Week 4: Assignment -Ethics in Technical Writing*<\/p>\n
Week 4: Ethics in Technical Writing<\/p>\n
The traits of it, the importance of audience consideration, and how to go about writing a document\u2014drink it in, because you\u2019ve covered it!<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s more. Yep, it\u2019s time to touch on the importance of avoiding plagiarism! As we\u2019ve all had various writing classes in the past, it\u2019s safe to assume that we\u2019ve also had instructors go over what plagiarism is and why it\u2019s bad in general terms (after all, stealing someone else\u2019s hard work is clearly wrong, right?)<\/p>\n
However, there are additional laws and ethics to consider when creating technical documents. Sometimes, not mentioning information can be as dangerous as not citing it! The same dangers can also come from using images that aren\u2019t yours, or \u201ctrimming\u201d or \u201ccooking\u201d data to make it more advantageous to the points raised in your document.<\/p>\n
Throughout this week\u2019s materials, the idea of stealing information and ethics have gone hand-in-hand. After all, it\u2019s illegal to steal another\u2019s work through plagiarism. However, there may be cases where a writer might do something unethical that isn\u2019t exactly illegal.<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s Concept Worksheet is all about this idea, so put your thinking cap on, and imagine just such a situation!<\/p>\n
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Assignment Instructions<\/p>\n
Now that you’ve read about ethics in Technical Writing, it’s time to put those concepts to use!<\/p>\n
In this week’s readings, we’ve looked at why technical writing should strive to be factually accurate and avoid illegally using other entities’ materials.\u00a0Consider this, however: Might there be a situation where an aspect of a technical communication (be it speech, email, manual, etc.) could be unethical but not result in anything illegal?<\/p>\n
Think of such a situation, and write 2-3 paragraphs (each being at least 3 sentences each) describing the situation, and discussing why or why not that unethical behavior should still be avoided in technical work. Your document should:<\/p>\n
Be 12 pt, Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, double spaced.<\/p>\n
Be 2-3 paragraphs long (with a minimum of 3 sentences per paragraph). <\/p>\n
GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310<\/p>\n
GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310<\/p>\n
Criteria<\/p>\n
Ratings<\/p>\n
Pts<\/p>\n
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome <\/p>\n
Content (70%)<\/p>\n
Assignment meets required length and setup expectations as outlined in the assignment description.<\/p>\n
24.5\u00a0to >17.5\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
Exemplary (70%)<\/p>\n
Meets all guidelines with no errors.<\/p>\n
17.5\u00a0to >0.0\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
Acceptable (50%)<\/p>\n
Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.<\/p>\n
0\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
No Submission<\/p>\n
24.5\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/p>\n
Grammar and Structure (30%)<\/p>\n
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct. Both sentence and paragraph structures conform to current conventions.<\/p>\n
10.5\u00a0to >7.0\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
Exemplary (30%)<\/p>\n
Meets all guidelines with no errors.<\/p>\n
7\u00a0to >0.0\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
Acceptable (20%)<\/p>\n
Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.<\/p>\n
0\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
No Submission<\/p>\n
10.5\u00a0pts<\/p>\n
Total Points:\u00a035<\/p>\n
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