Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description In digital culture, we are constantly confronted with ethical challenges. Digital technologies enable unethical practices (such as trolling and cyberbullying) while also heightening our awareness of ethical issues in the world around us (such as injustices and human rights abuses). These challenges raise important questions about the ethical obligations of individuals, states, institutions, and corporations. To examine these questions, this module is divided into two parts. Part one provides an introduction to ethics and ethical reasoning. It covers major ethical frameworks including deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and right-based ethics. Part two examines the ethics of contemporary culture in terms of its historical and digital dimensions. In the process, students will develop the knowledge and skills to assess the ethical implications and obligations that underpin major contemporary debates and everyday cultural practices. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate knowledge of major ethical frameworks 2. Apply reasoning skills to evaluate ethical scenarios 3. Identify the rights, duties, and responsibilities of different actors. 4. Critically evaluate the ethical dimensions of digital culture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Lecture topics Ethical reasoning, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, deontology, human rights, culture wars, empathy, argumentation Reading Key readings include: Driver, J. (2006). Ethics: The Fundamentals. Blackwell. Ess, C. (2020). Digital Media Ethics. Polity. Christians, C. (2019). Media ethics and global justice in the digital age. Cambridge University Press. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List Books: None Articles: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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