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CAS 426W – Communication Ethics

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In coordination with an undergraduate-run organization called Students Teaching Students, CAS department faculty members mentor exemplary students who develop and teach 1-credit courses on a variety of subjects that advance expertise in communication and its role in public life. This semester, Associate Teaching Professor Lori Bedell is supporting undergraduates Kara Miller (who was in Lori’s RCL course a few years back) and Jess Strait as they teach a course titled “Period Talk: The Impact of Stigma on the Menstrual Equity Movement.”
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CAS 426W – Communication Ethics

Human communication is by its very nature an ethical enterprise. Whether in the workplace, in interpersonal settings, or civic contexts, how we communicate raises important moral questions: what is ethical communication? What isn’t? How can we tell the difference? This class takes up these questions and more in a discussion-oriented, writing intensive survey of key issues in the study of communication ethics.

Course Objectives

Students in this class will:

  • engage key issues, questions, and problems associated with communication ethics;
  • participate in informed class discussions;
  • research, compose, and complete a substantial essay.