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Week 4: Assignment – CONCEPT WORKSHEET: Ethics in Technical Writing
Please use these sources:
Read The Mayfield Guide – Section 1.13: Legal and Ethical Issues & Sexy Technical Writing – Chapter 3
Assignment Instructions
Now that you’ve read about ethics in Technical Writing, it’s time to put those concepts to use!
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. Consider 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?
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:
Be 12 pt, Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, double spaced.
Be 2-3 paragraphs long (with a minimum of 3 sentences per paragraph)
Rubric
GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310
GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent (70%)Assignment meets required length and setup expectations as outlined in the assignment description.
24.5 to >17.5 ptsExemplary (70%)
Meets all guidelines with no errors.
17.5 to >0.0 ptsAcceptable (50%)
Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.
0 ptsNo Submission
24.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and Structure (30%)Spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct. Both sentence and paragraph structures conform to current conventions.
10.5 to >7.0 ptsExemplary (30%)
Meets all guidelines with no errors.
7 to >0.0 ptsAcceptable (20%)
Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.
0 ptsNo Submission
10.5 pts
Total Points: 35
