COM3115 - Communication Law and Ethics | ||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||
The course aims to teach students the fundamentals, principles, practices and theories of communication law and ethics. It examines various legal and ethical issues related to journalism, broadcasting, advertising, and new media communication, including the protection and limits of free expression, intellectual property, defamation, obscenity, and privacy. As law is related and subject to the final test of ethics, this course also examines professional ethics in communication. | ||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 60% | ||||||||
Examination: 40% | ||||||||
Examination Duration: 1.5 hours | ||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||
| COM3115.pdf | ||||||||
