Ethics and Codes of Conduct

Code:

CC020

Acronym:

EDPROF

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Communication Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CC	102	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	2	-	5	52	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Identify, analyse and clarify the similarities and differences between journalism deontology and the deontology of other professions in the communication business. Discuss the ethical principles and moral criteria that inspire the rights and duties of the professions. Observe the relationships (against or in line) with the law. Seek to understand how and why the deontological concerns have emerged in space and time. Study the diverse regulatory and supervision instruments of professional conduct. Based on democratic principles, reflect on the role and responsibility of this profession in the social field, and on its relations of influence with other social fields (political, economic, legal and artistic). Place the constraints facing the journalistic field into context. Discuss the moral dilemmas that arise in the performance of work, aiming to stimulate a good discussion of global ethics, and the development of the professional practice of self-criticism, in an increasingly complex and demanding time.

Learning outcomes and competences

Humanistic and cultural competence: Capacity for ethical-moral framing of communication phenomena.

Professional competence: Capacity for advanced "moral reasoning" in the resolution of moral conflicts in the practice of the professional; Capacity for deontological self-orientation in the national and international professional environment.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Ethics and Deontology : general issues
1.1. Ethics, deontology and law
1.2. Moral development
1.3. The field of journalism: a power among powers

2. Deontology of Journalism
2.1. Historical context
2.2. Diversity of codes
2.3. Important principles
2.4. Functions and goals
2.5. Media Accountability systems

3. Communication Professions
3.1. Deontological differences, convergences and relationships

4. Corporate perspective
4.1. Promoting Code of Conduct
4.2. Investing in the Ombudsman

5. Ethical and deontological issues of today

Mandatory literature

BERTRAND, Claude-Jean; Deontologia dos Media, MinervaCoimbra, 2002
FIDALGO, Joaquim; O Lugar da Ética e da Auto-regulação na Identidade Profissional dos Jornalistas, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2009
CAMPONEZ, Carlos; Deontologia do Jornalismo: A Autorregulação Frustrada dos Jornalistas Portugueses (1974-2007), Almedina, 2011
Livro de Estilo, Público, Público, 2005
BOURDIEU, Pierre; Sobre a Televisão, Oeiras, Celta Ed., 1997
PATTERSON, Philip, WILKINS, Lee; Media Ethics: Issues and Cases, McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN: 0 07 288259 X
SEIB, Philip, FITZPATRICK, Kathy; Public Relations Ethics, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1995
PARSONS, Patricia J; Ethics in Publi Relations: A guide to best Practice, Kogan Page. ISBN: 978 0 7494 5332 9
MERCIER, Samuel; A Ética nas Empresas, Porto, Edições Afrontamento, 1999
MORIN, Edgar; O Método VI: Ética, Publicações Europa-América, 2005
Lourenço, Orlando Martins; Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Moral, Coimbra, Almedina, 2002

Complementary Bibliography

Billy Wilder (dir.); “Ace in the Hole, AKA Big Carnival”, EUA, 1951
Sydney Pollack (dir.) ; “Absence of Malice”, EUA, 1981
Ron Howard (dir.); “Paper”, EUA, 1994
Rob Marshall (dir.); “Chicago”, EUA, 2003
Michael Mann (real.); “O Informador”, EUA, 1999
Alexander Mackendrick (dir.); “Sweet Smell of Success”, 1957
Fritz Lang; "Fúria”, EUA, 1936

Teaching methods and learning activities

Case studies and discussion of ethical dilemmas. Class and group discussions will be strongly encouraged in order to promote the moral development of students. To ensure quality and results in learning, we have prepared a set of additional teaching aids. Students will be requested to present research assignments on the themes related to the subject programme.

Software

não se aplica

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Prova oral	15,00
Teste	20,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	59,00
Trabalho de investigação	46,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory attendance of 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by general law and in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

The distributed assessment with final exam consists: participation 10% + group assignment presented orally (30%) + individual written test (20%) + exam (40%). Students must obtain a minimum score of 7,5 (on a scale of 0 to 20) in the written test. There will be a 1,5 point/day deduction for work submitted later than the specified date.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations

Classification improvement

Make up only a final exam.

Observations

Teaching language - Portuguese