1. General information
Course:
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Code:
16530
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
401 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION
Academic year:
2023-24
Center:
12 - FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Group(s):
30
Year:
4
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
SANTIAGO ARROYO SERRANO
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
FILOSOFÍA, ANTROPOL, SOCIOL Y ESTÉTICA
Santiago.ArroyoSerra@uclm.es
Lecturer:
IGNACIO ESCUTIA DOMÍNGUEZ
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y Humanidades 5.02; Facultad de Comunicación 1.06
FILOSOFÍA, ANTROPOL, SOCIOL Y ESTÉTICA
Ignacio.Escutia@uclm.es
Se determinará al inicio del Curso
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
In the face of growing concerning about Professional Ethics on Media and Professionals’ performance (who should never take only ‘technical’ decisions) an Ethics Training is considered essential for the sake of solve the many troubles which can be found in the practice of Journalism. Most of social criticism on the performances of Media and Communication World doesn’t refer to a lack of technical skills, but the lack of ethics. Just because of this, the future professionals of this field must learn how to take right ethical decisions through the reflection of ethical criteria in order to get the quality that journalism performance deserves.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB03 | Gather and interpret relevant data (usually within the area of study) in order to make value judgements that include a reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
| CE04 | Know and decode the industrial and business phenomena of the audiovisual sector. |
| CG01 | Know the essential characteristics of communication, its elements and results, with the aim of understanding the communicative phenomena that occur in today's society. |
| CG04 | Expose the results of academic work in writing, orally or by other means, in accordance with the canons of the communication disciplines. |
| CG05 | Know the constitutional values, ethical principles and deontological rules applying to audiovisual communication. |
| CG06 | Know the state of the world and its recent historical evolution as well as acquiring the concepts necessary for understanding its political, economic, technological and sociocultural dimensions in such a way that they serve as an instrument in the resolution of professional problems and challenges. |
| CG07 | Acquire the ability to work in a team, face collective challenges and cooperatively solve problems, respecting the diversity of the participants and of their contributions. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Acquire a global and diachronic vision of the dominant models and strategies in the social history of communication. | |
| Examine the fundamental elements of the language of audiovisual communication in the process of composing information for transmission. | |
| Become familiar with the processes of creation, design and production of audiovisual formats and programmes. | |
| Recognise and understand the main conceptual approaches related to digital cultures and contemporary technology. | |
| Apply the principles of professional ethics and the ethical principles set out in the codes of ethics. | |
| Handle the basic techniques of audiovisual production, both for conventional (television, cinema, radio) and contemporary (web, social networks) formats. | |
| Pitch script proposals for commercial exploitation. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Audiovisual Communication in the Transnational Public Sphere
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Unit 1.1: Public Sphere, Democracy and Misinformation
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Unit 1.2: Problems and Challenges of Communication in Digital Society
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Unit 2: Objectivity, Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity in the Communication Construction
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Unit 2.1: Truth, objectivity and power
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Unit 2.2: Subjectivity, anthropocentrism and science
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Unit 2.3: The Theory of Communicative Action of Habermas: Philosophical 'Linguistic Turn' and Postmodernity
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Unit 2.4: Infosphere Crossroads I: Communication in the context of Competitive Market Society (Communication and Neoliberalism)
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Unit 2.5: Infosphere Crossroads I: Communication in the face of Developing and Effect of AI
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Unit 3: Ethics and Law Distinction
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Unit 4: Ethics in Globalization and Multicultural World: the Human Rights
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Unit 4.1: Multiculturality, Globalization, Rights and Difference
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Unit 4.2: Genealogy of the Human Rights
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Unit 4.3: Human Rights I: Globalization, Right to Difference and Current Debates About
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Unit 4.4: Human Rights II: Universalism, Truth and Power
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Unit 4.5: The problem of Universalism from the Philosophy of Gianni Vattimo
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Unit 4.6: Ontology of the Present, Hermeneutics of Indignation
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Unit 5: Professional Ethics
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Unit 5.1: Professions and Profesional Ethics Principles
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Unit 5.2: Deontological Codes and Self-Regulation
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Unit 5.3: Habits, Values and Ethical Conducts in Audiovisual Communication
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Unit 6: Case Studies in Information, Fiction and Publicity Areas
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Unit 6.1: Treatment of World's Poor People
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Unit 6.2: Treatment of Women
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Unit 6.3: Personal Privacy
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Unit 6.4: Narrativity: Rorty and Nussbaum
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Unit 6.5: Banality of Evil
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Unit 6.6: Ethical Problems of AI
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Unit 6.7: Consumerism, Publicity and Consumer Autonomy
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Unit 6.8: Ethical Problems of Intelectual Property
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Unit 6.9: Moral Identity in Social Media
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Unit 6.10: Other issues
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Unit 7: Ethical Assessment of Audiovisual Communication Works
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB03 CG04 CG05 CG06 | 0.88 | 22 | N | N | Lessons on the main contents of the subject | |
| Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Workshops and Seminars | CB03 CG04 CG05 CG06 CG07 | 0.92 | 23 | Y | N | Analysis of most relevant problematic cases on Audiovisual Communication | |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Combination of methods | CB03 CG04 CG05 CG06 CG07 | 1.52 | 38 | Y | N | Development of a Audiovisual Communication Work. Processing of Analysing Cases Dossiers | |
| Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | CB03 CG04 CG05 CG06 CG07 | 0.6 | 15 | N | N | Guidance of Case Studies | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB03 CG04 CG05 CG06 CG07 | 2.08 | 52 | Y | Y | Works Development and Participation in the Seminar on Ethical Problems in the Audiovisual Communication Performance | |
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Portfolio assessment | 0.00% | 0.00% | Collecting top important 10 Ethical Principles addressing the main ethical problems of Audiovisual Communication |
| Theoretical papers assessment | 0.00% | 15.00% | Development a Learning Guide and Summarizes of the Fundamental Theorical Issues of the Subject |
| Assessment of active participation | 10.00% | 0.00% | Participation in the discussions on the current ethical problems in Audiovisual Communication |
| Projects | 0.00% | 30.00% | Substitute Work for replacing the Participation in the Seminar on Ethical Problems on Audiovisual Communication |
| Theoretical papers assessment | 0.00% | 10.00% | Summary of some book chapters. Alternative task to the evaluation of `participation in the discussions on the current ethical problems in Audiovisual Communication¿ to the students who cannot attend presential sessions or prefer to be evaluated by this activity |
| Projects | 30.00% | 30.00% | Practical Work: Evaluation on the Assessment and Analysis of an Audiovisual Communication Work from Ethics Approach |
| Other methods of assessment | 30.00% | 0.00% | Seminar on Ethical Problems of Audiovisual Communication |
| Fieldwork assessment | 15.00% | 15.00% | Development of an Audiovisual Communication Work using Ethical Criteria |
| Final test | 15.00% | 0.00% | Final test on the contents of the Subject. |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:This plan could be readapted and changed in some points on the basis of the application of any extraordinary measures related to the pandemic of COVID-19. Nevertheless, even in this circumstance, percentages will be tried to be remain unchanged as much as possible.
