Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Ethics
Teaching staff
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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
No prerequisites are established to take this course.
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.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 01 - The ability to adapt to varying circumstances
- 02 - The ability to understand, accept criticism and correct errors
- 03 - The ability to administer and manage human and technical resources
- 04 - The ability to work in a team and autonomously
- 05 - The ability to organise time and workspace
- 06 - The ability to develop academic rigour, responsibility, ethics and professionalism
- 07 - The ability to apply the deontology and respect for the audiovisual sector
- 08 - The ability of critical analysis, synthesis, concretion and abstraction
- 09 - The ability to objectify, quantify and interpret (data, statistics, empirical evidence )
- 10 - The ability to confront difficulties and resolve problems
- 11 - The ability to generate debate and reflection
- 12 - The ability to meet deadlines, develop the ability to be punctual and respect for human, technical and material resources
- 13 - The ability to create spoken and written communication
- 14 - Knowledge and mastery of rhetoric and oratory to communicate own ideas
- 15 - Knowledge and mastery of body language and techniques for public speaking
- 16 - The ability to manage, analysis and reflect on content
- 18 - The capacity and development of general culture and interest in social events
- 21 - Knowledge and mastery of the digital culture
- 25 - The ability to maximize creative development
- 26 - The ability to develop a sense of taste and perfection in the aesthetics and finalization of projects
- 37 - The ability to contextualize and critically analyze the organizational structure of global communication
- 50 - The ability to adapt, understand and apply the expressive possibilities of new technologies and future changes
- 53 - Lingustic ability in Catalan, Spanish and English
- 54 - The ability to skillfully manage the literature, terminology and linguistic structures of the English language related to the field of communication.
Learning outcomes of the subject
Students will:
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Familiarize themselves with different ethical schools of thought and be better equipped to autonomously and responsibly address the various ethical dilemmas that their profession will inevitably present.
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Understand the moral processes at play within individuals, social groups, and broader society. They will also be more adept at managing professional situations where the human factor is predominant.
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In addition to acquiring knowledge and skills, they will learn useful protocols for working in the field of communication, which is strongly influenced by economic and business dynamics and demands.
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Embrace knowledge and attention to audiences and publics as fundamental aspects of their professional perspective.
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.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
| Coaching. Monitoring how students learn the content of the subject, either individually or in groups. In the coaching sessions, mistakes will be corrected, queries answered, and exercises and activities to achieve the established objectives will be suggested. | 0.2 |
| Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 1.4 |
| Seminar. This activity will consist of taking an in-depth look at specific up-to-date topics in a monographic manner-in some cases these topics will have been debated socially-, via active work in small groups. | 0.6 |
| Meeting Point. Meetings will be organised with notable people from the professional and scientific fields or the international field, and students. These sessions will take the form of conferences, work sessions, discussions, or interviews, etc. | 0.2 |
| Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. | 2.8 |
| Peer learning. The aim of this activity is to ensure that students gain the ability to analyse and be critical. One way of achieving this is by correcting their peers' exercises and results, etc. Each student will be evaluated twice: as both a recipient and a transmitter of critical knowledge. | 1.0 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
Students will take an in-person exam to assess content and skills worked with the professor.
The Faculty's legislation spelling shall apply to the examination, work, journalistic product, and presentation of the latter before the court evaluator.
*To pass the second call, the activities that failed the first call must be reassessed. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth calls will be governed by what is stated at the beginning of each course in the Student Guide for the first and second call of the course's new edition.