Routledge Handbook of Ethics in Technical and Professional Communication
Derek G. Ross (Hrsg.)
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
Beschreibung
Featuring specially commissioned chapters from scholars and practitioners across the field, this handbook serves as a touchstone for those who wish to do ethical technical and professional communication in its myriad forms.Offering an overview of what "e;ethics"e; in technical and professional communication looks like, what "e;being ethical"e; entails, and what it means to "e;do ethical work,"e; this handbook is divided into five interrelated parts and an Afterword: Why Ethics? Foundations: What Are Ethics, and How Do They Fit into Technical and Professional Communication? Local Application: What Does "e;Being Ethical"e; Mean to the Individual? Institutional Application: What Does "e;Being Ethical"e; Mean at the Institutional Level? The Future of Ethics in Technical Communication: What Happens Next? The first of its kind, this accessibly written handbook explores descriptive, normative, applied, and meta-ethics. It will be an indispensable resource for researchers and students in the fields of Technical and Professional Communication, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Design.