Communication and Theatre 4514

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Communication and Theatre 4/514 Issues in
Organizational Communication Ethics
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Why are ethics usually considered at the end of
the term?
Ethics also ran
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• Ethical dimensions of language
• Persuasiveness
• Ambiguity
• Emotionality

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• Levels of ethics and communication
• Ethical issues in communication practice
• How ethics and values are framed and discussed
  perspectivally

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Modern ethics universal
Postmodern ethics skeptical
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• Durkheim ethics are important
• Unite community
• Basis for making decisions
• Sanction violators
• Standards for ethical excellence

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• Western Ethical Traditions
• Utilitarianism ends justify the means

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2. Enlightened self-interest
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3. Social contract
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Individual ethics often harms others or the group.
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4. Models of virtue
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5. Legal keep people safely and justly apart.
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6. Do unto others perspective taking
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7. Kants categorical imperative people are
subjects, not means to an end.
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8. Feminist equality, community, cooperation,
caring, end exploitation
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9. Dialogic through talk we will resolve our
differences
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10. Pragmatic to the things themselves.
Figure out most practical alternatives
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• Sexual harrassment
• Robin Claire
• US corps have hidden, trivialized sexual
  harassment
• Harassment is normal
• Victims should deal with it.

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• Bingham addressing harassment
• Socio-cultural changes
• Organizational changes
• Group support
• Confront individual

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Business Week MBA students enter grad school
thinking about issues such as quality products
and service. They leave wanting to boost share
price.
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• Cornell study
• Future teamwork and compassion
• Present compassion doesnt count

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• Practical reasons for ethics
• Coordination work together
• Community get along
• Inspiration hope for meaning
• Social control manage society
• Emulation models of behavior

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Cheney we need to reflect upon work, family,
consumption, civic life.
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Pure information doesnt exist. Claiming value
neutral information rhetorical strategy. All
information embodies preferences and choices.
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Lets talk about a few of the ethical dilemmas
mentioned in the reading.
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End of Ethics Session