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Ethical Consideration in Technical
Writing
Ethical considerations in technical
writing
• Ethical considerations in research are a set of
principles that guide your research designs
and practices.
• Ethical behavior, including ethical technical
communication, involves not just telling the
truth and providing accurate information,
but telling the truth and providing
information so that a reasonable audience is
made aware of the behavior.
Importance
• Ethics is one of the most important topics in
technical communication. When you can
communicate clearly and effectively, and
when it is your task to help others to
understand an object, process, or procedure,
it is your responsibility to do so in an ethical
fashion.
Ethical principles
As technical communicators, we observe the following
ethical principles in our professional activities.
• Legality. We observe the laws and regulations governing
our profession. ...
• Honesty. We seek to promote the public good in our
activities. ...
• Confidentiality. ...
• Quality. ...
• Fairness. ...
• Professionalism.
Ethical issues in writing
Important ethical issues to consider include
• Etiquette
• Fraudulent publication
• Plagiarism
• Duplicate publication
• Author- ship
• Potential for conflict of interest
Ethics is a vital consideration in every aspect
of research, right from what and whom you
choose to study, to how you manage and
utilize the data, to how you publish and
communicate your research

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Ethical Consideration in Technical Writing (1).pptx

  • 1. Ethical Consideration in Technical Writing
  • 2. Ethical considerations in technical writing • Ethical considerations in research are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices. • Ethical behavior, including ethical technical communication, involves not just telling the truth and providing accurate information, but telling the truth and providing information so that a reasonable audience is made aware of the behavior.
  • 3. Importance • Ethics is one of the most important topics in technical communication. When you can communicate clearly and effectively, and when it is your task to help others to understand an object, process, or procedure, it is your responsibility to do so in an ethical fashion.
  • 4. Ethical principles As technical communicators, we observe the following ethical principles in our professional activities. • Legality. We observe the laws and regulations governing our profession. ... • Honesty. We seek to promote the public good in our activities. ... • Confidentiality. ... • Quality. ... • Fairness. ... • Professionalism.
  • 5. Ethical issues in writing Important ethical issues to consider include • Etiquette • Fraudulent publication • Plagiarism • Duplicate publication • Author- ship • Potential for conflict of interest
  • 6. Ethics is a vital consideration in every aspect of research, right from what and whom you choose to study, to how you manage and utilize the data, to how you publish and communicate your research