It is NOT necessary to get a minimum grade on each activity of the evaluation plan to pass the course.
Plagiarism and standard spell checking rules will be applied to all the degree.
Passing grades will be kept for the extraordinary call as well as for next year calls.
It is not necessary to get a minimum grade on each activity of the evaluation plan neither in the final assessment test to pass the course.
Students who take part in ¿Ethics observatory¿ activity are able to get until 20% of increase in their final grade as long as their attendance to the Seminar about ethics matters is more than 80%. -
Non-continuous evaluation:- There is not required minimum grade on each exercise, nor in the final test, to pass the subject.
- Approved qualifications will be kept for extraordinary calling and next year callings.
- Plagiarism and ordinary spell-check regulations of the Degree will be applied.
- Once the Professor has some doubt about authorship of a work, he can determine the necessity of requiring the student to make an oral presentation and interview test on his or her work in order to ascertain its authenticity and accuracy.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
- There is not required minimum grade on each exercise, nor in the final test, to pass the subject.
- Approved qualifications will be kept for next year callings.
- Plagiarism and ordinary spell-check regulations of the Degree will be applied.
- Once the Professor has some doubt about authorship of a work, he can determine the necessity of requiring the student to make an oral presentation and interview test on his or her work in order to ascertain its authenticity and accuracy.
- Approved qualifications will be kept for next year callings.
- Plagiarism and ordinary spell-check regulations of the Degree will be applied.
- Once the Professor has some doubt about authorship of a work, he can determine the necessity of requiring the student to make an oral presentation and interview test on his or her work in order to ascertain its authenticity and accuracy.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
- There is not required minimum grade on each exercise, nor in the final test, to pass the subject.
- Approved qualifications from previous callings will have been kept for this calling.
- Plagiarism and ordinary spell-check regulations of the Degree will be applied.
- Once the Professor has some doubt about authorship of a work, he can determine the necessity of requiring the student to make an oral presentation and interview test on his or her work in order to ascertain its authenticity and accuracy.
- Approved qualifications from previous callings will have been kept for this calling.
- Plagiarism and ordinary spell-check regulations of the Degree will be applied.
- Once the Professor has some doubt about authorship of a work, he can determine the necessity of requiring the student to make an oral presentation and interview test on his or her work in order to ascertain its authenticity and accuracy.
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 7): Audiovisual Communication in the Transnational Public Sphere | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Unit 2 (de 7): Objectivity, Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity in the Communication Construction | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Unit 3 (de 7): Ethics and Law Distinction | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Unit 4 (de 7): Ethics in Globalization and Multicultural World: the Human Rights | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12 |
| Unit 5 (de 7): Professional Ethics | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 10 |
| Unit 6 (de 7): Case Studies in Information, Fiction and Publicity Areas | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] | 21 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 28 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 7 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 10 |
| Unit 7 (de 7): Ethical Assessment of Audiovisual Communication Works | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] | 2 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 10 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
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| CHOI, M., GLASSMAN, M y CRISTOL, D. | What it means to be a citizen in the internet age: Development of a reliable and valid digital citizenship scale | Computers & Education 107 | 2017 | ||||||
| CODINA, MÓNICA | Apuntes para una deontología de la comunicación | Pamplona | Eunsa | 2008 | |||||
| COLLSTE, GÖRAN | Ethics and Communication: Global Perspectives | London/New York | Rowman & Littlefield International | 2016 | |||||
| CONILL, JESÚS MARCIAL y GOZÁLVEZ, VICENT (coords.) | Ética de la Comunicación y nuevos retos sociales | Barcelona | Gedisa | 2004 | |||||
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| ESS, CHARLES | Digital Media Ethics | Cambridge | Polity | 2020 | |||||
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| FLORIDI, Luciano | The Philosophy of Information | Oxford | Oxford University Press | 978-0-19-923238-3 | 2011 | https://academic.oup.com/book/32518 | |||
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| FRAZER, NANCY | Escalas de justicia | Barcelona | Herder | 2008 | |||||
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