When writing reports, be it for a new business venture or just a daily report of your employees, it is always important to check the way you write. Using spell check, the dictionary, and Google are all helpful tools to make sure you have the right information and are using the right words (spelling them correctly is also a plus!). In addition to, it is extremely important to use ethics in your writing. This means that when you use a statistic, copy and paste a quote you find on the Internet, or even rewrite a line out of a famous book, you must cite the author. Citing your sources is ethical in many ways but most importantly it gives credit to the author for what he/or she accomplished. It is also important to cite our sources, because if we don’t that is considered plagiarism, which is not only unethical but also punishable amongst most companies.
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I like how you used the picture and tied in with your blog. You made it important that when writing to always cite what they copy from someone else. Your blog is informative without getting into too much detail. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThe picture you used fits perfect with your blog post. Great use of words in explaining copy right infringements. Ethics in today's society are becoming more important then ever, people seem to judge people on social norms.
ReplyDeleteThanks for citing your graphic, Brittany. Again, you can use "I" and tell your ethics story. You must have one about plaigiarim....people you know who have plaigiarized.
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