GRAYSCALE: A Workshop in Ethics and Technical Communication
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/1996/PDFs/PG142.PDF

Allen, Lori A. and Daniel W. Voss
STC Proceedings
1996

Abstract:

Increasingly, technical communicators are confronting ethical issues in the workplace. Conflicts arise that appear to defy black-and-white solutions. To render every verdict as “gray,” however, begs the question. This workshop exposes participants to the use of value analysis to clarify ethical conflicts in technical communication. The presenters use a framework of 10 common values, based on the initial work of the STC Ethics Committee, to support objective analysis and resolution of such ethical conflicts. The workshop gives participants the opportunity to explore ethical dilemmas “hands-on” through small-group discussions and a series of role-playing vignettes on selected conflict scenarios.