Game Ethics & Professionalism

SPO1001

The course is about professional development, among other things examining games as cultural expressions, how games can be used to entertain, educate and enlighten. The course also examines how developers need to consider the ethical and moral aspects of publishing opinion coated content through video games.

After completing the course, students should have:

Knowledge about:

how computer games constitute a separate cultural expressions, depending on the history and development of other cultural expressions
how ethical and moral issues can affect the development and publishing of video games
insight into the cultural, moral and ethical challenges related to production, publication and distribution of video games

Skills within:

use of appropriate digital collaboration tools for research and communication

General competence within:

social, ethical and moral aspects of production and use of digital cultural expressions
networking and insight into the industr

Lectures, group work and assignments

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

SPO1007 - Ethics and Professionalism - 5 credits