Television Series Use in Teaching and Learning Professional Ethics in Communication

Television Series Use in Teaching and Learning Professional Ethics in Communication

MARIA T. NICOLAS-GAVILAN, CLAUDIA F. ORTEGA-BARBA &
SARA E. GALBÁN-LOZANO
Universidad Panamericana, Mexico

© Media Watch 8 (1) 44-58, 2017
ISSN 0976-0911 e-ISSN 2249-8818

DOI: 10.15655/mw/2017/v8i1/41271

The work presented here is an exploratory and descriptive study under a qualitative approach. It purposes was to show the use of television series, as a means of teaching and learning professional ethics in communication undergraduate students. Among the results we found two direct areas of impact: teaching and learning. In the case of teaching, the professor shows an innovative practice and she realized different ways to improve it as a continuous way to advance her teaching. In the case of learning, the use of television series promoted the interest of the students and a significant learning. However, the most important finding of this study is that the teaching experience has contributed in the educational process of communicators specifically in ethical thinking.