TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: As requested From:Philip Bernick <philip -at- MTL -dot- CL -dot- NEC -dot- CO -dot- JP> Date:Fri, 25 Jun 1993 10:23:02 JST
Hi!
Gregs repost of Zachman's letters, and the recent discussion on
licensing bring up something that I spend a lot of time thinking
about. Ethics. Ethics--professional ethics-are infrequently
discussed either in classes or texts in technical communication, or in
my experience at our places of employment. The STC does have a code
for communicators (a code of ethics, which I think may be more
important than a license) that all members are assumed to subscribe
to. It addresses some aspects of the ethics of our work, but even it
fails to address our ethical responsibilities to each other. Is this
important? Since an important part of technical communication is
collaboration--an ability to collaborate--what are the ethical
responsibilities that go along with that?
philip
--
**********************************************************************
--Intoxicating at any magnification, Mandelbrot #5 is a complex
scent... calculated for today's complex woman... more than
mysterious, she's got chaos at her fingertips... mONDO
**********************************************************************
Philip Bernick philip -at- mtl -dot- cl -dot- nec -dot- co -dot- jp
