Ethics and Codes of Conduct

Code:

CC020

Acronym:

EDPROF

Instance: 2010/2011 - 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	95	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.

Program

1. Professional ethics: general information
1.1. Ethics, deontology and law
1.2. Moral development
2. Deontology of Journalism
2.1. Historical background
2.2. Diversity of codes
2.3. Relevant principles
2.4. Functions and objectives

3. Careers in communication and information
3.1. Differences, divergences and ethic relations

4. Corporate perspective
4.1. Promotion of codes of conduct
4.2. Investment provider

5. Deontology: conditioning factors
5.1. Journalism: a power among powers
5.2 Deontological problems 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
PINA, Sara; A Deontologia dos Jornalistas Portugueses, Coimbra, Minerva, 2000
BOURDIEU, Pierre; Sobre a Televisão, Oeiras, Celta Ed., 1997
Livro de Estilo, Público, Público, 2005
CUTLIP, Scott M., CENTER, Allen H., BROOM, Glen M.; Effective Public Relations, Prentice-Hall, 1994
SEIB, Philip, FITZPATRICK, Kathy; Public Relations Ethics, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1995
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
John Herzfeld (dir.); “15 Minutos”, EUA, 2001
Fritz Lang; "Fúria”, EUA, 1936

Teaching methods and learning activities

Case studies and discussion of ethical dilemmas. Class 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

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	60,00
	Exame	20,00
	Trabalho escrito	35,00		2011-05-12
	Trabalho escrito	20,00
	Total:	-	0,00

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 of a written test (75%) + group assignment presented orally (25%).

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.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students exempted from attendance may be asked to prepare an individual assignment.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations

Classification improvement

Grades can be improved in the written test only.

Observations

Teaching language - Portuguese