Communication Ethics

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Communication ethics questions ones personal narratives about what is good, bad, right and wrong. It makes us question communication and observe not only what drives us to do what we do but what drives the other person in a communication situation as well. Ethics determines how we enter situations, react to events and ultimately carry out our daily routines. The purpose of taking COM 380 Communication Ethics is to be able to successfully carry out ethical communication in both our public and private life. This course has one question that must be determined; “What is communication ethics literacy, and how does it affect the role of ethics in our communication and interactions?” This question makes us learn as individuals by actively listen to other people and engage the idea of diversity of ideas

Firstly I feel as though I have learned a lot during this period in time and understand the idea of a two-sided approach to every situation. In every interaction each person involved much understand that the other person has a different set of values and goods that may conflict with yours, however conflicting goods are not a negative thing it simply provides the opportunity to learn. ( put quote here from text from conflict ).

Learning is the most essential part of communication it shows that you can process multiple ideas at once and not judge but seek to understand where another person’s ideas are coming from as well. People have their own reasons and narratives that shape what they believe to be their goods and why they protect these goods. Each person’s goods are representative of their culture. Culture is a collection of ones history learned styles, patterns, and perceptions that continu...

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...ugh the two weekly assignments that are due, the ethics in the news and chapter questions are very opposite in grades. I have been doing well with my chapter questions and I feel that this is so because I find them very though provoking and they help me grasp the concept more. However my ethics in the news assignments have been less than satisfactory. I have been doing poorly on them and I’m finding it difficult and frustrating to complete them. Often times I will spend a long period of time looking for articles but cannot find a direct ethical issue involved and I’m not sure why this is the case. I also feel as though I do don’t do as well on the news assignments because I have no fully grasped the idea of defining a good. I know that a good is a value that is central and always protected, and it is unique to each person and can change in various situations.

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