Ethics in Action: A 'No-Talk' Workshop 'Damage Control in the Delta,' 'Some Dissassembly Required,' Big Brother is Watching,' and Seven Other Opportunities to tRanslate Values into Communication Products

摘要

This workshop takes the study of ethics in technical communicaiton to the next levelu0014u0014translating values into action. In recent years, the presenters have conducted numerous workshops focusing on the use of value analysis to clarify and resolve ethical dilemmas. Participants analyzed scenarios involving value conflicts in technical communication, formulted potnetial solutions, and dramatized the scenarios in role-playing. This approach remains valuable; indeed, it is one of the tools the STC Ethics Committee uses to help members bring our values into the workplace. The core values have not changed much since last year: honesty, legality, cultural sensitivity, and the like can hardly be expected to fluctuate from conference to conference. This workshop, however, starts where the others left off. Participants had better bring pencils along with philosophyu0014u0014because this time they won't just talk about solvign htorny ethical dilemmas, they will actually solve them!