Media and Ethics(COM 752)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM 752 | Media and Ethics | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Doctoral Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Yasemin İNCEOĞLU yinceoglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | In this course, it is aimed to examine the concepts of morals and ethics with their historical, theoretical and institutional backgrounds, discuss ethical problems observed in media over current examples, and show the student professional inspection mechanisms. |
| Content |
Week 1:Basic Concepts of Ethics; ethics, morals, deontology. Week 2: Hafta: Basic approaches concerning Ethics; Normative Ethics– Kant, Utilitarianism – Bentham, etc. Week 3: Media ownership and Media Control Week 4: Basic ethical issues; Private Life, intimacyve and personal rights etc. Week 5: Page 3 News Week 6: Relations with News Sources Week 7: Mid-Term Week 8: Nationalism and Media Week 9: Juridical News Week 10:Film viewing and discussion: “Al-Jairee: Control Room” or Uncovered: Tout Sur La Guerre en Iraq: War Journalism Week 11:Election News Week 12: Crisis Communication Week 13:New Media and Ethical Problems Week 14: Some examples of self-control mechanisms in the Press from Turkey and abroad (Press/News Councils, ombudsman) |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students shall accomplish the level of knowledge to allow, -Differentiate the concepts of morals and ethics and their differences from legal norms, -Have a critical point of view to the current ethical problems of media at an academic level, -Compare professional inspection mechanisms at an international level to provide solutions to these problems. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Participating Conference |
| References |
Andrew Belsey, Ruth Chadwick:Medya Ve Gazetecilikte Etik Sorunlar, Ayrıntı Yayınları,1998 Bülent Çaplı,-Hakan Tuncel, Tv Haberciliğinde Etik, Ankara Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi, 2009 Claude-Jean Bertrand, Medya Etiği, Ankara, Özkan Matbaacılık, 2004 J.Murphy,S.Ward, A.Donovan, “Ethical Ideals in Journalism:Civic Uplift or Telling The Truth”, Journal of mass media Ethics, 21(4),322-337. Gazi Üniversitesi İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, Medya ve Etik, Sayı 23, Yaz-Güz 2006 Sevda Alankuş, Habercinin El Kitabı ( Medya Etik ve Hukuk), IPS İletişim Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul 2003 Karen Sanders, Ethics & Journalism, Sage Publications, 2003 R.Cohen-Almagor, İfade,Medya ve Etik, Phoenix Yayınları, 2002 Ruhdan Uzun, İletişim Etiği, Ankara, Gazi Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Kırkıncı Yıl Kitaplığı, 2007 T. Glasser and J.Ettema,”Ethics and Eloquence in Journalism:An approach to press accountability, Journalism Studies, Vol.9,No 4, Routledge, 2008,pp.513-534. 3. SAYFA ULUSAL KONFERANSI Kitapçığı, 4 Aralık 2007, Galatasaray Üniversitesi, İSTANBUL |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Concepts of Ethics; ethics, morals, deontology |
| 2 | Basic approaches concerning Ethics; Normative Ethics– Kant, Utilitarianism – Bentham, etc. |
| 3 | Media ownership and Media Control |
| 4 | Basic ethical issues; Private Life, intimacyve and personal rights etc. |
| 5 | Page 3 News |
| 6 | Relations with News Sources |
| 7 | Mid-Term |
| 8 | Nationalism and Media |
| 9 | Juridical News |
| 10 | Film viewing and discussion: “Al-Jairee: Control Room” or Uncovered: Tout Sur La Guerre en Iraq: War Journalism |
| 11 | Election News |
| 12 | Crisis Communication |
| 13 | New Media and Ethical Problems |
| 14 | Some examples of self-control mechanisms in the Press from Turkey and abroad (Press/News Councils, ombudsman) |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 0 | 0 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 202 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 8.08 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 8 | ||