In -Class Assignment on MLA & APA Style

De La Torriente August 3, 2007



1. Alan Is the style recommended by the association for preparing scholarly manuscripts and student research papers concerns itself with the mechanics of writing, such as punctuation, quotation, and documentation of sources. MLA style has been widely adopted by schools, academic departments, and instructors for nearly half a century.MLA guidelines are also currently used by over 125 scholarly and literary journals, newsletters, and magazines with circulations over one thousand; by hundreds of smaller periodicals; and by many university and commercial presses.

2. Ethics is the study of the principles of conduct that apply to an individual or a group (Markel 17). Ethics in technical writing is a neglected field, perhaps because of the seemingly objective content (Marilyn A. Dyrud 2).
Because the role of the modern technical writer and communicator is expanding rapidly and will continue to do so, the ethical scope of the technical writer's responsibility is comparably expanded too. The technical writer is now seen as an information developer in the formative stages of creating technical information, as a communicator in disseminating information, as an interpreter in explaining information, and as a usability expert in guiding the application of information. As a result, ethics becomes in involved in technical writing in many ways both traditional and new, obvious and non-obvious.
As a technical professor or technical communicator, you need a basic understanding of ethical principles if only because you aye likely to confront ethical dilemmas on the job. Technical communicators and technical professionals also need to understand several areas of the law related to communications (Dombrowski). Ethical and legal pitfalls can lurk within the words and graphics of many kinds of documents.


Works Cited:

· Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007.
· Marilyn A. Dyrud. “What about ethics?” 1 Page. August 3, 2007 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel4/5943/15885/00736908.pdf?arnumber=736908
· Paul M. Dombrowski. “Ethics in Technical Writing”. August 3, 2007. http://people.sunyit.edu/~russ/ATTW/Syllabi/Ethics.doc/ethics5937.html






Part 2

1. The American Psychological Association has established a style that it uses in all of the books and journals that it publishes. Many others working in the social and behavioral sciences have adopted this style as their standard as well.
APA's style rules and guidelines are set out in a reference book called The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Please note that when researchers talk about APA style, they may be referring to APA's system of citations in text and reference format. If you are unsure, you should clarify with your instructor or editor how they define "APA style."
2. Ethics is the study of the principles of conduct that apply to an individual or a group (Markel 17). Ethics in technical writing is a neglected field, perhaps because of the seemingly objective content (Marilyn A. Dyrud 2).
Because the role of the modern technical writer and communicator is expanding rapidly and will continue to do so, the ethical scope of the technical writer's responsibility is comparably expanded too. The technical writer is now seen as an information developer in the formative stages of creating technical information, as a communicator in disseminating information, as an interpreter in explaining information, and as a usability expert in guiding the application of information. As a result, ethics becomes in involved in technical writing in many ways both traditional and new, obvious and non-obvious.
As a technical professor or technical communicator, you need a basic understanding of ethical principles if only because you aye likely to confront ethical dilemmas on the job. Technical communicators and technical professionals also need to understand several areas of the law related to communications (Dombrowski). Ethical and legal pitfalls can lurk within the words and graphics of many kinds of documents.

References:
· Markel, M. (2007). Technical communication. (8th ed.). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
· Marilyn A. Dyrud. (2002). “What about ethics?” 1-1. Retrieved August 3, 2007 from Communication Department of Oregon Database.
· Paul M. Dombrowski, (2000). “Ethics in Technical Writing”. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2007. from