pertaining to copyright and intellectual property. |
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Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Communication and Creative Industries |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate the ability and capacity to apply structured and principled ethical decision-making in their respective professional practices.
- be able to demonstrate a knowledge of relevant ethical principles applicable to media policy and practice.
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the justification of those principles on the basis of contemporary ethical theories.
- be able to apply those ethical principles and values within the structure of a moral reasoning and decision-making in the analysis and evaluation of ethical issues that arise in media practice for the purpose of determining ethical conduct.
- be able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant professional codes of ethics and their assessment with regard to their adequacy in the analysis and evaluation of relevant ethical issues that arise in media practice.
- be able to apply professional codes of ethics to media practice.
- be able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant media law as it applies to defamation and intellectual property.
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant ethical issues that relate to media defamation and intellectual property law. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
Ethical principles and contemporary ethical theories.
Codes of ethics.
Knowledge and information: the epistemology of media communication.
The notions of freedom and wellbeing and their relevance
to the media.
Public interest and privacy.
Media, law and justice.
Media ownership.
Media, the community and future developments.
Reality TV and life-style journalism.
Commercial constraints on the media.
Journalism, public relations and advertising: an unholy alliance?
Crisis communication and propaganda.
The ethical communicator: character and moral action. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
