DocumentCode
3246963
Title
Use your fog lights: ten values for technical communicators
Author
Allen, Lori ; Voss, Dan
Author_Institution
Metropolitan State Coll., Denver, CO, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
145
Lastpage
150
Abstract
Ten values that can be applied to technical communication are: honesty; legality; privacy; quality; teamwork; loyalty and fairness (avoiding conflict of interest); cultural sensitivity; social responsibility; professional development; and advancing the profession. The article provides an operational definition of each value and a capsule-size real-world scenario that spotlights the value in an imbroglio of ethical conflict
Keywords
human factors; legislation; professional aspects; quality control; technical presentation; conflict of interest; cultural sensitivity; ethical conflict; ethical values; honesty; legality; loyalty; privacy; professional development; quality; real-world scenario; social responsibility; teamwork; technical communicators; Contracts; Educational institutions; Government; Law; Marketing management; Missiles; Procurement; Production; Professional communication; Proposals;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Professional Communication Conference, 1999. IPCC 99. Communication Jazz: Improvising the New International Communication Culture. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5709-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCC.1999.799114
Filename
799114
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