Links for Chapter 6: Ethical Speaking
PlagiarismSeveral universities offer guidance to help students understand and avoid plagiarism. Be sure to check your own university’s guidelines and to discuss your questions with your instructor. The following links offer several discussions of plagiarism, what it is, and how to avoid it. They all agree on one thing–plariarism is wrong!
Guidelines for Ethical CommunicationSeveral professional organizations offer ethical guidelines for communication.
The National Communication Association has drafted a credo for ethical communication. The credo will be discussed at the national convention in November 1999.
The ethics section of the Society of Professional Journalists Web site includes the text of a code of ethics that offers guidance in the gathering and dissemination of information relevant to public speakers.
The Code of Ethics of the Public Relations Society of America is a relevant resource for public speakers because public relations professionals act as advocates and spokespersons for organizations, often addressing controversial issues. The Code’s standards of fairness and honesty are good guidelines for all speakers, in the classroom and beyond.
While plagiarism is an issue of ethics, copyright is a legal issue related to the use of published material. You may find that copy centers will not help you reproduce published material for visual aids due to their concern for copyright infringement. For more on copyright, visit the Library of Congress home page.
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