Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• discuss what ethics is and what constitutes an ethical issue

• identify and discuss ethical issues that arise in the media, in routine conversations and, in particular, in personal everyday professional practice

• discuss the role of emotions in ethical deliberations

• discuss how negotiation might resolve apparent ethical differences

• identify and discuss the ethical issues presented and rhetorical styles used in play and dialogue excerpts, with focus on explaining how language is used to alter other people's ethical perceptions and convince them of specific points.