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Ethics in Technical Communication
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Definition: Ethics
Ethics is doing what is RIGHT to achieve what is GOOD.
The key to ethical action is to behave with integrity that is based on sound core of personal values.
A principle, standard or quality considered worthwhile or desirable.
Value analysis boils down to the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
Not all values are ethical.
Interest: Regard for one’s own benefit or advantage
Ethics + Values
Ethical value
A belief or a principle rooted in moral behavior, based on a sense of what is right.
Unethical value
A belief or a principle rooted in immoral behavior, based on a sense of what is wrong (of consciously disregarding what is right).
Non-ethical value
A belief or a preference that is not related to right and wrong
Ten Basic Values in Technical Communication
Social responsibility
Our duty to preserve and protect the public good
Professional growth
Our duty to maintain and develop our skills
Advancing the profession
Our duty to respect and assist our colleagues and enhance the reputation of our profession
Lying with Multimedia
If still photographs can be altered with major consequences, consider the staggering impact of deceptive or inappropriate use of video footage, sound and animation.