Course will focus upon the legal, ethical, and social issues faced by ISC professionals. The course will examine government regulation of direct response communications, advertising, and public relations practices as wlel as the industry's ethical standards and self regulation efforts. Emphasis will also be placed upon gaining an understanding of ISC's role in soceity's economic, social, and cultural systems. Topics will include potential societal consequences of persuasive communication practices and the ethical responsibilities of profesionals in each of the ISC disciplines.