LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at providing a basic knowledge of the main issues related to the ethics of communication and professional ethics, in order to foster students consciousness. The theoretical approach will be integrated by a case-studies analysis and the acquisition of methodologies allowing the students to find out practical solutions in presence of moral dilemmas or conflicts.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Teaching aims to provide a general understanding of the main ethical models of communication ethics and of the ethical questions connected with the professions of communication

At the end of the course, the student will be able to: 1. Identify and describe the main theoretical models related to communication ethics; 2. Understand the fundamental problems posed by the different ethical approaches in order to orientate themselves between the different theories; 3. Apply the theories to the study of ethically relevant cases in the professions of communication, to develop ethical competence; 4. To analyze moral questions concerning the ethics of communication in order to acquire the lexicon and the argumentative modes typical of the various theories; 5. Critically evaluate the implications, in terms of policy, of the different models of communication ethics, to identify the possibilities of application to social contexts in the perspective of a "professionalization" of teaching.

TEACHING METHODS

1. Frontal lessons aimed at providing the concentric tools, vocabulary and key expressions of the discipline's sectorial language

2. Interactive lessons based on the students' questions and requests for in-depth study. This mode also includes peer-to-peer lessons

3. Case studies

The lectures will be supported with the use of slides and documents that will be published on the Aulaweb  

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The program is divided into three parts. The first, introductory to the discipline, concerns the definition of ethics; the ethics – applied ethics relationship, with particular reference to communication ethics; the definition of the proper domain of communication ethics. The second part, focuses on the meanings of communication and their ethical implications; on the forms and models of communication ethics. The third part, is devoted to the study of  communication ethics applied to ICT and to the study of ethically significant and problematic cases.

The teaching contributes to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goal of the UN 2030 Agenda:    

Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

 L. CERI, Etica della comunicazione, Il Mulino, Bologna 2018
 A. FABRIS, Etica per le tecnologie dell'informazione e della comunicazione, Carocci Editore, Roma 2018

For non-feeding students, integration with the text:  

L. MORRI, Etica e società nel mondo contemporaneo, Franco Angeli, Milano 2004 (cap. I)