Ethical Issues in Media, Business and Society - JJM373

• Title: Ethical Issues in Media, Business and Society
• Czech title: Etické otázky v médiích, obchodu a společnosti
• Guaranteed by: Department of Media Studies (23-KMS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:written
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:7/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (55)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Mehmet A. Orhan, Ph.D.

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Last update: Mehmet A. Orhan, Ph.D. (18.11.2018)

Course Description:
This course is organized to familiarize students with the ethical, social and legal concepts, and to highlight the dilemmas that people usually face in media, business and social contexts. The ultimate aim of this course is to help students find the right ways of making moral and ethical choices and reflect on best practices for ethical decision making.

Required Textbook:
The Business Ethics by James Brusseau
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xh9y9q8ppfn5mqu/Business_Ethics_v._1.0.pdf
The book is open access, provided under the license: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0

Additional Readings (Recommended):
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone by Dan Ariely
Everybody Lies: What The Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Topics To Cover Include:
• Introduction to Ethics
• Duties and Rights
• Theories of Consequence Ethics
• Theories Responding to the Challenge of Cultural Relativism (Documentary: Dishonesty)
• Employee’s Ethics (Movie: Shattered Glass)
• Manager’s Ethics
• Broader Societal and Organizational Issues: Discrimination, Victimization, and Affirmative Action
• Corporations and Social Responsibility
• Advertising and Consumer Protection
• Economics and the Environment

Evaluation & Grading:
Digital Assessment Test (mandatory)
Attendance (5%)
Midterm (45%)
Final Exam (50%)