communication

1) It's important to take into account the following when reading and interpreting a work-related report:

• non-information (content that has been deliberately left out)
• misinformation (incorrect content that has been mistakenly included or has not been adequately researched)
• disinformation (content that is deliberately incorrect and/or misleading)

Including such content would be unethical on the part of the report writer, although some writers may attempt to use an unethical rationalization or two to justify their actions.  For further information on 'Ethical Lapses and Why They Happen', closely review, pp. 23-26 of the textbook.  You might also wish to refer to the link in the left margin of this page 'Unethical Rationalizations and Misconceptions' in order to familiarize yourself with other examples of ethical lapses and to consider how they could affect both the writing and interpretation of business reports.    

In a five-six sentence paragraph provide a work-related example of a report you may have to read where it is essential to consider each of these three perspectives.  Include a specific example of: a) non-information, and b) disinformation, you might possibly detect  

2)  

Respond to original post and context under. Click on 'Reply' and in three-four sentences provide a useful alternative example of non-information and disinformation based on the original post and context.  As with earlier discussions, only one response should be provided to each student's post so select a submission nobody else has yet commented upon.  

ince my field has already been covered, I'm going to address a pitfall that far, far too many people have fallen into.  There are a vast number of "free" workshops and seminars all over the place that feed on the publics desires to get rich quick & easy, such as Rich Dad Poor Dad, or the wide assortment of house flipping and real estate seminars people get tricked into going to.  They often talk about how you can show up and attend their free seminar and get fed. 

What they don't tell you (noninformaton) was that in order to get that meal you have to stay for at least half of their 6-8 hour seminar.  The misinformation is, well, the entirety of their whole lecture, as it's not really grounded in research but in the repetition of buzzwords and tugging at everyone's goal to reach the "American Dream", as well as the part where they forget to mention that meal you thought was free is actually $25 a plate.

The disinformation comes from them telling you you'll learn all the secrets to become rich at this free seminar; what they don't tell you is that you are sitting through several hours of what amounts to a sales pitch for their "real" seminar or workshop that costs $5000, $15000, $25000 or more - at each level they just try selling you higher and higher, and unfortunately, for some people it works, while absolutely no information of value is provided beyond what a few googlesearches can tell you.