Communication Management, Ethics and the Law
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
COMM 5014
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
012491
4.5
No
School of Creative Industries
Enable students to make high level independent judgements relating to responsible and accountable communication management.
Students in this course will undertake a study of ethics, social responsibility and legal issues in managing communication at a strategic level. Topics covered include ethics theory and frameworks, ethical challenges, corporate and professional standards, codes of practice that govern new and traditional media, corporate social responsibility and its reporting, contract law, copyright, defamation, laws affecting new media, and the place of law within contemporary public relations practice.
Nil
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE | |||
External (Online study) | 3 hours x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assignment, Essay, Presentation
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.