PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS OF COMMUNICATION (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: LO1 – define the roots of communication science through various concepts, theories and aspects of philosophy; LO2 – identify the communication phenomenon in different facets of framework; LO3 – demonstrate the communication ethics based on the concepts, theories and aspects of communication philosophy.

Topics:

1. The Source of Knowledge;
2. The Phenomenon of Human Communication;
3. The Semiotic Approach;
4. What Are Conflicts and Why Do They Occur;
5. Conflict Analysis;
6. Conflict Dynamics;
7. Conflict Transformation;
8. Organizations and Communication;
9. Classical Theories of Organizations;
10. Systems Theory;
11. Sensemaking;
12. Truth;
13. Ethics.