ethics+of+collaboration

What are the "ethics of collaboration"? What is important to you when working together with a colleague on a piece of writing? Does it matter that the words you wrote are attributable to you? Does it matter that you don't change the meaning of your partner's text? Do you feel that the ends justify the means, regardless (ie - it doesn't matter how the process goes or what meanings change as long as the final product is good)? Let's use this space to craft some general guidelines about the collaborative process since we'll all be working with each other and their texts throughout the semester.

Ethical Collaboration is: a way to create more interesting work. It incorporates the ideas of a team to develop a final product. Collaboration is considered "ethical" when none of the ideas have been plagiarized and all contributers are satisfied with the process.

Rules/Guidelines for Ethical Collaboration:
 * 1) Don't dismiss a particular idea without serious consideration, because the writer might have put a lot of thought into it.
 * 2) Give credit to all contributers.
 * 3) Don't delete other people's work, just give helpful opinions
 * 4) Make sure you understand what the writer means before downplaying their ideas (Allegra)