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You know that the information is important to share quickly, but you are not sure that the graphic will reach its target audience because of the language level used. How do you work within these real-world constraints?

Ethics Decision Checklist

When you are faced with ethical dilemmas like these, consider the following:

· What is the ethical dilemma?

· What specifically is making you uncomfortable?

· What are your competing obligations in this dilemma?

· What advice does a trusted supervisor or mentor offer?

· Does your company's code of conduct address this issue?

· Does your professional association's code of conduct address this issue?

· What are you unwilling to do? What are you willing to do?

· How will you explain or justify your decision?

What is Most Important to Remember?

The biggest takeaways are to:

· Rely on ethical guidelines from your profession and organization as well as your own ethics

· Consider all stakeholders

· Ensure integrity, accessibility, and cultural competence

· Consider your own and other’s perspectives and biases

· Use resources thoughtfully

· Design intentionally

· HUMANIZE

· Use the ethics decision checklist

· Ask questions, use facts/reason, and remain open

References

Anderson, P. (2017). Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach. Boston, MA: Cengage.

Dombrowski, P. (2000). Ethics in Technical Communication. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Dragga, Sam & Voss, Dan. (2001). Cruel Pies: The Inhumanity of Technical Illustrations. Technical Communication. 48. 265-274.

Ethics and Technical Communication From WikiBooks. Located at: . License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike

Harris, C. E. Jr., Pritchard, M. S., & Rabins, M. J. (2004). Engineering ethics: Concepts and cases. Wadsworth.

Hofstede, G. (2020). Cultural Dimensions Tools. Retrieved from

Katz, S. B. (1992). The ethic of expediency: Classical rhetoric, technology, and the Holocaust. College English , 54(3), 255-275

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