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The Extent of Ethics Instruction in Technical and Professional Communication Graduate Programs
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+Kristopher O’Neil
The Extent of Ethics Instruction inTechnical and Professional Communication Graduate Programs
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Thesis Presentation Master of Arts in English: Technical Communication
Option
23 July 2013
2+Introduction
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Literature Review
4+Methodology
Content Analysis
Title of “Syllabus” in the document
course description
course objectives
grading rubric
required texts
assigned readings
project descriptions
exam topics
course schedule with weekly topicdescriptions
assignment descriptions
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Methodology
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Methodology
“Ethics” in Title
Course Engagement
Ethics Textbook Chapters assigned
Ethics journal articles assigned
Layered Literacy 1: discussions of language and stylistic choices
Layered Literacy 2: the writing process
Layered Literacy 3: social theory
Layered Literacy 4: rhetorical choices
Layered Literacy 5: technology
Layered Literacy 6: visual literacy issues, specifically in graphic and
illustration choices
Layered Literacy 7: document design
Data collection
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Methodology
Determining Ethics Extent
course engagement × layered literacies = y
(y + total of assigned readings on ethics) - Layered literacies
= ethics extent
8+Findings & Discussion
Assigned ethics readings
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Distribution of assigned ethics readings
Findings & Discussion
more programs assigned readings from textbooks than from peer-reviewed journals.
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Course engagement
Findings & Discussion
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Layered literacies
Findings & Discussion
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Ethics extent by curriculum
Findings & Discussion
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Research courses
Non-Research CoursesSum of Ethics Textbooks Sum of Ethics journal articles
16 18
Research CoursesSum of Ethics Textbooks Sum of Ethics journal articles
14 7
the total readings from ethics journal articles for all the non-research courses is much higher than the readings in research courses.
Findings & Discussion
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Ethics extent comparison with and without research courses
Findings & Discussion
15+Conclusion
Limitations
Measuring ethics from syllabi
Layered Literacies journal article examples is incomplete
Ethics in electives
Graded versus ungraded assignments
Incomplete Syllabi
Program databases
16+Thank You
References available on request—full thesis will be available via ProQuest in 6 months.
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