Ethics

Code	14696
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Entry requirements	Not Applicable
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Learning outcomes	This curricular unit is an introduction to ethics and aims to promote reflection on ethical problems related to the media by pointing out the importance of deontology and professional ethics. At the end of the unit students should be able to (i) limit the scope of ethics; (ii) discuss the relationship between ethics, politics and law; (iii) identify different types of ethics and describe their characteristics; (iv) evaluate ethical issues of communication in the light of different ethical perspectives; (v) stating the main deontological contents regarding the media.
Syllabus	I. Introduction 1. Distinction and relation between ethics and morals 2. Characteristics of ethical discourse 3. Ethics, politics and law II. Typology of Ethics 1. Ethics of virtues 2. Deontological ethics 3. Utilitarianism III. Media Ethics 3.1. Pairs and dichotomies in the media: freedom and responsibility; truth and manipulation; public service vs. service for the public; public interest and private life. 3.2. Deontology: characteristics and functions of deontological codes; the Deontological Code of the Portuguese Journalists and the Code of Conduct in terms of Publicity and other forms of Commercial Communication.
Main Bibliography	1. Introducton and types CAMPS, V. (org.), Historia de la Ética, vols. 1 e 2, Madrid, Crítica, 1999; Historia de la Ética, vol. 3, Madrid, Crítica, 2000. SANTOS, José Manuel, Introdução à Ética, Lisboa, Documenta, 2012. SINGER, P. (ed.), A Companion to Ethics, Oxford, Blackwell, 1993. 2.Ethics and Communication Sciences ALMARAZ, I., Ética de la Imagen, 2ª ed., Madrid, Laberinto, 2002. BLÁZQUEZ, N., La Nueva Ética en los Medios de Comunicación, Madrid, BAC, 2002. CAMILO, E. e SANTOS, A. (org.), Manipulação e Persuasão. Posições e contraposições, Lisboa, Fénix, 2015. FAUSTINO, P. (org.), Ética e Responsabilidade Social dos Media, Porto, Formalpress, col. Media XXI, 2007. WILKINS, l. e CHRISTIANS, C. (ed.), The Handbook of Mass Media Ethics, Nova Iorque e Londres, Routledge, 2009.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	This curricular unit is eminently theoretical-practical, with moments of theoretical exposition and discussion of case studies. Assessment criteria: a) A written test (60%); b) A group work about a case study (40%).
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.