Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 2003

After Enron

Donna Kienzler Iowa State University ; Carol David Iowa State University

Abstract

Recent scandals in the business community have alerted professional writing teachers to the importance of highlighting ethics in the curriculum. From former experiences in teaching courses emphasizing ethics, the authors have adapted the curriculum to include a limited discussion of ethical approaches and terms and assigned group writing projects that consider the effects of business on the broader community. As a result of the integration of this ethical component into the entire course, students learn major ethical approaches; gain a vocabulary of ethical terms they can apply in the business world; interrogate the larger questions of business and its interactions with the local, national, and international community; and engage in the kind of dialectical discussions that require critical thinking.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2003-10-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651903255418
Open Access
Closed
Topics
professional writing

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