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Ética

Código 14696
Ano 3
Semestre S2
Créditos ECTS 6
Carga Horária OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Área Científica Filosofia
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 1. Introduction
1.1. Distinction and relation between ethics and morals
1.2. Characteristics of ethical discourse
1.3. Ethics, politics and law

2. Typology of Ethics
2.1. Ethics of virtues
2.2. Deontological ethics
2.3. Utilitarianism

3. Ethics and Communication Sciences
3.1 Pairs and dichotomies in the media
3.1.1 Freedom and responsibility
3.1.2 Truth and manipulation
3.1.3 Public interest and private life
3.1.4 Public service vs. service to the public
3.2 Deontology
3.2.1 Characteristics and functions of codes of ethics
3.2.2 The Code of Ethics for Portuguese Journalists and the Code of Conduct for Advertising Self-Regulation in Advertising and Other Forms of Commercial Communication
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%).
Main Bibliography 1. Introduction and Ethical Typology
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.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Data da última atualização: 2025-01-16
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