COM 508 Strategic Communication and Organizational Ethics
This course explores the correlation between ethical philosophy and praxis as it relates to communication planning and initiatives within organizational constructs. Through an examination of relevant case studies in communication and organizational ethics, this course will help students understand ethical decision making, interpret ethical motivations, and predict ethical behaviors of key organizational stakeholders. The growing literature on organizational ethics will be examined. Different organizational ethics theories and frameworks will be discussed and analyzed. Topics will include social responsibility, moral agency, corporate values, institutional governance, globalization, and personal values and integrity as they relate to serving an organization’s communication needs. (3 credits)