Ability to comply with existing laws and regulations and to take ethical responsibility
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
The course is built on the premise that the student will be a practitioner in the visual field and will have the potential to influence others in society. This course includes a general overview of fundamental concepts in ethics, encompassing topics relevant to contemporary media, as well as evaluating practical applications.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction, Course Overview, and General Introduction to Topics.
2nd Week
Media System and Its Functioning as the Basis of Visual Ethics.
3rd Week
Media System and Its Functioning as the Basis of Visual Ethics.
4th Week
Conceptual Discussions on Ethics, Morality, Professional Ethics, and Communication Ethics, and the Relationship Between Morality and Freedom.
5th Week
Major Discussion Areas of Visual Ethics: Privacy, Confidentiality, Public Interest, State Secrets, News of Suicide, Responsibility to the Audience and News Sources.
6th Week
Major Discussion Areas of Visual Ethics: Privacy, Confidentiality, Public Interest, State Secrets, News of Suicide, Responsibility to the Audience and News Sources.
7th Week
New Communication Technologies, Social Media, and Ethics.
8th Week
MIDTERM
9th Week
Ethics in Photojournalism.
10th Week
Ethics in Television Journalism.
11th Week
Ethics in Advertising and Public Relations (PR).
12th Week
Regulatory Bodies and Rules. Law or Ethics? RTÜK, Ombudsman, Ethical Codes, Professional Principles.
13th Week
General Evaluation and Discussion.
14th Week
General Evaluation and Discussion.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
