Telecommunications Ethics

Catalog description

COMM 486 Telecommunications Ethics (3) In this course the instructor and students work together to consider and analyze ethical issues in contemporary telecommunications practice. Using the tools of ethical and political philosophy, students will discuss current cases in often long-standing problem areas such as truth, privacy and content control. The intention is that all involved will develop a greater sensitivity to the ethical dilemmas confronting telecommunication professionals and a greater ability to evaluate media performance. The course also strives to help students gain a deeper insight into their own ethical principles and become more keenly aware of the foundations and professional implications of those principles.