HIM 140 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Public Relations and Advertising

Course Name

Ethical Decision Making

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
HIM 140	Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Case Study Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. A Özgür GÜRSOY Doç. Dr. Mete Ulaş AKSOY
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	Ethics is the study of how we ought to live well and how to live rightly. This course aims each student to have the opportunity to think deeply and systematically about the primary components of living a good human life and begin a lifelong process of reflection and self-scrutiny regarding her or his own life.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Analyze ethical problems, and defend his or her views both orally and in writing. Develop critical thinking and writing skills. Apply these theories, concepts and principles both to controversial moral and social issues and to everyday ethical decision-making. Engage substantive personal reflection about the relationship between moral obligations and values and living a good human life. Define the major traditional theories, thinkers, and concepts in ethics.
Course Description	This course is designed as an introduction to moral philosophy through a number of central issues. The main aim of the course, therefore, is to introduce students with major theories, thinkers and concepts of ethics. Successful students will be able to apply these concepts and theories to controversial moral issues as well as to their personal, everyday life in a reflective manner.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction
2	Utilitarianism (1)	Dell'Olio vd., Ch. 5 pp.174-181
3	Utilitarianism (2)	Dell'Olio vd., Ch 5 pp. 181-188
4	Deontology (1)	Dell'Olio vd., Ch 6 pp. 224-253
5	Deontology (2)	Dell'Olio vd., Ch 6 pp. 240-253
6	Virtue ethics (1)	Dell'Olio vd., Ch 7 s. 298-319
7	Virtue ethics (2)	Dell'Olio vd., Ch 7 s. 298-319 (cont.)
8	Midterm Exam
9	Controversy 1	“Friendship, Democracy, and Citizen Journalism” in Digital Media Ethics; “Media ownership,, autonomy and democracy in a corporate age” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics.
10	Controversy 2	“The eroding boundaries between news and entertainment and what they mean for Democratic politics” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics; “How we comment on web journalism: A case study on Dialogue found in news articles” in Ethics of Emerging Media.
11	Controversy 3	“Feminist Media Ethics” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics; “Still more ethical issues: Digital Sex and Games” in Digital Media Ethics
12	In class writing assignment	Details to be announced
13	Controversy 4	“Coercion, consent and the struggle for social media” in Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics; “Holocaust denial, cyberspace, and the question of moral convergence” in Ethics of Emerging Media.
14	Film	TBA
15	Review of the Semester
16	Final exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

1. Digital Media Ethics, Charles Ess ed., 2 nd ed. Polity Press 2014. ISBN-10: 0745656064

2. Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics, Lee Wilkins and Clifford G. Christians, 2 nd ed, Routledge 2020. ISBN- 10: 9780805861914

3. Ethics of Emerging Media, Bruce Dushel and Kathleen German eds., Continuum International 2011 ISBN- 10: 0230367038

4. Introduction to Ethics: A Reader, eds. Dell'olio and Simon, Rowman and Littlefield (2010) ISBN: 978 0 7425 6357 5

Suggested Readings/Materials

Lectures notes and handouts that explain fundamental theories and concepts of morality will be provided.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	35
Presentation / Jury	1	25
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	15	1	15
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	20	20
Presentation / Jury	1	12	12
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	25	25
Final Exam			0
		Total	120

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to critically interpret theories, concepts, methods, instruments and ideas that form the basis of Public Relations and Advertising field.	X	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to collect and use necessary data to produce content in the field of Public Relations and Advertising with scientific methods.	-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to use theoretical knowledge gained in the field of Public Relations and Advertising in practice.	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to use analytical thinking skills in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to convey creative ideas and solution suggestions supported by scientific data in written and oral form to stakeholders.	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to take responsibility as individual and group members to solve problems encountered in the practice of Public Relations and Advertising field.	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to develop solutions that favor public good and raise awareness by having knowledge about regional, national and global issues and problems.	-	-	X	-	-
8	To be able to relate the basic knowledge of other disciplines supporting the field of Public Relations and Advertising with his/her own field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to use the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired by following regulations, innovations, changes, current developments, and occupational health and safety practices closely in the field of Public Relations and Advertising; in a lifelong manner and for individual and social purposes.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to collect, interpret and share data by considering social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of Public Relations and Advertising and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	X