This site provides the code of ethics for professional communicators.

Code of Ethics for Society of Professional Journalists. Principles and practices discussed include the following: seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable.

Gives practical and logical steps to writing and creating a personal code of ethics. Applicable for writers as well as businesses and individuals.

The "Code of Ethics" from the American Association for Computing Machinery. Includes responsibility to employers, clients, system users, the profession, and society.

The complete text of the Code of Ethics by the Society of Professional Journalists.

The text of Society of Professional Journalists' code of Ethics. Created by media ethicist Jay Black, Ph.D., the site includes links to resources and information of SPJ's ethics hotline.

This lesson focuses on the importance of ethics in public speaking including being honest, free from plagiarized content, no falsehoods or conflict of interest, and free from abusive language. It also discusses the qualities of an active...

Ethic Net is a databank for European codes of journalism ethics translated into English. The project offers basic information on media ethics.

Students will conduct on-line research of 5 major corporate websites in order to write a code of ethics for a fictitious company they will create. The students will then describe how these ethical guidelines relate to any or all of the...

"Active Learning, Critical Thinking and Multicultural Education in Communication Ethics" discusses strategies to assist students in dealing with moral issues and to develop higher order thinking in the ethical decision-making process.

This lesson explores the Jayson Blair story and other cases where journalists have breached the code of ethics in their efforts to get the story out. Students will examine the journalism code of ethics and its importance. They will view...

This site includes links to the Code of Ethics for several major corporations and businesses. Includes related links as well.

The official ethics code of The Society of American Business Editors and Writers provided for by the University of Hawaii.

This resource is a very extensive site that examines ethics in engineering and the natural sciences.

This is an article offering possible guidelines (and marking techniques) to avoid the unethical alteration of photos through digital manipulation or tampering.

This site from the Library of Congress provides a comprehensive article covering every possible question concerning copyright material.

This lesson will identify and describe the basic ethical guidelines for researchers as set forth by the American Psychological Association Code of Ethics.

Part of a larger P.O.V. site about high-school-level baseball in Japan, this page delves into the meaning of "wa," a code of behavior that underscores the Japanese sense of group harmony, especially as it applies to the team sport of...

Website provides links to engineering professional societies' ethical codes.

This organization was founded in 1980 to promote high standards in the manufacture, training, and care of violins. Their site offers information on the group, its work, its code of ethics, and its yearly "Players Meet Makers" event.

Home page for California Academy of Physician Assistants, one of the largest statewide organizations of Physician Assistants. This site has a great deal of information regarding the P.A. career. Included in this site are a brief history...

A lesson that takes students through an exploration of the codes of ethics for journalists and the unspoken rules that govern the media and the news we hear. Students also examine the ethical dilemmas faced by reporters.

This collection contains two lesson plans and an interactive game that will facilitate discussion and deepen understanding of the complex issues raised in the documentary film, A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The...

A scholarly article discussing how corporations in the United States are making sure ethics and moral values guide their actions. The article is in PDF format.