"You Can Download It for Free, Can't You?": Ethics in Professional Communication

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Christy Mroczek, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Location

Room 218

Abstract

See presentation description.

Presentation Description

Professional communication and business writing classes offer the perfect opportunity to enhance how students use and manage information in digital environments because class assignments merge academic writing with practical, real world applications. Students whould understand the fair use doctrine and develop reasonable criteria for ethical decision making on the job. Students should make the connection between academic research and responsibility in their careers.

Keywords

Information literacy, Ethics, Professional communication

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Mroczek, Christy, ""You Can Download It for Free, Can't You?": Ethics in Professional Communication" (2008). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 20.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2008/2008/20