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LEC721S - LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHMOLOGY
FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BACO
COURSE CODE: LEC 7215S
SESSION: JANUARY 2020
DURATION: 3 HOURS
LEVEL: 7
COURSE: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN
COMMUNICATION
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 75
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S)
DR C. PEEL, MRT. ASINO
MODERATOR
DR. M.N. MASOUD
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer THREE (3) questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Question 1
25 marks
(a) Identify 10 elements of professional practice proposed by the Ontario Advisory
Committee on Professionalism. Justify each element’s importance in contributing
to an ethical workplace.
(20 marks)
(b) Which two of those elements are you practising in your workplace, and how?
(5 marks)
Question 2
25 marks
With the aid of provisions of Article 13(1) of the Namibian Constitution, give your
assessment of why each of the following practices are (a) unconstitutional, and (b)
unethical:
(i)
Theft of customer data
(8 marks);
(ii) Theft of electronic intellectual property
(8 marks);
(iii) | Forgery, illegal interception and identity theft (9 marks).
Question 3
25 marks
Create a personal code of conduct committing yourself to behave honourably in your
public discourse. The code should identify, and demonstrate your personal commitment
to avoid, each of the six elements of “uncivil discourse” identified by the Charles Koch
Institute (2018). Begin each of the six statements of your code with “I pledge to...”, or “I
will not...”.
Question 4
25 marks
During national elections in a certain country, political parties which took paid
advertisements on radio and television stations, newspapers, magazines, and online
publications were given more publicity in news reports and interviews than those which
did not take out paid advertisements. In your opinion, do you consider it good ethics for
journalists to favour parties that advertise over those which do not spend money on
advertising?
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Question 5
25 marks
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has
listed seven qualities of a public media organisation. Make reference to each of the
seven qualities, and use them to distinguish between public media and state media
organisations.
End of Examination
Total: 75 marks