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Return to The Essentials of Technical Communication 5e Student Resources
Chapter 3 Self-Quiz B
Writing Ethically
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Which one of the following is NOT a copyright infringement?
You download a description of your campus from your school website and post it on your Facebook page.
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You download a logo and photographs from your company website for inclusion in a company brochure.
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You photocopy an article from a magazine, scan it, and post it on your website.
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You copy and paste a paragraph from a journal article into your essay assignment for history class.
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Which one of the following is NOT a question that you should use to guide your decision-making if you encounter an unethical situation?
What is the nature of the ethical dilemma?
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What are specific aspects of this dilemma that make me uncomfortable?
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Is there a way I can perform this and not get caught?
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What are your competing obligations in this dilemma?
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An invention is intellectual property protected by
A trade secret
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A copyright
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A patent
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A trademark
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If you use material that does not belong to your company or organization you must
Get a copyright
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Acknowledge your sources
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Pay a fee
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How no one notices
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Which of the following statements is true?
If a source information is summarized, the source need not be identified.
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It is unethical to lift paragraphs from your company's website to use in other documents you prepare for your job.
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Material is automatically copyrighted as soon as it is created.
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With the consent of your employer, you have the right to borrow unlimited portions of copyrightable material for presentations or publications.
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You know your employer is publishing content from a competitor's website on the corporate website, what entity does NOT take precedence in your ethical dilemma?
You employer
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Yourself
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Your colleagues
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The public
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Which of the following statements is true?
Using technical language is a good way to avoid ethical problems.
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Negative assertions such as "no graphics software does more" are ethical.
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Unlike words, illustrations cannot be deceptive.
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It is possible to deceive readers without lying.
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Which of the following is NOT an ethical principle important in the workplace, as observed by the Society for Technical Communication?
liberty
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honesty
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confidentiality
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quality
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