Teaching Communication Ethics as a Means of How We Live Our Lives

• In Event: Capturing the Senior Experience: Responsive Capstone Courses Promote Stability through the Recognition for Change

Abstract

The first paper explores the structure, content, pedagogy, and justification for the Senior Capstone course in Communication Ethics. Broadly understood, ethics can be judged on a right-wrong dimension involving significant influence on others. The study of communication ethics helps students recognize their moral obligations as communicators and assists them in understanding and tolerating disagreements. The paper discusses the impact of a communication ethics capstone on potential employment, portfolio development, Internships, and continuing education.

Author

• Debra Worley, Indiana State University