Teacher(s)

Catellani Andrea;

Language

French

Content

Ethics, morality, deontology, etc.: definitions and basic concepts.
Critical approach of organisational communication.
Ethical schools: presentation of some contributions (deontological approach, consequentialist approach, ethics of virtues, ethics of care, etc.).
Make an ethical decision (the "dilemma"): methodology of choice.
Relational processes in choice.
Corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and communication.
Specific cases of ethical problems: public relations; digital communication; advertising and the advertising ethics jury.

Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Magistral sessions; applications to real cases; individual readings and studies; group work.
Green Code: mainly face-to-face activities and sessions. Code yellow and orange: mainly distance learning activities; some sessions may be held in person if the number of students allows it.

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Evaluation method :
The mark (out of 20) is made up of different parts, all of which are compulsory to take the exam and obtain the credits.
2 points : Active presence in the course (details will be communicated at the beginning of the course). If the student does not meet the criteria set at the beginning of the course to obtain these points, an individual written work to be submitted by email is required to obtain the 2 points.
8 points: written report on group work.
10 points: individual written work to be submitted via Moodle. A deficiency in this individual part implies the need to retake the exam in the second session (this rating becomes the final overall rating of the first session).
For the second session: individual written work to be submitted via Moodle. The group work score is retained if it is equal to or higher than half; otherwise, an additional individual written assignment to be submitted via Moodle will be required. The grade for Active Course Attendance is retained; otherwise (grade of 0 in the first session for this part) the student will be required to complete additional individual written work.

Bibliography

Supports facultatifs:
A. Catellani & C. Sauvajol-Rialland, 2015, Les relations publiques, Paris, Dunod, chapitre 6.
P. Cochinaux, L'éthique, fidélité, coll. Que penser de... ?, 2008.
M. Canto-Sperber et R. Ogien, La philosophie morale, Que sais-je ?, 2017 (4ème édition).
C. Renouard, 2015, Éthique et entreprise, Ivry-sur-Seine, Éditions de l'atelier.
S. Mercier, 2014, L'éthique dans les entreprises, Paris, La Découverte.
C. Ansperger, P. van Parjis, 2003, Éthique économique et sociale, Paris, La Découverte.
C. E. johnson, 2012, Organizational Ethics, Londres, Sage.
R. Tench, L. Yeomans (eds.), 2017, Exploring Public Relations, chapitre 12.

Teaching materials

• Catellani A., Cobut, E., Donjean, C., Vers d’avantage d’éthique en communication, Liège, Edipro, 2017
• Portefeuille de lecture, mis à disposition sur Moodle UCL
• Supports de cours mis à disposition sur Moodle UCL

Faculty or entity

COMU